Section 5705 Of Article 1. Hold Notices On Infested And Nearby Properties From California Food And Agricultural Code >> Division 4. >> Part 1. >> Chapter 8. >> Article 1.
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. (a) The director or commissioner may enter into compliance
agreements with any person which provide for the movement of hosts or
other possible carriers of any pest from one area of the state to
another. These agreements shall establish the treatment, harvesting,
packing, and handling requirements that may be necessary to assure
that the hosts or carriers are not infested.
(b) Violation of the treatment, harvesting, packing, or handling
terms of a compliance agreement is unlawful.
(c) Any person who violates treatment, harvesting, packing, or
handling terms in an agreement is also liable civilly in an amount
not exceeding ten thousand dollars ($10,000). This remedy is in
addition to, and does not supersede or limit, any and all other
remedies, civil or criminal, that otherwise are available to the
state.
(d) Any funds recovered by the department pursuant to this section
shall be deposited in the Department of Food and Agriculture Fund
for use, upon appropriation by the Legislature, to cover costs
related to the enforcement of this division.