California Legal Codes and Statutes

§ 5640

Enacted by Stats. 1967, Ch. 15.

Except as provided in Section 5643, the district attorney of the county which makes the payment for the expense of eradication or destruction shall, within 120 days after the lien is recorded, commence in the name and for the benefit of such county an action to foreclose the lien.

Cite this section

Cal. Food & Agric. Code § 5640 (2026)
https://ca.codecond.com/codes/fac/division-4-plant-quarantine-and-pest-control/part-1-generally/chapter-7-abatement-of-neglected-or-abandoned-crops/article-4-expense-of-abatement/section-5640

Other sections in Article 4 - Expense of Abatement

§ 5631§ 5632§ 5633§ 5634§ 5636§ 5637§ 5638§ 5639§ 5640§ 5641§ 5642§ 5643§ 5644§ 5645

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