In any case where cities are authorized to abate weeds pursuant to the provisions of this chapter and where the legislative body finds and declares that weeds on specified parcels of property are seasonal and recurrent nuisances as provided in Section 39562.1, the legislative body may provide for the preventive abatement of such seasonal and recurrent nuisance as provided in this section.

The notice required by Section 39562.1 shall, in addition to containing all other required matters, state that the efficient and economical control of such seasonal and recurrent nuisance requires preventive chemical control of such weeds, weed seeds and weed seedlings and that the city may require preventive chemical control of such nuisance.

Terms Used In California Government Code 39562.2

  • City: includes "city and county" and "incorporated town" but does not include "unincorporated town" or "village. See California Government Code 20
  • legislative body: means board of trustees, city council, or other governing body of a city. See California Government Code 34000
  • State: means the State of California, unless applied to the different parts of the United States. See California Government Code 18
  • Weeds: as used in this article , includes any of the following:

    California Government Code 39561.5

In the event the city is once required to abate such nuisance the city may, in addition, before and during the next following germinating season of such weeds, provide for the preventive abatement of such nuisance by using chemical control of such weeds.

(Added by Stats. 1970, Ch. 577.)

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