Following the fires in our communities and adjacent counties, partner  agencies supported the development of the Plumas-Sierra County Disaster Livestock Access  Program, a systemic  program to provide options for commercial livestock operators to access restricted areas following a natural disaster in order to provide care for livestock.

 

In coordination with local  agencies, the University of California Cooperative Extension (“UCCE”) and the Plumas-Sierra County  Agricultural Department 

have established a  program, through the issuance of a Livestock Access  Pass, which  may permit commercial livestock operators to gain entrance to evacuation zones, or other restricted areas, to provide feed, water, medical treatment, transport and other care to large scale commercial livestock. 

 

At this time, the Livestock Access  Pass will only be valid for livestock located in Plumas and Sierra County. This  program mirrors a  program launched in March 2021 in Butte County. Collaborators are working with sister  agencies in surrounding counties to implement the training and  program in a broader region.

You must complete  pass application form and registration which is  available online at  https://surveys.ucanr.edu/survey.cfm?surveynumber=40413.  MUST BE PRE REGISTERED TO ATTEND TRAINING

 

Mandatory Training is scheduled for  June 5, 2024: 

9:00 am - 1  pm   Taylorsville Historical Hall 

3:30 -  7:30 pm    Sierraville School

 

**If you completed training in another county you will still need to register for a  pass in Plumas-Sierra Counties.

 

The registration and training for the  pass is being managed by Tracy Schohr, Plumas-Sierra County Livestock and Natural Resources Advisor, University of California Cooperative Extension.

 

The  passes will be administered and approved through the Plumas-Sierra County  Agricultural Commissioner’s Office.

 

If you have any questions, please contact Tracy Schohr, UC Cooperative Extension Livestock and Natural Resources Advisor (email:  tkschohr@ucdavis.edu or tel: 916-716-2643), or Willo Vieira, Plumas-Sierra County  Agricultural Commissioner (email  willovieira@countyofplumas.com or tel:  530-283-6365).