Cal. FAC § 578
This is the official text of Cal. FAC § 578, part of California’s Food and Agricultural Code — regulates farming, food safety, and agricultural commerce.
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(a) “Center” means the University of California Center for Pest Research.
(b) “Pest” means any of the following pests that are, or are likely to become, dangerous or detrimental to the agricultural or nonagricultural environment of the state.
(1) Any insect, nematode, or weed.
(2) Any form of terrestrial, aquatic, or aerial plant, virus, fungus, bacteria, or other microorganism, except viruses, fungi, bacteria, or other microorganisms on, or in, a living human or any other living animal.
(a) “Center” means the University of California Center for Pest Research.
(b) “Pest” means any of the following pests that are, or are likely to become, dangerous or detrimental to the agricultural or nonagricultural environment of the state.
(1) Any insect, nematode, or weed.
(2) Any form of terrestrial, aquatic, or aerial plant, virus, fungus, bacteria, or other microorganism, except viruses, fungi, bacteria, or other microorganisms on, or in, a living human or any other living animal.
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