{"data":{"id":"us-ca/bpc-8505.1","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"BPC § 8505.1","heading":"","body":"(a) Except as provided in subdivisions (b) and (c), for the purpose of this act, “fumigation” shall be defined as the use within an enclosed space for the destruction of plant or animal life, a substance having a vapor pressure greater than 5 millimeters of mercury at 25 degrees centigrade when the substance is labeled for those purposes.\nThe following is a list of lethal fumigants:\n(1) Methyl bromide.\n(2) Sulfuryl fluoride.\n(3) Aluminum phosphide.\nThe board may adopt, and may as necessary amend, by regulation, a list of fumigants.\n(b) For the purpose of this act, “warning agent” is any agent used in combination with any fumigant that lacks warning properties.\nThe following is a warning agent:\nChloropicrin.\nThe board may adopt, and may as necessary amend, by regulation, a list of warning agents.\n(c) For the purpose of this act “simple asphyxiants” shall not be deemed to be fumigants.\nThe following is a list of simple asphyxiants:\n(1) Liquid nitrogen.\n(2) Carbon dioxide.\nThe board may adopt, and may as necessary amend, by regulation, a list of simple asphyxiants.","path":["Business and Professions Code - BPC","DIVISION 3. PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS GENERALLY [5000. - 9998.12.]","CHAPTER 14. Structural Pest Control Operators [8500. - 8697.4.]","ARTICLE 1. General Provisions [8500. - 8519.5.]"],"source_url":"https://downloads.leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/pubinfo_2025.zip","current_through":"2026-09-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T05:56:33Z","sha256":"f228936656258b4995159108d900b6720d8c35cdee362b4fe494a2ccdd89ecec","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/bpc-8505","next":"us-ca/bpc-8505.2"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}