8698. The Director of the Department of Pesticide Regulation shall provide oversight for the purposes of carrying out Section 8698.1. The Los Angeles County Agricultural Commissioner, the Orange County Agricultural Commissioner, and the Santa Clara County Agricultural Commissioner may perform increased structural fumigation, inspection, and enforcement activities, to be funded by the eight-dollar ($8) fee […]
8698.1. (a) Any company that performs a structural fumigation in Los Angeles County, Orange County, or Santa Clara County shall pay to the county agricultural commissioner a fee of eight dollars ($8) for each fumigation conducted at a specific location. (b) The fees shall be submitted by the 10th day of the month following the month in […]
8698.2. The Director of the Department of Pesticide Regulation may adopt regulations to carry out the provisions of this chapter. In adopting regulations the director shall, in consultation with the Structural Pest Control Board, review recommendations from any individual, including any licensed pest control operator regarding matters which pertain to the use of structural fumigation […]
8698.3. (a) The Director of the Department of Pesticide Regulation or a county agricultural commissioner listed in Section 8698 may levy a civil penalty against a person or company violating this chapter, including any regulation adopted pursuant to this chapter for failing to comply with Section 8698.1. (b) Before a civil penalty is levied, the person charged […]
8698.4. Pursuant to Section 15204.6 of the Food and Agricultural Code, a county agricultural commissioner may require full payment of any delinquent fees due to that county pursuant to Section 8698.1 as a condition to registering a structural pest control licensee to operate a structural pest control business in that county. (Added by Stats. 2013, […]
8698.5. Funds collected pursuant to this chapter shall be paid to the county and used for the sole purpose of funding enforcement and training activities directly related to the structural fumigation program created pursuant to Section 8698. The fees collected under this chapter shall be in addition to, and shall not be used to supplant, […]
8698.6. This chapter shall remain in effect only until January 1, 2024, and as of that date is repealed. (Amended by Stats. 2022, Ch. 235, Sec. 3. (AB 2452) Effective January 1, 2023. Repealed as of January 1, 2024, by its own provisions. Note: Repeal affects Chapter 14.5, commencing with Section 8698.)
