(a)CA Kodigo sa Pagkain at Agrikultura Code § 2350(a) For purposes of this chapter, the following definitions apply:
(1)CA Kodigo sa Pagkain at Agrikultura Code § 2350(a)(1) “Managerial employee” means a person who meets all of the following criteria:
(A)CA Kodigo sa Pagkain at Agrikultura Code § 2350(a)(1)(A) Has management authority with responsibility to oversee the care and well-being of the qualifying livestock producer’s livestock.
(B)CA Kodigo sa Pagkain at Agrikultura Code § 2350(a)(1)(B) Primarily engages in managerial job duties and customarily and regularly exercises discretion and independent judgment in these duties. These duties shall be specified in a written job description issued no later than 90 days before the date of the flood, storm, fire, earthquake, or other disaster.
(C)CA Kodigo sa Pagkain at Agrikultura Code § 2350(a)(1)(C) Earns a monthly salary equivalent to no less than two times the state minimum wage for full-time employment at the time of the flood, storm, fire, earthquake, or other disaster.
(2)CA Kodigo sa Pagkain at Agrikultura Code § 2350(a)(2) “Qualifying livestock producer” means a commercial livestock producer, as determined by the county agency, who has been certified as successfully completing the curriculum developed pursuant to Section 13105.6 of the Health and Safety Code.
(b)Copy CA Kodigo sa Pagkain at Agrikultura Code § 2350(b)
(1)Copy CA Kodigo sa Pagkain at Agrikultura Code § 2350(b)(1) Upon the approval of a county board of supervisors, a county agricultural commissioner, or other agency designated by the county board of supervisors, is authorized to establish within that county a livestock pass program for the purpose of issuing identification documents granting any qualifying livestock producer, or a managerial employee of the
qualifying livestock producer, access to the qualifying livestock producer’s ranch property during or following a flood, storm, fire, earthquake, or other disaster.
(2)Copy CA Kodigo sa Pagkain at Agrikultura Code § 2350(b)(2)
(A)Copy CA Kodigo sa Pagkain at Agrikultura Code § 2350(b)(2)(A) A managerial employee of a qualifying livestock producer shall not be required by the qualifying livestock producer to obtain a livestock pass. Access to a qualifying livestock producer’s ranch by a managerial employee shall be fully voluntary on the part of the managerial employee.
(B)CA Kodigo sa Pagkain at Agrikultura Code § 2350(b)(2)(A)(B) A person shall not require any employee to obtain or use a livestock pass or to enter or be present on the livestock producer’s ranch property during or following a flood, storm, fire, earthquake, or other disaster. A person shall not in any manner discriminate, retaliate, or take any adverse action against an employee for refusing to obtain or use a livestock pass or to enter or be
present on the livestock producer’s ranch property during or following a flood, storm, fire, earthquake, or other disaster. Any person who believes that they have been discriminated or retaliated against in violation of this section may, in addition to any other available remedy, file a complaint pursuant to Section 98.7 of the Labor Code for remedies available under Section 98.6 of the Labor Code.
(C)CA Kodigo sa Pagkain at Agrikultura Code § 2350(b)(2)(A)(C) Nothing in this section shall be construed as requiring a managerial employee of a qualifying livestock producer to be present on a ranch property during or following a flood, storm, fire, earthquake, or other disaster.
(c)Copy CA Kodigo sa Pagkain at Agrikultura Code § 2350(c)
(1)Copy CA Kodigo sa Pagkain at Agrikultura Code § 2350(c)(1) An applicant for a livestock pass shall provide, or the relevant county agency shall otherwise obtain, documentation sufficient to demonstrate that the applicant is a commercial livestock producer, or a
managerial employee of a commercial livestock producer. The documentation may include, but is not limited to, any of the following:
(A)CA Kodigo sa Pagkain at Agrikultura Code § 2350(c)(1)(A) An operator identification number issued by a county agricultural commissioner.
(B)CA Kodigo sa Pagkain at Agrikultura Code § 2350(c)(1)(B) An Internal Revenue Service Schedule F (Form 1040) attesting to the applicant’s Profit or Loss From Farming.
(C)CA Kodigo sa Pagkain at Agrikultura Code § 2350(c)(1)(C) Assessor’s parcel numbers confirming agricultural zoning for the property or properties upon which access is sought.
(D)CA Kodigo sa Pagkain at Agrikultura Code § 2350(c)(1)(D) Agricultural land lease documentation.
