To: Board of Supervisors
From: Agricultural Commissioner
Agenda Section: Consent
SUBJECT:
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Approval of Cooperative Agreement No. 20-0323-000-SA, Industrial Hemp Cultivation Program Agreement in the amount of $11,275 and Supplemental Budget (4/5 Vote Required)
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RECOMMENDATION(S):
Recommendation
That the Board of Supervisors:
1. Approve Cooperative Agreement No. 20-0323-000-SA, known as the Industrial Hemp Cultivation Program agreement and attached supplemental budget;
2. Authorize the Chair to sign the agreement and return all copies to the Agricultural Commissioner's Office for further processing;
3. Approve the attached supplemental budget; and
4. Grant a waiver from the provisions of the Nuclear Free Ordinance.
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SOURCE OF FUNDING:
California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA)
DISCUSSION:
The waiver from the provisions of the Nuclear Free Ordinance is requested because the State of California will not modify its cooperative agreements to accommodate local ordinances. The Agricultural Commissioner's Office (CAC) receives annual subventions from CDFA to help offset the local cost of enforcing certain state-mandated programs.
CDFA is the state agency with the primary responsibility for enforcing the Industrial Hemp Law as contained in Division 24 of the Food and Agricultural Code (FAC) and Title 3, Division 4, Chapter 8 of the California Code of Regulations. FAC Section 81000 defines Industrial hemp "as an agricultural product, whether growing or not, that is limited to types of the plant Cannabis sativa L. and any part of that plant, including the seeds of the plant and all derivatives, extracts, the resin extracted from any part of the plant, cannabinoids, isomers, acids, salts, and salts of isomers, with a delta-9 tetrahydrocannabinol concentration of no more than 0.3 percent on a dry weight basis."
Under California law, CACs are required to register growers and seed breeders of industrial hemp who meet state requirem...
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