§ 6401

Enacted by Stats. 1967, Ch. 15.

It is unlawful for any person to transport, receive, or import into the state any plant or any thing against which a quarantine has been established, or any plant, unless he does both of the following:

(a)Notifies the director or the commissioner of the county in which the plant or thing is received, of the arrival of the plant or thing immediately after its arrival.
(b)Holds the plant, or thing for immediate inspection by the director or commissioner, without unnecessarily moving it, or placing it where it may be harmful.

Other sections in Article 1 - Notice of Arrival and Hold for Inspection

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