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Ventura County Agricultural Commmissioner:
There are 55 Agricultural Commissioners and Sealers of Weights and Measures in 58 counties across California. They are part of a network of regulatory agencies charged with enforcing regulations affecting agriculture, and weights and measures.
Regulatory Agencies
- United States Environmental Protection Agency
https://www.epa.gov- California Department of Pesticide Regulation
http://www.cdpr.ca.gov- California Agricultural Commissioner
https://cacasa.org- The Public
Agriculture, Community, and Environmental Stakeholders- Ventura County Government
http://www.ventura.org- United States Department of Agriculture
http://www.aphis.usda.gov/plant_health- California Department of Food and Agriculture
http://www.cdfa.ca.govThe Agricultural Commissioner has a unique relationship to his parents. The commissioners is funded by federal, state and county governments to regulate the agricultural industry. The commissioner also collects fees for providing services to the agricultural industry and to the public. The commissioner/sealer is licensed by the State of California and appointed by the county Board of Supervisors to a four year term.
Our Mission
To protect and promote agriculture, while ensuring the welfare of the public, the industry, and the environment.Our Vision
The Ventura County Agricultural Commissioner’s Office is the leader in promoting and protecting agriculture and consumers in Ventura County. Working together with all Ventura County stakeholders, the Agricultural Commissioner builds the necessary structures for long term success into the future. The Ventura County Agricultural Commissioner/Sealer’s Office identifies challenges as they are forming and quickly develops appropriate actions to reach a positive outcome. Excellence of service and continued improvement are key parts of the very structure and operation of the Department.Our Values
- Integrity
- Respect
- Fairness
- Teamwork
- Transparency
What We Do
The Ventura County Agricultural Commissioner spends the majority of staff time on three major program areas, Pesticide Use Enforcement and Environmental Monitoring, Pest Exclusion and Pest Eradication and The Pierce’s Disease Control Program. The Agricultural Commissioner also participates in a number of smaller and more limited programs.
Pest Exclusion ProgramPest Exclusion and Plant Quarantine
The Pest Exclusion Program seeks to stop the introduction of harmful pests into the state. If a harmful pest is discovered, the program seeks to eradicate it, or if eradication is not possible due to the size of infestation, then to control it’s spread.Pest exclusion is the first line of defense against invasion by exotic pests. Incoming commercial and private shipments of plant material are subject to inspection for compliance with plant import restrictions. Infested or prohibited shipments are subject to regulatory action.
Plant quarantines may include origin or destination inspections to ensure that commodities are free of agriculture-destroying insects, nematodes, and diseases. Plant quarantines protect the industry and environment by excluding plant pests thorough inspection and certification.
Commodities are also inspected and certified in Ventura County prior to shipment to other states and foreign countries.
Pest Exclusion ProgramTraps and other monitoring methods are used to keep agriculture-destroying insects from entering the county.
