About Us . . . 
The County Agricultural Commissioner-Sealer Department is a regulatory agency performing under the jurisdiction and direction fo the California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA), and the Department of Pesticide Regulation (CDPR), and works in cooperation with various other federal, state, regional, and local agencies. The Agricultural Commissioner enforces the laws and regulations while serving at the discretion of the County Board of Supervisors and CDFA Secretary of Agriculture. The Kings County Agricultural Commissioner department employs a staff of 26.
Functions and Activities
The primary goal and purpose of all county Agricultural Commissioners statewide is "To Promote and To Protect" agriculture. The number one industry in Kings County is agriculture which provides a very significant base to the county's economy. The promotion and protection of Kings County agriculture is accomplished through educational outreach and enforcement by the department. The local expertise of the department is utilized to uniformly adminster the following statewide programs here in Kings County.
Department of Agriculture and Measurement Standards
Tim Niswander
County Agricultural Commissioner/Sealer
