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Agricultural Commissioner outlines pest‑detection work, funding and future needs including EV‑charger testing
Summary
Agricultural Commissioner Jesse Fowler briefed the board on mandated programs (pest exclusion/detection, weights and measures), subvention funding, staffing constraints and a forthcoming workload increase from electric‑vehicle charger testing; Fowler said state subvention and contract revenues reimburse a significant share of program costs.
Jesse Fowler, Calaveras County Agricultural Commissioner and Director of Weights & Measures, presented an extended departmental overview Nov. 25 covering statutory duties, program priorities, funding and staffing needs.
Fowler explained that county agriculture offices implement state and federal regulatory programs locally, including pest exclusion and detection, nursery inspections, pesticide‑use enforcement and weights and…
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