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County adopts amendments in first hearing to ban spreading natural organic reduction on public lands
Summary
In a first hearing the board moved forward on an ordinance to prohibit land application of human compost in unincorporated Fresno County, agreed to delete a private right of action and to clarify the definition of 'human consumption' for the rule's application to food crops.
The Board of Supervisors held a first hearing April 6 on amendments to the Fresno County Ordinance Code to prohibit the land application of reduced human remains (natural organic reduction or 'human compost') in unincorporated public areas and on private lands where food for public consumption is grown. County public‑health staff (S6) framed the proposal as consistent with state law that allows local prohibition.
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