California Assembly Bill AB2222 Introduced / Bill

 BILL NUMBER: AB 2222INTRODUCED BILL TEXT INTRODUCED BY Assembly Member Galgiani FEBRUARY 18, 2010 An act to amend Section 578 of the Food and Agricultural Code, relating to agricultural pests. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST AB 2222, as introduced, Galgiani. Agricultural pests: University of California research center. Existing law states legislative findings and declarations regarding the need to develop and apply ecologically based pest management alternatives to prevent, control, and eradicate pests. Under existing law, the Legislature requests the Regents of the University of California establish a pest research center to conduct those activities. This bill would make a technical nonsubstantive change to this law. Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: no. State-mandated local program: no. THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1. Section 578 of the Food and Agricultural Code is amended to read: 578. Unless the context otherwise requires, the definitions in this section govern the construction of this article. (a) "Center" means the University of California Center for Pest Research. (b) "Pest" means any of the following pests that are, or are likely to become, dangerous or detrimental to the agricultural or nonagricultural environment of the state. (1) Any insect, nematode, or weed. (2) Any form of terrestrial, aquatic, or aerial plant, virus, fungus, bacteria, or other microorganism, except viruses, fungi, bacteria, or other microorganisms  on, or in   in, or on  , a living human or any other living animal.