Legal Authority:

Board of Supervisors action on March 8, 2005 created the Kern County Table Grape Pest and Disease Control District pursuant to Table Grape Pest and Disease District Law (Food and Agriculture Code section 6047.60 et seq.); December 20, 2005, pursuant to Kern County Board of Supervisors Resolution 2005-525 the Kern and Tulare County Districts were consolidated into the Consolidated Central Valley Table Grape Pest and Disease Control District (Food and Agriculture Code section 6047.109); Reauthorized on February 22, 2011; October 20, 2015 and September 22, 2020.

Membership Qualifications:

Nine (9) members who are either an owner of, or designee of an owner of, acreage included in the district that is devoted, in whole or in part, to the growing of table grapes.

Term:

Two-year staggered term.

Duties:

It shall be the responsibility of the District to take all actions necessary to control, eradicate, remove, or prevent the spread of the glassy-winged sharpshooter or Pierce's disease or other designated pests and diseases injurious to table grapes. See Food and Agriculture Code Section 6047.87 for more detailed duties.

Meeting Place and Time:

Conference Room at Tulare County Agricultural Commission's Office 4437 S. Laspina Street Tulare, CA First Thursday of February, March, April, July, October and November at 1:30 P.M.

Compensation:

None.

Ethics Training:

N/A

Contact:

Consolidated Central Valley Table Grape Pest and Disease Control District
2565 Alluvial Avenue, Suite 152
Clovis, CA 93611
(559) 575-4884
eoliver@calapple.org

Required Documents/Training:

• Loyalty Oath required
• Form 700 (Statement of Economic Interests) required; filed with Agency
• Ethics training not required