California Health and Safety Code 2800.5 – As used in this chapter, “public nuisance” includes, but is not …
As used in this chapter, “public nuisance” includes, but is not limited to, both of the following:
(a) Any breeding place or place of growth of a pest for which a district may be initiated under Section 2822, which exists by reason of any use made of the land on which it is found, or which exists by reason of any artificial change in the natural condition of the land on which it is found. The presence of any immature stages of any pest, or the rooted stages of any plant pest, shall constitute prima facie evidence the place is a breeding place for the pest.
Terms Used In California Health and Safety Code 2800.5
- District: as used in this chapter , means any pest abatement district formed pursuant to this chapter or pursuant to any law which it supersedes. See California Health and Safety Code 2802
- Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
- Pest: as used in this chapter , includes any plant, animal, insect, fish, or other matter or material, not under human control, which is offensive to the senses or interferes with the comfortable enjoyment of life, or which is detrimental to the agricultural industry of the State, and is not protected under any other provision of law. See California Health and Safety Code 2800
(b) Water which is a breeding place for any pest for which a district may be initiated under Section 2822.
(Repealed and added by Stats. 1984, Ch. 911, Sec. 43. Effective September 7, 1984.)