Agriculture, Weights & Measures
The Agriculture, Weights and Measures Department oversees the pest control program, ensures the accuracy
of commercial weight and measuring devices and regulates organic food production.
Mission
To serve the public's interest by ensuring equity in the marketplace, promoting and protecting agriculture, protecting environmental quality and the health and welfare of Marin County’s residents.
FY 2023-2024 Continuous Improvement Focus
Cross Departmental Initiative
Agriculture, Weights and Measures is currently
developing a cross departmental disaster preparedness program (“Ag Pass”). The
goal of Ag Pass is to provide a uniform pathway for commercial Agricultural
Producers to identify themselves to emergency front line personnel (firefighters,
law enforcement, etc.) and potentially be allowed access into evacuation zones
to care for commercial animals and crops and tend to agricultural
infrastructure needs.
This program is being developed in collaboration with
Marin County Fire, Marin County Farm Bureau, Marin Humane, University of
California Cooperative Extension Marin, Marin Sheriff’s Office, County Counsel, CAO, and IST with
additional collaboration planned with Marin Wildfire Prevention Authority and the National
Park Service.
What does Success Look Like?
The agricultural community will be better prepared
and positioned to work with emergency front line personnel during a disaster event
and be able to legally enter evacuation areas to handle emergency business
needs.