California Public Resources Code

§ 93540

PRC § 93540Div. 50 · Ch. 7

Statute text

Of the funds made available by Section 93500, ninety million dollars ($90,000,000) shall be available, upon appropriation by the Legislature, to the Department of Food and Agriculture for grants that benefit small- and medium-sized farms, socially disadvantaged farmers, beginning farmers or ranchers, and veteran farmers or ranchers, and increase the sustainability of agricultural infrastructure and facilities that support food systems, and increase market access. Funding made available pursuant to this section shall be allocated as follows:

(a)Twenty million dollars ($20,000,000) shall be available for infrastructure related to certified mobile farmers’ markets, including, but not limited to, a mobile farmers’ market vehicle, refrigeration, and other equipment to comply with relevant sections of the Health and Safety Code and related regulations.

(b)Twenty million dollars ($20,000,000) shall be available to develop year-round infrastructure for certified farmers’ markets, as defined in Section 47004 of the Food and Agricultural Code, fishermen’s markets, as defined in Section 113780 of the Health and Safety Code, or tribe-operated or native-serving farmers’ markets, including, but not limited to, all of the following:

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Legislative history

Added by Stats. 2024, Ch. 83, Sec. 2. (SB 867) Approved in Proposition 4 at the November 5, 2024, election. Effective November 6, 2024.