The California Department of Food and Agriculture’s (CDFA) Citrus Pest and Disease Prevention Division (CPDPD), the CDFA’s Asian citrus psyllid (ACP) quarantine program now requires all harvesters/farm labor contractors (FLCs) – referring to any person/establishment who employs people to perform work related to grove management and/or harvesting commercial citrus fruit – to have a valid compliance agreement to harvest citrus groves.
FLCs have until June 15, 2023, to sign and return a compliance agreement. Any FLCs operating in citrus groves without a compliance agreement by the June 15 deadline will be in violation of quarantine requirements.
FLCs can obtain a compliance agreement by reaching out to their local CDFA ACP/HLB Program contact. Completed compliance agreements can be returned to CDFA via local regulatory staff or by email to ACPCompliance@cdfa.ca.gov.
Region Contact Details:
Los Angeles/Orange Counties – Stephanie Fragoso
Stephanie.Fragoso@cdfa.ca.gov
Phone: 323-576-2762
Riverside/San Bernardino Counties – Christina Huggins
Christina.Huggins@cdfa.ca.gov
Phone: 951-880-9447
San Diego/Imperial Counties – Jemellee Urbino
Jemellee.Urbino@cdfa.ca.gov
Phone: 619-698-0211
San Joaquin Valley – Lea Pereira
Lea.Pereira@cdfa.ca.gov
Phone: 559-625-1040
Ventura County/Central Coast – Nathan Rosenblum
Nathan.Rosenblum@cdfa.ca.gov
Phone: 805-437-8726
CDFA Sacramento HQ
ACPCompliance@cdfa.ca.gov
Phone: 916-274-6300
