The director, after investigation and practical survey, may consult with other state and federal agencies having responsibility for forest management and protection of native species and, by proclamation, declare an area within this state to be practically free from any noxious weed, as defined in Section 5004, which is named in the proclamation.

(Amended by Stats. 1992, Ch. 556, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 1993.)