To Promote and
Protect
The goal of the Madera County Department of Agriculture
is to promote and protect the agricultural industry of
Madera County. Our office is dedicated to protecting California
agriculture from the spread of destructive pests, promoting
the safe and responsible use of pesticides to allow for
the protection of crops, and protecting human health and
the environment. Programs administered by this office
include: Pesticide
Use Enforcement; Pest
Prevention; Pest
Management; Nursery
and Seed Inspection; Fruit,
Vegetable, and Egg Quality Control; Organic
and Certified Producer Programs; Apiary
Inspection; and Crop
Statistics.
The Weights and Measures
Division is responsible for consumer protection, as well
as merchant protection, through the regulation of all weight
or measuring devices used in commercial transactions. This includes,
but is not limited to: gas pumps, grocery store scales, jewelry
scales, propane meters, and water dispensers. Other duties include
inspection of packaged goods for proper labeling and accurate
quantity, undercover purchases to test scanner error and overcharging,
as well as overseeing weighmasters.
Our Mission
To preserve agriculture and our precious natural resources;
to foster consumer confidence and fairness in the business community;
and to enhance the health and safety of all citizens through
the just administration of the laws and regulations entrusted
to this department.
Our Values
- To provide professional public service to our customers in
a courteous, respectful, and responsive manner.
- To demonstrate the highest standards of personal integrity,
honesty, and truthfulness in all of our professional and personal
activities
- To provide to all citizens fair and consistent enforcement
of the laws and regulations which we administer.
- To work in an efficient, cooperative manner, to assure that
the greatest possible benefit is obtained from our use of public
funds.
Directions From the South:
Take Hwy 99 North to Madera and exit at 145/Madera Avenue. Take
the left fork of the ramp and turn left onto 145/Madera Avenue.
Continue on Madera Ave over the freeway and through the Olive
Ave intersection, move into the right lane. Turn right onto Dunham
and then an immediate right into the fenced parking behind the
red brick building.
Directions From the North
Take Hwy 99 South to Madera and take the 145/Firebaugh/Kerman
exit. Turn left onto Olive at the stoplight. At the next light
turn right onto 145/Madera Avenue. Turn right onto Dunham and
then an immediate right into the fenced parking behind the red
brick building.
Directions From Hwy 41
Take Hwy 41 South towards Fresno. Veer right onto Hwy
145 towards Madera. Continue on Hwy 145 into Madera, cross
over Railroad tracks and turn Left at light onto Gateway
Drive. Turn right onto 145/Madera Avenue. Continue on
Madera Ave over the freeway and through the Olive Ave
intersection, move into the right lane. Turn right onto
Dunham and then an immediate right into the fenced parking
behind the red brick building.
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Madera County Department of Agriculture
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