Food and Agricultural Code section 5261


The department shall develop and maintain a list of invasive pests that have a reasonable likelihood of entering California for which a detection, exclusion, eradication, control, or management action by the state might be appropriate. In developing the list, the department shall consider any invasive pests identified by the federal or state government for which a detection, exclusion, eradication, control, or management action might be undertaken.

Source: Section 5261, https://leginfo.­legislature.­ca.­gov/faces/codes_displaySection.­xhtml?lawCode=FAC§ionNum=5261.­ (updated Jan. 1, 2009; accessed Jul. 28, 2025).

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