Food and Agricultural Code section 5563

The commissioner shall, in addition to the notice required by this article, advise the owner that, unless the abandoned or neglected plant or crop is removed or destroyed within 60 days, or less than 60 days if required by county ordinance, after the date the notice was served or mailed, or by such date as may be mutually agreed upon by the commissioner and the owner, the commissioner will report the existence of the nuisance to the district attorney or to the county counsel of the county with a request that an action be filed in the superior court praying for an order to remove or destroy the neglected or abandoned crop as provided for in Article 2 (commencing with Section 5571).

Source: Section 5563, https://leginfo.­legislature.­ca.­gov/faces/codes_displaySection.­xhtml?lawCode=FAC§ionNum=5563.­ (updated Jan. 1, 1985; accessed Sep. 15, 2025).

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