To qualify the properties must be 10 acres or less in size and located in San Joaquin County. The Commissioner's Office will verify the presence of yellow starthistle and issue a rebate voucher to qualifying landowners. Vouchers must be issued prior to starting yellow starthistle control and the weed control must be done by a licensed pest control business.
Vouchers are redeemable after the weed control work is paid for and completed.
Funding for this project is limited. This pilot project is funded by money made available through Assembly Bill 1168. This bill created a weed management fund for the express purpose of controlling non-native invasive weed species such as yellow starthistle. Funds were made available to County Agriculture Commissioner Office's participating in organizations called weed management areas. San Joaquin County is a member of a tri-county weed management area including San Joaquin, Stanislaus, and Merced counties.