California · Food and Agricultural Code - FAC

FAC §7207: It is unlawful for any person that owns or possesses any land within any weed-free area to knowingly permit any noxious weed of which the area has been declared to be practically free, to mature upon

Misdemeanor

What this law says, in plain English

It is unlawful for a landowner or possessor in a designated weed-free area to knowingly allow noxious weeds to mature and spread seeds or propagate on their land or others' land.

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It is unlawful for any person that owns or possesses any land within any weed-free area to knowingly permit any noxious weed of which the area has been declared to be practically free, to mature upon his land and disseminate its seed or to propagate itself by other means upon such land, or on the land of another.

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