(a) Except as provided in subdivisions (b) and (c), for the purpose of this act, “fumigation” shall be defined as the use within an enclosed space for the destruction of plant or animal life, a substance having a vapor pressure greater than 5 millimeters of mercury at 25 degrees centigrade when the substance is labeled for those purposes.

The following is a list of lethal fumigants:

Terms Used In California Business and Professions Code 8505.1

  • board: means any entity listed in Section 101, the entities referred to in Sections 1000 and 3600, the State Bar, the Department of Real Estate, and any other state agency that issues a license, certificate, or registration authorizing a person to engage in a business or profession. See California Business and Professions Code 31

(1) Methyl bromide.

(2) Sulfuryl fluoride.

(3) Aluminum phosphide.

The board may adopt, and may as necessary amend, by regulation, a list of fumigants.

(b) For the purpose of this act, “warning agent” is any agent used in combination with any fumigant that lacks warning properties.

The following is a warning agent:

Chloropicrin.

The board may adopt, and may as necessary amend, by regulation, a list of warning agents.

(c) For the purpose of this act “simple asphyxiants” shall not be deemed to be fumigants.

The following is a list of simple asphyxiants:

(1) Liquid nitrogen.

(2) Carbon dioxide.

The board may adopt, and may as necessary amend, by regulation, a list of simple asphyxiants.

(Amended by Stats. 2014, Ch. 560, Sec. 3. (SB 1244) Effective January 1, 2015.)