Agriculture and Livestock Program
Sgt. Mike Davis
Emergency Planning Detail
Assembly Bill 1103
This bill would authorize, upon the approval of a county board of supervisors, a county agricultural commissioner, or other designated agency, to establish within the county a livestock pass program for the purpose of issuing identification documents granting any qualifying livestock producer, as defined, or a managerial employee, as defined, of the qualifying livestock producer, access to the qualifying livestock producer’s ranch property, or to the ranch property owned by another holder of a livestock pass with permission, during or following a flood, storm, fire, earthquake, or other disaster, as provided. To the extent this bill would impose a new duty on a county board of supervisors in approving the livestock pass program, the bill would impose a state‐mandated local program. The bill would provide that access to specified areas may only be granted by the incident commander, a law enforcement official having jurisdiction, or their designee and that when access is granted by emergency response personnel other than the incident commander, the emergency response personnel shall notify incident command when they grant the livestock passholder access to the ranch property during a disaster . To the extent this bill would impose new notification duties on local officials, the bill would impose a state‐mandated local program.
Penal Code 409.5(e)
This section shall not prevent an individual who holds a valid livestock pass identification document, pursuant to Section 2350 of the Food and Agricultural Code, from entering the areas closed pursuant to this section, unless a peace officer identified in subdivision (a) finds that the disaster is of such a nature that it would be unsafe for the document holder to enter or that the presence of the document holder would interfere with disaster response.
Health & Safety Code 13105.6
Shall develop a curriculum for livestock producers eligible for the livestock pass program described in Section 2350 of the Food and Agricultural Code. The curriculum shall, at a minimum, provide education regarding basic fire behavior, communications during a disaster emergency, and incident command structure. The curriculum shall provide for the initial certification as well as the continuing education or recertification of livestock producers eligible for the livestock pass program. It is the intent of the Legislature that any certification training utilizing the curriculum developed pursuant to this section be no more than four hours in duration, ensuring that commercial livestock producers may avail themselves of the curriculum.
The Ag Pass is for a commercial
agriculture or livestock operation.
Applicants can only be an
owner/operator or a managerial
employee.
Who Can Apply
• Allows re‐entry during “soft road closures”
• Property access only during daylight hours
• Pass holders may re‐enter for:
• Sheltering livestock/crops
• Transporting and evacuating livestock/crops
• Feeding and watering livestock/crops
• Administering veterinary care
• Firefighting actions are not authorized
• Used for all emergency types
• Violators can have their ID cards confiscated
Rules and Requirements
• May work on irrigation systems
• May work on farming equipment
• May complete other essential
functions
Waiver and Release Agreement
Ag Pass Card
How the Ag Pass Program Works
Disaster Strikes
Wildfire, Flood,
Earthquake
Evacuation Order
(Hard Closure)
Everyone evacuates,
including Ag Pass
Holders
Immediate Threat
Diminishes
(Soft Closure)
Decision is made to
allow Ag Pass
Notification
Ag Pass Holders receive
notification that access
has been granted
Roadblock Access
Show Ag Pass to Sheriff,
CHP , or other Law
Enforcement at the
roadblock
T end to Crops and/or
Livestock
Access limited to
daylight hours
[email protected]
County Fire: (858)974‐5999
Department of Agriculture, Weights and Measures: (858) 694‐2739 [email protected]
Additional Information