Section 6305 Of Article 1. General Provisions From California Food And Agricultural Code >> Division 4. >> Part 2. >> Chapter 1. >> Article 1.
6305
. It is unlawful for any person to willfully import into, or
ship or transport within, the state any live insect or any pest as
such, unless the shipment or transportation and subsequent use and
handling is authorized prior to shipment under written permit and the
regulations of the director or the United States Department of
Agriculture, except the following:
(a) Honey bees of the species of Apis mellifera.
(b) Weeds for the purpose of identification.
(c) Beneficial or useful insects of common occurrence in the
state.
(d) Insects or other organisms of public health or animal health
interest, which are not plant pests, when imported, shipped, or
transported by any governmental public health agency.
Any shipment which is not authorized by this section shall be
immediately destroyed unless it is determined by the inspecting
officer that the nature of the contents of the shipment is such that
no damage can be caused to agriculture in this state through its
shipment out of the state or return of the shipment to the point of
origin. In such case, the shipment out of the state or the return of
the shipment to point of origin shall be allowed at the expense of
the owner or bailee of the shipment within the time which is
specified by the inspecting officer.