Section 3860.
3860. This chapter shall be known, and may be cited, as the Avian Influenza Wildlife Surveillance Act. (Added by Stats. 2006, Ch. 708, Sec. 1. Effective September 29, 2006.)
Section 3861.
3861. The Legislature finds and declares all of the following: (a) Avian influenza and other emerging diseases of wildlife are a serious threat to the people of California. (b) California is home to large populations of migratory birds and other wildlife species. (c) California is a central part of the Pacific Flyway, and a seasonal home to species […]
Section 3862.
3862. The Natural Resources Agency, in consultation with the department, the Department of Food and Agriculture, the State Department of Public Health, the Office of Emergency Services, and the University of California, shall develop and implement a plan for the surveillance, monitoring, sampling, diagnostic testing, and reporting of avian influenza in wild birds and animals […]
Section 3863.
3863. (a) The Secretary of the Natural Resources Agency shall formally establish the Avian Influenza Working Group to assist in the development of the plan described in Section 3862. The Avian Influenza Working Group shall utilize, as guidance for early detection, the national protocol that has been developed to guide states in developing state-specific plans, known […]