Section 5784 Of Article 5. Host-free Periods And Districts From California Food And Agricultural Code >> Division 4. >> Part 1. >> Chapter 8. >> Article 5.
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. (a) The regulations adopted by the director upon the
establishment of a cotton host-free period or district for a
particular pest shall, insofar as practical, be uniform and shall be
uniformly enforced in all cotton host-free periods or districts
established for that pest. Any exemptions or variances thereafter
shall be extended to all other districts or periods unless the
director finds that it will be detrimental to the eradication or
effective control of the particular pest to do so.
(b) The remedies provided in this article for any violation of
this article are in addition to any other remedy provided by law.
(c) Any person producing cotton in violation of cotton plowdown
requirements adopted pursuant to this article is subject to a civil
penalty of five hundred dollars ($500) for the first violation and
one thousand dollars ($1,000) for each subsequent violation. Each
acre not in compliance is a separate additional violation subject to
a civil penalty of five dollars ($5) per acre of land not in
compliance for the first violation and ten dollars ($10) per acre of
land not in compliance for each subsequent violation.
(d) Any person producing cotton in violation of cotton planting
dates adopted pursuant to this article is subject to a civil penalty
of five hundred dollars ($500) for the first violation and one
thousand dollars ($1,000) for each subsequent violation. Each acre
not in compliance is a separate additional violation subject to a
civil fine of fifty dollars ($50) per acre of land not in compliance
for the first violation and one hundred dollars ($100) per acre of
land not in compliance for each subsequent violation.
(e) The Attorney General, upon the request of the director, or the
district attorney or county counsel, upon the request of the
commissioner, may request a court to issue an injunction or take
other appropriate action to restrain violations of this article
relating to cotton pests.