YES
ON
MEASURE
15-119
Protect Your Food Farms and Future!
Defend your right
to healthy food.
Do it for your family.
Do it for yourself.
Vote Yes on Measure 15-119!
What
does Measure 15-119 do?
Measure
15-119 bans propagating, cultivating, raising, or growing of GMO crops in
Jackson County. It also provides procedures to administer the law with due
process and respect for Constitutional rights. It has an exception for medical
and scientific research. To see the full text of the law go to:
http://gmofreejacksoncounty.org/initiative/
Frequently asked questions.
Q. Why can't we all just coexist?
A. Jackson County's agricultural
land is made up of narrow valleys. In this setting wind and insect pollen drift
from open fields are impossible to control. It is neither practical nor
realistic to divide the County up into GMO and non-GMO zones. A GMO crop ban is
simple and easy to implement.
GMO crops know no boundaries.
They ignore fences.
They don't follow rules.
Q. Isn't this too much government
regulation?
A. Except for the prohibition on
growing GMO crops, all the remaining language is from existing County
ordinances. There is extensive due process and respect for constitutional
rights in the law. It assures that
Jackson County citizens are in control of their agriculture--not multinational
corporations.
Good local food--
It's something so simple.
Don't lose it.
Q. Does this ordinance add costs to the County budget?
A. No. Existing County staff and
procedures will be used to enforce the measure.
Q. Does this ordinance fine or
otherwise criminalize farmers or others who grow GMOs?
A. Farms that grow GMOs only need
to remove the crop to comply with the law. Initially they will have one year to comply. However, there are
penalties for farmers who refuse to comply with a County order after hearings
with right of appeal.
GMOs:
Unwanted, Untested, Unneeded
Q. Will home, school, and community gardens be protected?
A. Yes. Banning GMO crops will assure that you can
grow healthy food under your control without the risk of pollen contamination
from GMO crops.
Q. Will I be fined if I
accidentally plant GMO seeds?
A. You cannot
"accidentally" plant GMO seeds. To buy them you have to sign a complex
contract with the company that owns the patent for the seeds.
Q. Won't this ban keep biotech
jobs out of Jackson County?
A. No. The ordinance has exemptions
for medical and scientific research in closed laboratories.
