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AB-732 • 2026

Agriculture: neglected or abandoned crops: public nuisances: pests.

Agriculture: neglected or abandoned crops: public nuisances: pests.

Agriculture
Enacted

This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor
Macedo
Last action
Official status
Chaptered
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Agriculture: neglected or abandoned crops: public nuisances: pests.

AB 732, Macedo.

What This Bill Does

  • AB 732, Macedo.
  • Agriculture: neglected or abandoned crops: public nuisances: pests.
  • Under existing law, a neglected or abandoned plant or crop is a public nuisance if it is a menace to the agriculture of the county, district, or vicinity because of the existence of any pest, in or on it, or other condition, or if it is a host plant of, or provides a favorable or likely harbor for, any pest.
  • Existing law defines “pest” for these purposes as an infectious, transmissible, or contagious disease of a plant, disorder of a plant that manifests symptoms or behavior characteristic of an infectious, transmissible, or contagious disease, form of animal life, or form of vegetable life, that is, or is liable to be, dangerous or detrimental to the agricultural industry of the state.

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Bill History

  1. California Legislative Information

    Chaptered

Official Summary Text

Agriculture: neglected or abandoned crops: public nuisances: pests.