5602. If the court is satisfied that the conditions which are set forth in the petition exist on the property and that the removal or destruction of the neglected or abandoned plant or crop is necessary and essential for the welfare of the agriculture of the county, district, or vicinity, it shall order the removal or destruction, within a certain time, of the neglected or abandoned plant or crop which is located upon the property described in the order.(Enacted by Stats. 1967, Ch. 15.)
California Legal Code
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