Cal. FAC § 7708
This is the official text of Cal. FAC § 7708, part of California’s Food and Agricultural Code — regulates farming, food safety, and agricultural commerce.
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(a) The Invasive Species Council of California shall coordinate with state and local public agencies, publicly funded educational institutions, and stakeholder groups to develop a plan for the cure or suppression of diseases associated with the spread of invasive shot hole borers, including, but not limited to, the Polyphagous and Kuroshio shot hole borers.
(b) (1) Upon the completion of the plan required pursuant to subdivision (a), the department, subject to the availability of appropriations for those specified purposes, shall support the efforts of state and local agencies, California Native American tribes, and nonprofits to cure or suppress the diseases affiliated with the invasive shot hole borer infestation as provided in paragraph (2).
(2) Support provided by the department pursuant to this section may include, but is not limited to, the following:
(A) Grants to support research related to the identification of infected trees and methods to prevent further infestation.
(B) Grants to state and local agencies, California Native American tribes, and nonprofits to support suppression or cure efforts.
(c) No state moneys shall be awarded to a local agency pursuant to subdivision (b) unless the local agency has contributed from local resources a dollar amount that is equal to the dollar amount of state moneys to be awarded or the local agency is located in a disadvantaged community, as identified pursuant to Section 39711 of the Health and Safety Code.
(b) (1) Upon the completion of the plan required pursuant to subdivision (a), the department, subject to the availability of appropriations for those specified purposes, shall support the efforts of state and local agencies, California Native American tribes, and nonprofits to cure or suppress the diseases affiliated with the invasive shot hole borer infestation as provided in paragraph (2).
(2) Support provided by the department pursuant to this section may include, but is not limited to, the following:
(A) Grants to support research related to the identification of infected trees and methods to prevent further infestation.
(B) Grants to state and local agencies, California Native American tribes, and nonprofits to support suppression or cure efforts.
(c) No state moneys shall be awarded to a local agency pursuant to subdivision (b) unless the local agency has contributed from local resources a dollar amount that is equal to the dollar amount of state moneys to be awarded or the local agency is located in a disadvantaged community, as identified pursuant to Section 39711 of the Health and Safety Code.
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