Cal. Food & Agric. Code § 6045
Pierce’s Disease
Redline — January 1, 2011 → current.View current text →
Current — January 1, 2015
As of January 1, 2011
(a) The Legislature hereby 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 fifty billion dollar grape industry, as well as to many other commodities and plant life.
(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.
(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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