If an eradication area has been proclaimed with respect to a species of fruit flies and the removal of host plants of such species is involved, the director may enter into an agreement with the owner of such host plants to remove and replace them with suitable nursery stock in lieu of treatment.
Any expenditures for the replacement nursery stock shall not exceed an amount which is budgeted for the purpose or approved by the Director of Finance.
(Enacted by Stats. 1967, Ch. 15.)