Food and Agricultural Code section 12754

“Insect” means any animal within the class of animals which are known as “Insecta” or any similar animal such as a centipede, spider, mite, tick, or louse.

Source: Section 12754, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=FAC§ionNum=12754. (updated Jan. 1, 1967; accessed Oct. 6, 2025).

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Location: https://california.public.law/codes/food_and_agricultural_code_section_12754

Original Source: Section 12754, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=FAC§ionNum=12754. (last accessed May 12, 2025).