Volume 2, Laws and Regulations
For information about the current Volume 2 of the Pesticide Use Enforcement Program Standards Compendium see CAC Letter ENF 20-06. Department of Pesticide Regulation (DPR) and county agricultural commissioner (CAC) staffs follow the statute and regulation sections (in parentheses) when conducting enforcement activities.
These laws are found in different sections of the California statutes and regulations. Listed below are links to Web sites containing the most recent versions of the statutes and regulations. As statutes or regulations are enacted or revised, updates are periodically distributed to DPR and CAC staff.
California Statutes
Food and Agricultural Code
- Division 1. State Administration [Sections [§§] 221 – 224.5, 482]
- Division 2. Local Administration (§§ 2001 – 2287)
- Division 4. Plant Quarantine and Pest Control (§ 6025.4)
- Division 6. Pest Control Operations (§§ 11401 – 12408)
- Division 7. Agricultural Chemicals, Livestock Remedies, and Commercial Feeds (§§ 12500 – 14161, 15201 – 15340)
- Division 13. Bee Management and Honey Production (§§ 29000 – 29103, 29300 – 29313, 29321 – 29322)
Business and Professions Code
- Division 3. Professions and Vocations Generally (§§ 8500 – 8698.6)
- Chapter 14. Structural Pest Control Operations (§§ 8500 – 8697.5)
- Chapter 14.5. Structural Fumigation Enforcement Program (§§ 8698 – 8698.6)
Health and Safety Code
- Division 3. Pest Abatement; Mosquito Abatement and Vector Control Districts (§ 2052)
- Division 103. Disease Prevention and Health Promotion; Pesticide Poisoning (§§ 105200 – 105225)
- Division 104. Environmental Health
- Part 1. Environmental Health Personnel
- Chapter 3. Professional Certification
- Article 4. Vector Control Technicians (§ 106925)
- Chapter 3. Professional Certification
- Part 11. Vectors
- Chapter 2. Powers and Duties
- Article 4. Mosquito and Gnat Control (§§ 116175 – 116180)
- Chapter 2. Powers and Duties
- Part 1. Environmental Health Personnel
Labor Code
- Division 2. Employment Regulation and Supervision; Farm Labor Contractors (§ 1682 – 1682.4, 1695)
- Division 5. Safety in Employment
- Part 1. Occupational Safety and Health
- Chapter 1. Jurisdiction and Duties (§§ 6303, 6309 – 6313)
- Chapter 2.5. Hazardous Substances Information and Training
- Article 4. Duties (§ 6399.1)
- Part 1. Occupational Safety and Health
California Code of Regulations
Title 3. Food and Agriculture
- Division 6. Pesticides and Pest Control Operations (§§ 6000 – 6972)
Title 16. Professional and Vocational Regulations
- Division 19. Structural Pest Control Board (§§ 1900 – 1999.5)
Federal Laws (Reference Links)
- FIFRA (Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act, Title 7, U.S.C. (United States Code) §136 et seq.)
- Code of Federal Regulations (Title 40. Protection of Environment)
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