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The size and diversity of California agriculture dictate a much more complex partnership between State and local pesticide regulatory authorities than anywhere else in the nation. DPR works closely with California’s county agricultural commissioners, who serve as the primary enforcement agents for State pesticide laws and regulations ( A Guide to Pesticide Regulation in California (2011), "The County Agricultural Commissioners", PDF (93 kb) .
Contacts
- County agricultural commissioner listing
California Department of Food and Agriculture page (names, addresses, telephone numbers and web sites)
- Commissioner contact information, PDF (82 kb), including postal and e-mail addresses and office hours
- County codes (numeric codes assigned to each county) used in many DPR databases and for pesticide use reporting
- DPR contacts
- DPR Enforcement Branch regional offices, PDF (118 kb)
- Structural Pest Control Board
Enforcement
- County Administrative Penalty Actions
- Enforcement training for county agricultural commissioners
- Pesticide use enforcement main page
- Pesticide Use Enforcement Program Standards Compendium
Forms
- County Agricultural Commissioner’s Staff Continuing Education Record, PR-PML-179, PDF (23 kb)
- Forms for inspections, pesticide use reporting, violation notices, and other county enforcement activities
- Qualified Applicator Certificate County Agricultural Commissioner Staff Waiver Request for county agricultural commissioner staff only, PR-PML-001A-WR, PDF (9 kb). Refer to PML 2003-006.
- Requisition Order for County Forms, DPR-197, PDF (116 kb)
Letters
- Letters to county agricultural commissioners clarify policies and procedures
Licensing and certification
Pesticide product, permitting & use reporting
- California Restricted Materials Requirements, PDF (17 kb)
- (Field) Fumigant Resource Center
- GIS resources and standards for permitting and use reporting
- Ground Water Protection Materials, PDF (13 kb) is a list of pesticides that have the potential to pollute ground water and have use restrictions.
- Information technology resources, permit and use reporting computer program updates
- Minimal Exposure Pesticides, PDF (14 kb) contains a list of pesticides, exemptions, restrictions, and special safety use requirements
- Product Compliance Program
- Product/label database (search DPR’s database of pesticide products)
- Product MSDS and labels (Crop Data Management Systems)
- Section 18 special registrations
- Sulfur dioxide use in wineries, PDF (109 kb) - two-page handout about licensing and use reporting requirements
- Volatile Organic Compound (VOC) Emissions from Pesticides
Worker Safety
- Personal Protective Equipment
- US EPA Worker Protection Standards
- Training Resources
- Pesticide Safety Information Series in English, Punjabi, and Español (handouts)
Resources
- California Environmental Protection Agency environmental programs
- Compliance assistance information for employers
- Endangered species
- Hearing Officer Roundtable Project
- Laws and regulations, including proposed pesticide-related legislation
- National climatic data center (NOAA)
- Pesticide Safety: It’s the Law (leaflets)
- Pesticide terms in English/Spanish HTML English/Spanish, PDF (243 kb)
- Pesticide Use Report (PUR) State Mandate Claim Information
- Reimbursing Medical Costs of Persons Injured in Pesticide Incidents (handout) in English, PDF (132 kb); En Español, PDF, Reembolso de Gastos Médicos a Personas Lesionadas en Incidentes de Pesticidas (152 kb)
- Restricted entry intervals, PDF (61 kb) (Bulletin ENF-001, July 2007); Intervalos e Entrada Restringida, PDF (63 kb) (ENF-001, Rev. 7/07)
- Restricted Materials Use Requirements
- Enforcement Reference Tools
- Suggested Study Materials for CDFA County License Examinations
For content questions contact:
Joe Marade
County Agricultural Commissioner Liaison
1001 I Street, P.O. Box 4015
Sacramento, CA 95812-4015
Telephone: (916) 445-3906
E-mail: jmarade@cdpr.ca.gov