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Cal. FAC § 5434

This is the official text of Cal. FAC § 5434, part of California’s Food and Agricultural Code — regulates farming, food safety, and agricultural commerce.

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Official statutory text

Except as provided in Article 3 (commencing with Section 5461) of this chapter, the district attorney of the county which makes payment of the abatement expense shall, within 120 days after the notice which is required by Section 5431 is recorded, commence in the name and for the benefit of such county, an action to foreclose the lien.

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