Kings County Agriculture Commissioner / Sealer of Weights & Measures

 
           County Agricultural Commissioner/Sealer
                                Jimmy Hook

The County Agricultural Commissioner-Sealer Department is a regulatory agency performing under the jurisdiction and direction for the California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA), and the Department of Pesticide Regulation (CDPR), and works in cooperation with various other federal, state, regional, and local agencies. The Agricultural Commissioner enforces the laws and regulations while serving at the discretion of the County Board of Supervisors and CDFA Secretary of Agriculture. The Kings County Agricultural Commissioner department employs a staff of 23.

As prescribed by law, every county in the state of California is required to have an Agricultural Commissioner and a Sealer of Weights and Measures. County Agricultural Commissioner/Sealer (CAC) departments are regulatory agencies. The CAC performs under the jurisdiction and direction of the California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA), and its Division of Measurement Standards (DMS), and the Department of Pesticide Regulation (DPR). The Kings County Agricultural Commissioner department also works in cooperation with various other, federal, state, regional, and local agencies. 

Functions and Activities
The primary goal and purpose of all county Agricultural Commissioners statewide is "To Promote and To Protect" agriculture. The number one industry in Kings County is agriculture which provides a very significant base to the county's economy. The promotion and protection of Kings County agriculture is accomplished through educational outreach and enforcement by the department. The local expertise of the department is utilized to uniformly administer the following statewide programs here in Kings County.