Agricultural Department
We will open to the public May 18, 2020. Please refer to the COVID-19 Operations Protocol for our procedures.

Mission Statement
Our mission is to serve the public's interest by ensuring equity in the marketplace, promoting and protecting agriculture, assuring environmental quality, and protecting the health, safety and welfare of Sutter County's citizens.
We fulfill our mission through the following programs: Pest Exclusion, Pesticide Use Enforcement, Pest Detection, Fruit and Vegetable Standardization, Egg Quality Control, Pest Management, Nursery Inspection, Pest Eradication, Seed Inspection, Weights and Measures Enforcement, Predatory Animal Control, and other non-regulatory and special services programs.
Industrial Hemp
What is Industrial Hemp?
"Industrial hemp" means a crop that is limited to types of the plant Cannabis sativa L. having
no more than three-tenths (0.3%) of 1 percent tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) contained in the dried
flowering tops, whether growing or not; the seeds of the plant; the resin extracted from any
part of the plant; and every compound, manufacture, salt, derivative, mixture, or preparation
of the plant, its seeds or resin produced therefrom.
What is the difference between cannabis and Industrial Hemp?
Cannabis is defined in California Business and Professions Code (BPC) Section 26001(f). The BPC
Section 26001(f) definition explicitly states that cannabis does not include industrial hemp.
Is Industrial hemp federally regulated as a controlled substance?
The Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018, effective January 1, 2019, removed hemp from Schedule I
of the federal Controlled Substances Act. Thus, hemp is no longer federally regulated as a
controlled substance.
Additional information about Industrial Hemp and registration:
- California Department of Food and Agriculture-Industrial Hemp website
- Industrial Hemp Registration Process FAQ’s
- Registration Application for growers
- Registration Application for Seed Breeders
- Industrial Hemp FAQ’s
- California Industrial Hemp Law and Regulations
- Proposed Sampling and Testing Regulations
- Update on Hemp Cultivation Requirements for Established Agriculture Research Institutions
Agricultural Damage Information
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has issued a notification as a result of the wildfires that occurred August 14, 2020 - September 26, 2020 in applicable counties (USDA M4558).
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has issued a new drought disaster declaration for the State of California as of March 5, 2021.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has granted a Secretarial disaster designation for drought in Sutter County as identified by the U.S. Drought Monitor (USDA S4916).
The U.S. Small Business Administration declared Sutter County a disaster area due to drought as identified by the U.S. Drought Monitor (SBA #16896).
Sutter County Walnut Theft Prevention Ordinance
On August 5, 2014, the Sutter County Board of Supervisors passed and adopted the Sutter County Walnut Theft Prevention Ordinance. The purpose of this ordinance is to establish requirements regarding the transportation and identification of walnut crops, including establishing a walnut buying period. It is the purpose and intent of this ordinance to establish a means of verifying ownership of specified agricultural commodities in order to prevent and deter theft of walnuts.
Sutter County Department of Agriculture Weather Station Data
Get the latest weather data from the Weather Station at Garden Highway. Data is refreshed throughout the day, every day.
Consumer Protection
Environmental Protection
Special Services
- Apiary Services
- Crop Statistics/Reports- Now Available - 2019 Crop Report
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Weather Related Agricultural Damage Information & Reporting
Additional Links
Fee Schedules
Office Hours
Contact Information
Yuba City, CA 95991
If this is an emergency and pesticides endanger people's health, call 911.
Please contact (530) 822-7307 if a Pesticide incident occurs after business hours or on weekends.
Si ocurre un incidente de pesticida despues del horario de oficina o fines de semana, favor de comunicarse al (530) 822-7307.