SB 822: Agricultural pest control: citrus disease prevention: monthly assessment.

Existing law creates the California Citrus Pest and Disease Prevention Committee in the Department of Food and Agriculture to, among other things, develop a statewide citrus specific pest and disease work plan.

Existing law requires producers in the citrus fruit industry to pay a monthly assessment not exceeding $0.09 per carton of citrus fruit, to be used for citrus disease management and pest control activities, which are deposited in the Citrus Disease Management Account in the Department of Food and Agriculture Fund, except as specified.

This bill would increase the maximum amount of the monthly assessment to $0.12 per carton of citrus fruit.