Food & Agr. Code, § 6045 · Article 8. Pierce’s Disease
Food & Agr. Code, § 6045
Text — As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)
(a) The Legislature finds and declares that the plant killing bacterium, Xyella Fastidiosa, and the resulting pathogen, Pierce’s disease, and its vectors present a clear and present danger to California’s sixty-billion-dollar grape industry, as well as to many other commodities and plant life.
(b) There exists an ongoing need for at least fifteen million dollars ($15,000,000) annually in research and programs to combat Pierce’s disease and its vectors in California.
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History
Amended by Stats. 2015, Ch. 303, Sec. 171. (AB 731) Effective January 1, 2016. Inoperative March 1, 2031. Repealed as of January 1, 2032, pursuant to Section 6046.
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