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The El Dorado County Department of Agriculture/Weights and Measures,
Welcomes You!
The Department of Agriculture/Weights and Measure's mission is to protect, enhance and promote the preservation of agriculture and the environment while sustaining the public health, safety and welfare of all citizens, and to provide consumer and marketplace protections through the fair and equitable enforcement of laws and regulations.
Our staff is dedicated to assisting the residents of El Dorado County through our various programs and services; pesticide registration and regulation, nursery inspections and compliance, organic production, pest detection, weed abatement, crop statistics, wildlife services, land use information, and consumer and business protection through our weights and measures program.
From this site, you will be able to find links to the extensive collection of programs performed by our department, upcoming events, and regional items of interest. Whether you are researching county requirements for starting your own winery or searching for information on controlling Yellow Starthistle, our website has it all!
ANNOUNCEMENTS! The Central Sierra Grower's Tree Fruit Meeting is February 15, 2012! Click here for more info!
The 2011 Crop Report Survey is in the mail! Please return surveys by February 28th!
Permits for the 2011 calendar year have expired!
Go to our on-line appointment scheduler to book a time to renew your permit!
The Agricultural Commission Meeting for February has been canceled!
The next regularly scheduled meeting will occur March 14, 2012.
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