California Food and Agricultural Code

§ 577

FAC § 577Div. 1 · Part 1 · Ch. 3 · Art. 9

Statute text

The Legislature finds and declares all of the following:

(a)There is a need to develop and apply ecologically based pest management alternatives that are environmentally sound to prevent, control, and eradicate pests.

(b)The continuation of pest control technology in agriculture which relies primarily on synthetic chemicals may be impractical, given the dwindling number of newly registered chemicals, increasing resistance of numerous pests to pesticides, public concern about pesticide residues, and potential threats posed to environmental quality and human health.

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Legislative history

Added by Stats. 1990, Ch. 1642, Sec. 1.