They fly these hills every year, they already know (not to mention you can just look on google earth). Heck even the state water board has developed software to identify grows and calculate their square footage and size, unless you are growing indoor or under the trees you can't really hide from them anymore. So much gets grown here that it is impossible for them to eradicate even a small percentage of it, but I think that's going to change as they switch more to civil enforcement. It is really easy and cheap for some water board employee to just sit behind a desk with their ID software and send out fines and notices to people not in compliance....
The local cultivation program won't require much proof, something like having your non profit already established, or a re-sellers permit from the state, or an EIN number from the IRS are probably best, but even just receipts for materials or even just photos will work too. I believe you have to show you were a resident in the county as well.
Actually I misspoke about that - proof of prior cultivation is not actually a mandated requirement for this year, and none of this stuff is required this year if you grow 25 plants or less, but it will be required by next year for cultivation of even 25 plants. So if you can show proof of being an established medical cultivator prior to Jan 1, 2016, the Sheriffs Office will basically write you up a document stating that you have met their requirements, are an established cultivator who should receive priority permitting, and are good to go for next year. If you want to enroll you have the option of doing it now, or it will be mandatory by next year. I would rather do it now while the rules are still lax and they aren't looking too hard at anyone, plus it will help ensure that we are in that first wave of permitted legal growers in the county.
