Agricultural seed: county seed enforcement subventions.

Existing law, the California Seed Law, provides that the Secretary of Food and Agriculture may pay counties, from moneys received by the secretary, as specified, an annual subvention for costs incurred in the enforcement of provisions of law relating to seed identification and quality. Existing law provides, pursuant to those provisions, that the subvention to counties be annually apportioned, as provided, according to whether the county has registered seed labelers. Existing law provides that agricultural commissioners of counties that choose to participate in the subvention program shall maintain a statewide compliance level on all seed within the county. Existing law provides that the…