§ 1822.59.Inspection By Department of Food and Agriculture For Purposes of Animal Or Plant Disease Eradication

Pest and disease eradication efforts don't fit neatly into the property-by-property warrant model this title otherwise uses, and this section adapts the procedure accordingly. Notwithstanding Section 1822.54's usual requirement that a warrant describe each specific place, a judge can issue a warrant, for an animal or plant pest or disease eradication effort under Division 4 or Division 5 of the Food and Agricultural Code, describing an entire specified geographic area to be inspected by authorized Department of Food and Agriculture personnel.

That area-wide warrant comes with its own limits: it can authorize inspection of exteriors only, not entry into structures, and only in areas urban in character, and it has to state the geographic area covered along with the inspection's purpose and limitations. Unlike an ordinary inspection warrant, a warrant under this section can issue whether or not property owners in the area have refused consent, and a peace officer may use reasonable force to enter property if the warrant authorizes it.