California § 5492 - If any pest is found to exist in any park or along any street, highway, right-of-
Full text of California Public Contract Code - PCC § 5492 — If any pest is found to exist in any park or along any street, highway, right-of-, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 5492. If any pest is found to exist in any park or along any street, highway, right-of-
If any pest is found to exist in any park or along any street, highway, right-of-way, or other property which is subject to the control of any agency of the state, the director, upon receiving a report of the existence of the pest from the commissioner, shall notify the agency. He may instruct the commissioner to serve the notice upon the director or other executive officer of the agency. If the eradication, control, or destruction of the pest is performed by the commissioner, the cost of the eradication, control, or destruction is a charge against, and shall be paid from, the maintenance fund or from other funds for the support of the agency. This section applies to a state highway right-of-way if any pest of the same kind has been, or is being, subjected to control, destruction, or eradication on other private or public property in the immediate vicinity of the right-of-way, either at the direction of the commissioner or voluntarily by the owner of such adjacent property.
Source: official California text · Last verified 2026-08-27
Frequently Asked Questions About California § 5492
What does Public Contract Code - PCC § 5492 cover?
Section 5492 ("If any pest is found to exist in any park or along any street, highway, right-of-") is part of the Public Contract Code - PCC, the codified statutory law of California. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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