The Nursery Inspection Program is
intended to prevent the spread of injurious pests through
infested nursery stock. This program also aims to assure
consumers receive nursery stock which is reasonably free
of common pests, and in viable condition. Wholesale nurseries
are inspected at least annually, and more frequently when
non-compliances are found.
The Certified Seed Program is intended to assure purity, viability,
and identity of agricultural and vegetable seed. Inspectors
check agricultural, vegetable, grass, and flower seed at retail
and wholesale outlets throughout the County to ensure compliance
with the California Seed Law. Seed must be labeled correctly
as to purity, germination, percentage, kind or variety and contaminants.
Inspectors take official samples of seed for submission to the
California Department of Food and Agriculture Seed Laboratory
for analysis. The results are then compared to the label on
the seed container that was sampled to verify that the labeling
truly represents the commodity. Seed lots are also inspected
for possible insects of quarantine significance, noxious weeds,
and noxious seeds.
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