California Food and Agricultural Code
§ 580
FAC § 580Div. 1 · Part 1 · Ch. 3 · Art. 9
Statute text
View on leginfo.ca.gov(a)It is the intent of the Legislature that the center, through its director, develop a list of recommended pest management research priorities for the University of California that emphasize and encourage the development and implementation of biological controls, sustainable agriculture, integrated pest management strategies, agroecology, cultural and mechanical practices, and other alternative pest management methods and programs which are ecologically based and environmentally sound.
(b)In developing pest management research recommendations, the center is encouraged to give high priority to alternative practices and strategies that address the reduction, control, or eradication of pests, including exotic pests, which represent the greatest threat to public health and safety or the economy of the state.
(c)In developing recommended exotic pest research priorities, the center is encouraged to give high priority to all of the following:
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Legislative history
Added by Stats. 1990, Ch. 1642, Sec. 1.