The San Gabriel Valley Mosquito and Vector Control District receives its power of authority from the California Health and Safety Code (HSC), code sections 2000-2093. For the full text visit https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov.   

Health and Safety Code §2000 et seq.

Powers and Functions: Conduct effective programs for the surveillance, prevention, abatement and control of mosquitos and other vectors.

Formation: Any territory, whether incorporated or unincorporated, whether contiguous or noncontiguous and districts may not overlap.

5 Trustees, appointed by the Board of Supervisors or the City Council to fixed 2-4 year terms.*

*Health and Safety Code §2024 (a): “..., the term of office for a member of the board of trustees shall be for a term of two or four years, at the discretion of the appointing authority”

 

California State Law

    Health and Safety Code – HSC

        Division 3. Pest Abatement

            Chapter 1. Mosquito Abatement and Vector Control Districts [2000-2093]

 

Article 4. Powers [2040-2055]

2040. Within the district’s boundaries or in territory that is located outside the district from which vectors and vector-borne diseases may enter the district, a district may do all of the following:

(a) Conduct surveillance programs and other appropriate studies of vectors and vector-borne diseases.

(b) Take any and all necessary or proper actions to prevent the occurrence of vectors and vector-borne diseases.

(c) Take any and all necessary or proper actions to abate or control vectors and vector-borne diseases.

(d) Take any and all actions necessary for or incidental to the powers granted by this chapter.

 

2053. (a) A district may request an inspection and abatement warrant pursuant to Title 13 (commencing with Section 1822.50) of Part 3 of the Code of Civil Procedure. A warrant issued pursuant to this section shall apply only to the exterior of places, dwellings, structures, and premises. The warrant shall state the geographic area which it covers and shall state its purposes. A warrant may authorize district employees to enter property only to do the following:

(1) Inspect to determine the presence of vectors or public nuisances.

(2) Abate public nuisances, either directly or by giving notice to the property owner to abate the public nuisance.

(3) Determine if a notice to abate a public nuisance has been complied with.

(4) Control vectors and treat property with appropriate physical, chemical, or biological control measures.

(b) Subject to the limitations of the United States Constitution and the California Constitution, employees of a district may enter any property, either within the district or property that is located outside the district from which vectors may enter the district, without hindrance or notice for any of the following purposes:

(1) Inspect the property to determine the presence of vectors or public nuisances.

(2) Abate public nuisances pursuant to this chapter, either directly or by giving notice to the property owner to abate the public nuisance.

(3) Determine if a notice to abate a public nuisance has been complied with.

(4) Control vectors and treat property with appropriate physical, chemical, or biological control measures.

 

Article 5. Abatement [2060-2067]

2060. (a) A district may abate a public nuisance pursuant to this article.

(b) The person or agency claiming ownership, title, or right to property or who controls the diversion, delivery, conveyance, or flow of water shall be responsible for the abatement of a public nuisance that is caused by, or as a result of, that property or the diversion, delivery, conveyance, or control of that water.

2061. (a) Whenever a public nuisance exists on any property within a district or on any property that is located outside the district from which vectors may enter the district, the board of trustees may notify the owner of the property of the existence of the public nuisance.

2063. In addition to abating the public nuisance and taking any necessary actions to prevent the recurrence of the public nuisance, a board of trustees may impose a civil penalty on the owner of the property for failure to comply with the requirements of Section 2061. The civil penalty may not exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000) per day for each day that the owner of the property fails to comply with the district’s requirements.

2064. A board of trustees may consider any recurrence of a public nuisance abated pursuant to Section 2061 to be a continuation of the original public nuisance.

2065. (a) The owner of the property abated pursuant to Section 2061 shall pay the district for the cost of abating the public nuisance and the cost of any necessary actions to prevent the recurrence of the public nuisance. The owner shall also pay any civil penalty imposed pursuant to Section 2063.