Cal. FAC § 5821
This is the official text of Cal. FAC § 5821, part of California’s Food and Agricultural Code — regulates farming, food safety, and agricultural commerce.
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Official statutory text
The director, for the purpose of promoting and protecting the agricultural industry of the state, may, upon request, inspect plants and the premises upon or near which they are growing and the records of their sources and qualities. He may upon the basis of the information thus determined, maintain registries of the plants which are found not to be infested or infected, or liable to become infested or infected, with pests.
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