Section 9574 Of Article 3. Establishment Of Quarantine From California Food And Agricultural Code >> Division 5. >> Part 1. >> Chapter 3. >> Article 3.
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. (a) Any person who negligently or intentionally violates any
state or federal law or regulation, including any quarantine
regulation, by importing any animal or other article, which by virtue
of being pest infested or disease infected, causes an infestation or
infection of a pest, animal, or disease, or causes an existing
infestation to spread beyond any quarantine boundaries is liable
civilly in a sum not to exceed twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000)
for each act that constitutes a violation of the law or regulation.
(b) The Attorney General, upon request of the State Veterinarian,
shall petition the superior court to impose, assess, and recover the
sum imposed pursuant to subdivision (a). In determining the amount to
be imposed, the court shall take into consideration all relevant
circumstances, including, but not limited to, the extent of harm
caused by the violation and the nature and persistence of the
violation.
(c) The remedy under this section is in addition to, and does not
supersede or limit, any and all other remedies, civil or criminal,
that are otherwise available to the state.
(d) Any funds recovered pursuant to this section shall be
deposited in the Department of Food and Agriculture Fund for
emergency pest or disease exclusion, detection, eradication, and
research of agricultural plant or animal pests or diseases. These
funds may be allocated to cover costs related to the enforcement of
this division. These funds are in addition to any funds appropriated
for those purposes pursuant to Section 224.