Assembly Bill 732, passed in October last year, allows agricultural commissioners to hand out fines up to $1,000 per acre or orchards or vineyards that are considered a nuisance, as they can be a host for pests and disease.
"To think about removing an orchard, we can't just do that if the money isn't there," San Joaquin Farm Bureau Vice President James Chinchiolo said. "To add an additional incentive, particularly a negative incentive on top of the incentive that they already would typically have to want to clean up their land, to me doesn't align for what's best for farmers and ranchers."
"There's many steps that we go through, many mitigations that we go through to address these properties, and it's often a very lengthy process that involves inspections, communication with landowners, notices and opportunities for corrective action," San Joaquin County Assistant Agricultural Commissioner Kelle Schroeder explained.
"There's so many of us farmers and ranchers, I believe, that aren't in a financial position to remove their orchards in alignment with the current regulations, and that's what ends up perpetuating abandoned land that doesn't get managed,"
While Chinchiolo agrees that these abandoned pieces of land can cause issues, as he has had past experiences with nearby unruly orchards, some farmers believe there needs to be a better balance.
For the agricultural commissioner, the main issue for them is time. They say this is a lengthy process that could take years to complete, with many steps in between before they can begin issuing any civil penalties.
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