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Title

COUNTY PROGRAMS FOR VERTEBRATE PEST CONTROL IN CALIFORNIA

Authors

M. Hugh Handley, Agricultural Commissioner, Kings County, P.O. Box C, Hanford, California

Document Type

Article

Date of this Version

March 1978

Vertebrate pest control is an important function which has been performed for many years by County Agricultural Commissioners. Since 1917, control materials have been prepared and distributed to assist farmers in the control of rodents and pest animals. Our authority for these programs comes from the California Food and Agricultural Code. It explains why this aspect of pest control is conducted by Agricultural Commissioners.