CCA GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS TEAM

Sponsoring legislation signed into law by Gov. Newsom which continues to exempt agricultural vehicles from CHP’s Basic Inspections of Terminals program, avoiding regulatory burdens and costs for California ranchers.

Passing legislation which permanently reauthorizes water measurement short-courses that enable ranchers to install their own water measurement devices, cutting regulatory compliance costs by thousands of dollars.

Defeating radical environmentalists’ efforts to incentivize plant-based foods over meat and dairy in school meals and to outlaw the development and expansion of feedlots and processing plants.

Securing amendments to feral pig hunting legislation that safeguard ranchers’ private property rights.

Securing $80 million in the 2022-23 State Budget for Fire Prevention Grants which can be used for “prescribed wildland grazing” and to fund “prescribed grazing infrastructure.”