California · Food and Agricultural Code - FAC

FAC §5346: (a) It is unlawful for any person to conceal any plant from any plant quarantine officer or to fail to present it or any quarantined article for inspection at the request of such officer.

Infraction

What this law says, in plain English

It is unlawful to conceal plants from quarantine officers or refuse inspection. Moving outdoor household articles from gypsy moth areas into California requires inspection certification.

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(a) It is unlawful for any person to conceal any plant from any plant quarantine officer or to fail to present it or any quarantined article for inspection at the request of such officer. (b) It is unlawful to move into California any outdoor household article from a federally regulated gypsy moth area unless accompanied by certification that the article has been inspected and does not contain gypsy moth egg masses. The director may adopt regulations to specify the type of certification and inspection required as necessary to carry out this section.

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