Section 8500.

8500. Unless the text otherwise requires, the general provisions hereinafter set forth govern the construction of this chapter. (Repealed and added by Stats. 1941, Ch. 1163.)

Section 8501.

8501. “Director” refers to the Director of Consumer Affairs. (Amended by Stats. 2013, Ch. 352, Sec. 8. (AB 1317) Effective September 26, 2013. Operative July 1, 2013, by Sec. 543 of Ch. 352.)

Section 8502.

8502. “Board” refers to the Structural Pest Control Board within the Department of Consumers Affairs. (Amended by Stats. 2013, Ch. 352, Sec. 9. (AB 1317) Effective September 26, 2013. Operative July 1, 2013, by Sec. 543 of Ch. 352.)

Section 8503.

8503. “Registrar” refers to the registrar of the Structural Pest Control Board. (Repealed and added by Stats. 1941, Ch. 1163.)

Section 8503.5.

8503.5. “Committee” means the Disciplinary Review Committee established pursuant to Section 8660. (Amended by Stats. 1986, Ch. 1266, Sec. 1.)

Section 8504.

8504. “Person” includes an individual, firm, partnership, corporation, limited liability company, association or other organization or any combination thereof. (Amended by Stats. 1994, Ch. 1010, Sec. 14. Effective January 1, 1995.)

Section 8504.1.

8504.1. “Pesticide” includes any of the following: (a) Any spray adjuvant. (b) Any substance, or mixture of substances, which is intended to be used for preventing, destroying, repelling, or mitigating any pest or organism. (Added by Stats. 2014, Ch. 560, Sec. 1. (SB 1244) Effective January 1, 2015.)

Section 8504.2.

8504.2. “Control” means a pest population management system that utilizes techniques to reduce and maintain pest populations at levels below those causing economic or material injury, or to manipulate the populations to prevent causing such injury. (Added by Stats. 2018, Ch. 572, Sec. 1. (SB 1481) Effective January 1, 2019.)

Section 8504.3.

8504.3. “Eradication” means the total elimination of a pest from a designated area. For purposes of this chapter, elimination and extermination shall have the same meaning as eradication. (Added by Stats. 2018, Ch. 572, Sec. 2. (SB 1481) Effective January 1, 2019.)

Section 8504.4.

8504.4. “Inspection” is the act of a field representative or operator physically performing an onsite assessment of real property. (Added by Stats. 2018, Ch. 572, Sec. 3. (SB 1481) Effective January 1, 2019.)

Section 8505.

8505. (a) “Structural pest control” and “pest control” as used in this chapter are synonymous. Except as provided in Section 8555 and elsewhere in this chapter, it is, with respect to household pests and wood destroying pests or organisms, or other pests that may invade households or other structures, including railroad cars, ships, docks, trucks, airplanes, […]

Section 8505.1.

8505.1. (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 […]

Section 8505.10.

8505.10. Warning signs shall be printed in red on white background and shall contain the following statement in letters not less than two inches in height: “DANGER—FUMIGATION.” They shall also depict a skull and crossbones not less than one inch in height and shall state in letters not less than one-half inch in height the […]

Section 8505.11.

8505.11. If the structure which has been fumigated has an attic or if the area underneath such structure is accessible to inspection for purposes of structural pest control, the registered company which performed the fumigation shall, immediately upon completion, post in the attic, immediately adjacent to the entrance thereto, or in the area underneath the […]

Section 8505.12.

8505.12. A registered company performing fumigation shall use an adequate warning agent with all fumigants which lack those properties. There may be circumstances in which the use of chloropicrin is not possible due to its unknown effects on sensitive items, including, but not limited to, artifacts in museums or in police evidence storage. In these […]

Section 8505.13.

8505.13. A registered company shall maintain a log of each fumigation job performed by it in this state. The log shall be in the form required by the regulations of the board and shall be preserved for a period of at least three years, during which time it shall be available at all times during […]

Section 8505.14.

8505.14. “Fumigator” means any individual licensed by the board as a structural pest control operator or as a structural pest control field representative in Branch 1 as set forth in Section 8560. (Amended by Stats. 2014, Ch. 560, Sec. 9. (SB 1244) Effective January 1, 2015.)

Section 8505.16.

8505.16. All fumigators shall be familiar with and able to administer artificial respiration by the best method or methods recommended currently by the Red Cross in its standard texts on first aid. All fumigating crews shall be outfitted with a safety kit containing safety equipment as specified by the manufacturer’s label instructions and by all […]

Section 8505.17.

8505.17. (a) There is hereby continued in existence in the State Treasury a special fund to be known as the Structural Pest Control Education and Enforcement Fund. Funds derived from the pesticide use report filing fee provided for in Section 8674 and all proceeds from civil penalties collected by the board pursuant to Section 8617 shall […]

Section 8505.2.

8505.2. Fumigation shall be performed only under the direct and personal supervision of an individual who is licensed by the board as an operator or field representative in Branch 1 as set forth in Section 8560. (Amended by Stats. 2014, Ch. 560, Sec. 4. (SB 1244) Effective January 1, 2015.)