(a) A county may develop and establish a collection program for the collection of banned, unregistered, or outdated agricultural wastes, which shall be implemented and operated pursuant to this article. In implementing this collection program, the county may consult with the department, the Department of Pesticide Regulation, the Department of the California Highway Patrol, licensed agricultural pest control operators, agricultural pest control advisers, and the University of California.
(b) A county may implement a collection program with the assistance of the county agricultural commissioner.
(c) If a county implements a collection program pursuant to this article, the program shall include the education of eligible participants on the procedures for the disposal of banned, unregistered, or outdated agricultural wastes, and on problems concerning liability with regard to that disposal.
(Amended by Stats. 1993, Ch. 989, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 1994.)