California Code of Regulations
Title 17 - Public Health
Division 3 - Air Resources
Chapter 1 - Air Resources Board
Subchapter 2 - Smoke Management Guidelines for Agricultural and Prescribed Burning
Article 2 - District Smoke Management Program
Section 80157 - Inspection Training Requirements for Conditional Rice Straw Burning Permit Program for the Sacramento Valley Air Basin
Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 38, September 20, 2024
(a) The Basinwide Council, in consultation with CDFA and ARB, shall establish a program to train and certify rice disease inspectors. The training program shall be implemented through an accredited agricultural educational facility, such as, but not limited to, the University of California Cooperative Extension. Successful completion of the training course shall be a prerequisite to certification. Trainers shall be experienced agricultural professionals with extensive in-field pest inspection and identification experience. Any individual, other than agricultural commissioners and their staff, performing inspections must be trained and certified. Agricultural commissioner staff shall be encouraged, though not required, to be trained through the program. The Basinwide Council may establish minimum criteria for entrance into the training program.
(b) The certifications shall be issued by the training facility, Basinwide Council, or agricultural commissioner and shall be revocable by the issuer for cause. Issuance of certification shall be based upon evidence of completion of the training program and demonstrated knowledge of the following subject matter:
1. New section filed 8-20-2001; operative 8-20-2001 pursuant to Government Code section 11343.4 (Register 2001, No. 34).
Note: Authority cited: Sections 39600, 39601, 41856, 41859 and 41865, Health and Safety Code. Reference: Sections 41850, 41852, 41853, 41857, 41858, 41863 and 41865, Health and Safety Code.
