Section 52325 - [Operative until 7/1/2027] Cooperative agreement; repealer(a) Commissioners of counties that choose to participate in the subvention program shall enter into a cooperative agreement with the secretary, whereby the commissioner agrees to maintain a statewide compliance level, determined by the secretary, on all seed within the county. The cooperative agreement shall be in effect for a five-year period. The amount of the subvention designated to each individual participating county shall be established in a memorandum of understanding between the commissioner and the secretary, in consultation with the board.(b) The secretary, upon recommendation of the board or upon the secretary's own initiative, may withhold a portion of the funds designated to a county if that county fails to meet the performance standards established by the secretary and set forth in the cooperative agreement with that county.(c) The secretary shall provide a written justification to the board for any action taken by the secretary that does not fully implement a recommendation made by the board pursuant to subdivision (b).(d) This section shall become inoperative on July 1, 2027, and, as of January 1, 2031, is repealed.Ca. Food and Agric. Code § 52325
Amended by Stats 2023 ch 128 (AB 1583),s 3, eff. 1/1/2024.Amended by Stats 2020 ch 371 (SB 1473),s 6, eff. 1/1/2021.Amended by Stats 2019 ch 261 (AB 419),s 6, eff. 1/1/2020.Amended by Stats 2014 ch 277 (SB 1399),s 3, eff. 1/1/2015.Amended by Stats 2013 ch 385 (SB 348),s 4, eff. 1/1/2014.Amended by Stats 2009 ch 281 (AB 1255),s 3, eff. 1/1/2010.Amended by Stats 2003 ch 349 (AB 315),s 3, eff. 1/1/2004, op. 1/1/2010.