Pest control: Pierce’s disease.
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No
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Current location
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- Introduced
- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became Law
Overview
This bill extends the state’s efforts to control Pierce’s disease, a plant disease affecting grapes, by extending the operation of existing funding and programs. It changes the name of a board overseeing the program to the Winegrape Pest and Disease Prevention Board and requires the Secretary of Food and Agriculture to hold public hearings to determine if the program should continue. The bill also establishes a referendum process to allow the public to vote on the program’s future, with a potential end date if a negative vote is received. Finally, it expands the scope of an advisory task force to include management of other designated pests and diseases.
Key provisions
- Extends the operation of Pierce’s Disease Control Program funding until March 1, 2036.
- Renames the Pierce’s Disease and Glassy-winged Sharpshooter Board to the Winegrape Pest and Disease Prevention Board.
- Requires the Secretary of Food and Agriculture to hold public hearings to determine the future of the Pierce’s Disease Control Program.
- Establishes a process for a public referendum to vote on the continued implementation of the program.
- Expands the advisory task force to advise on the control and management of other designated pests and diseases.
- Requires the Secretary of Food and Agriculture to establish a list of eligible voters for the referendum.
- Sets a deadline for the Secretary to hold the referendum and conduct a review process.
- If the referendum fails, the program will be discontinued.
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