California · Food and Agricultural Code - FAC
FAC §6323: Any plant, fruit, or vegetable which is known to be, or which may become, a host of any species of the fruit fly Tephritidae, which is imported into, or transported thereafter within, this state shall
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Any plant, fruit, or vegetable which is known to be, or which may become, a host of any species of the fruit fly Tephritidae, which is imported into, or transported thereafter within, this state shall be immediately destroyed at the expense of the owner or bailee unless it is imported or transported under permit and in accordance with regulations of the director.
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