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FAC § 6001
Where this section sits in the code
- Food and Agricultural Code - FAC
- DIVISION 4. PLANT QUARANTINE AND PEST CONTROL [5001. - 8808.]
- PART 1. GENERALLY [5001. - 6299.]
- CHAPTER 9. Specific Pest Control and Abatement Provisions [5901. - 6049.]
- ARTICLE 5. Cotton Pest Control [6001. - 6006.6.]
It is hereby declared that the cotton industry of this state is threatened with the invasion of cotton boll weevil and pink bollworm of cotton. These two pests, if established in this state, will cause losses of several million dollars per year to this state’s number one field crop. The purpose of this article is the prevention of the introduction of these two pests into this state and it is not intended to set a precedent, supersede, or change the normal methods of acting to control or eradicate newly established pests in this state.
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