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Madera County Codes
Chapter 14.38
Fire Protection -- Subdivisions
Sections:
14.38.010 Grass and weeds--Discing.
14.38.020 Livestock grazing--Permit issuance.
14.38.030 Livestock grazing--Permit required.
14.38.040 Livestock grazing--Permit fee.
14.38.050 Livestock grazing--Disposition
of funds.
14.38.060 Livestock grazing--Conditions.
14.38.070 Livestock grazing--Permit revocation.
14.38.080 Duties of animal control officer.
14.38.010 Grass and weeds--Discing.
Subdivisions within the unincorporated areas
of the county of Madera with no development, or very little
development, tend to promote the growing of grass and weeds
that at various times during the year can become a serious
fire hazard. Such grass and weeds can, with difficulty
and great expense, be disced into the ground.
However, that method of control requires the county or a person
contracting with the county, to enter in and upon the property
to so disc the property. There is statutory authority
for the permitting of the county under certain conditions
to so enter and perform such fire protection work.
The fire protection project can be accomplished by the county
in a less expensive manner, but more importantly, it promotes
the production of food and fiber and does not waste the green
forage which it accomplished by discing it into the ground.
With fire protection uppermost in the minds of
the board of supervisors and promoting additional production
of food and fiber, it has adopted this law for the protection
of certain county areas. (Ord. 402 §1 [part],
1975). top
14.38.020 Livestock grazing--Permit
issuance. The board of supervisors may, upon
written application, issue a permit to graze livestock on
those lands which are delineated on maps on file with the
board clerk, which have been subdivided and on which little
or no development has occurred. (Ord. 402
§1 [part], 1975). top
14.38.030 Livestock grazing--Permit
required. No such lands within such subdivision
shall be grazed by livestock without the permit being issued
as provided in this chapter. (Ord. 402
§1 [part], 1975). top
14.38.040 Livestock grazing--Permit
fee. The fee for such permit shall be established
by the board at the time of granting the permit, based upon
the conditions and restrictions placed upon the permittee
by the issuance thereof. (Ord. 402 §1 [part],
1975). top
14.38.050 Livestock grazing--Disposition
of funds. The fees collected by the board
of supervisors shall be deposited with the county auditor
in a sheep grazing trust fund and may be used only for fire
prevention, fire protection and health or emergency medical
services projects as established by the board of supervisors.
(Ord. 402-D, 1986: Ord. 402-C §1, 1979:
Ord. 402-B §1, 1976: Ord. 402 §1 [part], 1975). top
14.38.060 Livestock grazing--Conditions.
Each permit issued by the board shall, in addition
to any other limitations imposed by the board, be subject
to all of the following conditions:
A. A bond of a policy of liability
insurance sufficient to pay for any damages caused by the
use of the abovementioned lands shall be deposited with the
board of supervisors.
B. A herdsman will be on duty at
all time.
C. The permittee will construct
any fencing which the county deems necessary for health, safety
and welfare.
D. The permittee shall not use existing
water systems unless prior approval is obtained from the owners
of these systems.
E. The permittee shall give written
notice of entry upon the property and written notice of leaving
the property by his grazing livestock.
F. The permittee will not bed down
or corral any livestock within two hundred yards of any residence
or occupied pasture fence line irrespective of whether the
residence or occupied pasture is within or without the area
delineated as being within the purview of the permit.
No livestock shall be grazed within two hundred yards of an
occupied fenced pasture. (Ord. 402 §1 [part],
1972). top
14.38.070 Livestock grazing--Permit
revocation. The permit may be revoked at
any time by the board upon the violation of any of the terms
and conditions of the permit. (Ord. 402
§1 [part], 1975). top
14.38.080 Duties of animal control officer.
Upon any violation or any term or condition of
this chapter, the Madera County animal control officer shall
pick up and remove all livestock grazing of located upon the
affected lands. (Ord. 402-A §1, 1976).
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