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Committee advances bill to let ag commissioners fine owners of abandoned orchards, vineyards
Summary
AB 732 would give county agricultural commissioners authority to issue civil penalties to compel cleanup of abandoned or neglected agricultural land that harbors pests; the committee voted to pass the bill to the Judiciary Committee.
The Assembly Agriculture Committee voted to pass Assembly Bill 732 to the Judiciary Committee, moving forward a measure that would allow county agricultural commissioners to issue civil penalties against owners of abandoned or neglected agricultural land whose properties pose pest and nuisance risks to neighboring farms.
Author Assemblymember Vince Fong Macedo (transcript: Macedo) told the committee that groundwater restrictions under SGMA, low commodity prices and high input costs have contributed to land being taken out of production in parts of the Central Valley. “When these properties are neglected,…
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