§ 16-1970.3. Securing Against Entry.

As used in Section 8505.7 of the code, the phrase “locked, barricaded, or otherwise secured against entry” shall mean that all structures, prior to fumigation, shall have a secondary lock on all outside doors. A secondary lock means a device or barricade that will secure and prevent a door from being opened by anyone other than the licensee in charge of the fumigation. Examples of approved devices are clamshell locks, padlocks, keyway locks, pins or any other device, including inside deadbolts.

(a) Pins shall be of a thickness to prevent the insertion of the door key.

(b) Staples cannot be used in keyways as a secondary lock under any circumstances.

(c) An exterior doorway on a garage or an uninhabited structure which does not have a door shall have impassable barricades erected thereon prior to fumigation if it provides a path of access for persons to enter into a building which is inhabited by human beings or shows evidence of human habitation. This provision shall apply to side doorways on otherwise enclosed garages if the garage is being used for storage of personal property, or is part of inhabited property.

A garage without a car door or where the car door is missing shall be considered a carport and need not be barricaded unless there is evidence that the garage area is being used for habitation.

A barricade is considered to be plywood with a thickness of one-fourth inch or a material of equal or greater strength.

HISTORY

1. Repealer and new section filed 5-19-78; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 78, No. 20).

2. Amendment filed 1-26-82; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 82, No. 5).

3. Editorial correction (Register 82, No. 16).

4. Amendment of NOTE filed 9-22-83; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 83, No. 39).

5. Amendment and new subsections (a)-(d) filed 1-13-93; operative 2-12-93 (Register 93, No. 3).

6. Amendment of first paragraph, repealer of subsection (a) and subsection relettering, and amendment of newly designated subsection (a) and last paragraph filed 3-13-96; operative 4-12-96 (Register 96, No. 11).

Note

Note: Authority cited: Sections 8520 and 8525, Business and Professions Code. Reference: Sections 8505.4 and 8505.7, Business and Professions Code.