(E)CA Kodigo sa Pagkain at Agrikultura Code § 2350(c)(1)(E) Documentation attesting to the applicant’s enrollment in a Williamson Act contract as authorized pursuant to Chapter 7 (commencing with Section 51200) of Part 1 of Division 1 of Title 5 of the
Government Code.
(F)CA Kodigo sa Pagkain at Agrikultura Code § 2350(c)(1)(F) Documentation from the United States Department of Agriculture Farm Service Agency attesting that the applicant is a commercial livestock producer.
(G)CA Kodigo sa Pagkain at Agrikultura Code § 2350(c)(1)(G) Current registration of a livestock brand with the Bureau of Livestock Identification.
(2)CA Kodigo sa Pagkain at Agrikultura Code § 2350(c)(2) An applicant for a livestock pass shall furnish to the relevant county agency a description or map of all lands owned or managed by the applicant for which disaster access is sought.
(d)Copy CA Kodigo sa Pagkain at Agrikultura Code § 2350(d)
(1)Copy CA Kodigo sa Pagkain at Agrikultura Code § 2350(d)(1) Access granted pursuant to a livestock pass shall be limited to the purposes of sheltering, moving, transporting, evacuating, feeding, watering, or administering veterinary care to livestock, or providing local expertise to peace officers and emergency personnel. Local expertise shall
only be provided upon the request of peace officers and emergency personnel.
(2)CA Kodigo sa Pagkain at Agrikultura Code § 2350(d)(2) Un titular de un pase de ganado puede tener acceso a la propiedad de rancho que es propiedad de otro titular de un pase de ganado, con permiso de ese titular del pase de ganado, con el fin de proporcionar asistencia con aquellas actividades especificadas en el párrafo (1) durante o después de una inundación, tormenta, incendio, terremoto u otro desastre.
(3)CA Kodigo sa Pagkain at Agrikultura Code § 2350(d)(3) El acceso bajo esta sección a áreas cerradas conforme a la subdivisión (a) de la Sección 409.5 del Código Penal solo podrá ser otorgado por el comandante del incidente, un oficial de aplicación de la ley con jurisdicción, o su designado. Cuando el acceso sea otorgado por personal de respuesta a emergencias que no sea el comandante del incidente, el personal de respuesta a emergencias deberá notificar al comando del incidente que se ha proporcionado acceso al titular del pase de ganado.
(4)CA Kodigo sa Pagkain at Agrikultura Code § 2350(d)(4) Para los fines de esta subdivisión, la “experiencia local” puede incluir la identificación de caminos de acceso, puntos de agua y otros conocimientos locales que puedan ayudar a los bomberos u otro personal de respuesta a emergencias.
(e)Copy CA Kodigo sa Pagkain at Agrikultura Code § 2350(e)
(1)Copy CA Kodigo sa Pagkain at Agrikultura Code § 2350(e)(1) Un documento de identificación de pase de ganado emitido conforme a la subdivisión (b) con el propósito de autorizar el acceso durante un desastre deberá incluir, como mínimo, toda la siguiente información:
(A)CA Kodigo sa Pagkain at Agrikultura Code § 2350(e)(1)(A) El nombre del solicitante y del titular de la tarjeta.
(B)CA Kodigo sa Pagkain at Agrikultura Code § 2350(e)(1)(B) El nombre o nombres del rancho al que el titular de la tarjeta busca acceso en caso de desastre.
(C)CA Kodigo sa Pagkain at Agrikultura Code § 2350(e)(1)(C) La fecha de vencimiento del documento de identificación, si el condado estableció una fecha de vencimiento.
(D)CA Kodigo sa Pagkain at Agrikultura Code § 2350(e)(1)(D) El sello o logotipo de la agencia autorizante y la firma del oficial emisor.
(2)CA Kodigo sa Pagkain at Agrikultura Code § 2350(e)(2) Un documento de identificación de pase de ganado que autorice el acceso durante un desastre y que no incluya una fotografía del titular de la tarjeta no será un documento válido para los fines de la subdivisión (b) a menos que esté acompañado por un documento de identificación con fotografía válido emitido por el gobierno estatal o federal.
(f)CA Kodigo sa Pagkain at Agrikultura Code § 2350(f) No obstante esta sección, un pase de ganado emitido por un condado en el que se estableció un programa de pase de ganado o equivalente antes del 1 de enero de 2022, se considerará en cumplimiento con esta sección hasta la fecha de vencimiento indicada en el pase de ganado o hasta el 31 de diciembre de 2025, lo que ocurra primero.
