Cooperative Services Agreement and Annual Work/Financial Plan Between USDA and Sutter County
Summary
SCH Number
2023070284
Public Agency
Sutter County
Document Title
Cooperative Services Agreement and Annual Work/Financial Plan Between USDA and Sutter County
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
7/17/2023
Document Description
Renewal of cooperative services agreement between Sutter County and USDA to continue countywide wildlife management services program, which began in 1924 and has occurred continuously since 1988, and approval of annual work/financial plan for services to be provided. The Agreements to maintain an integrated Wildlife Damage Management (IWDM) program in Sutter County to protect residents, property, livestock, crops, and natural resources from damage caused by predators and other nuisance wildlife.
Contact Information
Name
Lisa Herbert
Agency Name
Sutter County Agricultural Department
Job Title
Agricultural Commissioner
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency / Project Applicant
Phone
Email
Location
Counties
Sutter
Regions
Countywide, Northern California, Unincorporated
Other Location Info
Unincorporated Sutter County - Countywide
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
Section 15307 and 15308
Reasons for Exemption
The agreement is an action by a regulatory agency to protect natural resources and the environment by managing and providing owners with preventative management education regarding nuisance wildlife and damage or threaten flood control facilities, agricultural levies, waterways, and soil stability. The program protects residents, crops, and livestock from predators and other nuisance wildlife, and protects forests, threatened and endangered species and wetlands. Guidelines Section 15061(b)(3); based on the record of Sutter County's continuous 32-year program with USDA Wildlife Services, and the assessments on this and similar programs throughout the Northern District (including Sutter County) and the resulting conclusions of the USDA Wildlife Services, US Department of Fish and Wildlife and California Department of Fish and Wildlife, it can be seen with certainty that continuation of the program, if carried out in a manner consistent with past practice and current standards as proposed, would not result in adverse impacts to the environment.
County Clerk
Sutter
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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