Structural Pest Control Training

The Department of Pesticide Regulation (DPR) has scheduled structural pest control training in two locations this year. The training is a cooperative effort of DPR’s Enforcement Branch, the structural pest control board (SPCB), the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (U.S. EPA), and the California Agricultural Commissioners and Sealers Association.

The Business and Professions Code section 8616 states that no disciplinary action by a county agricultural commissioner (CAC) maybe taken in the structural pest control enforcement program against a licensee of the SPCB until training has been completed. Therefore, DPR has scheduled basic training for new CAC staff. This training will include representatives from other states and tribes covered by U.S. EPA Region 9.

These are the sites and dates for the training.

• Sacramento County
  
  Lionsgate Hotel
  3410 Westover Street
  Sacramento, California 95652
  Phone: (916) 643-6222
  (866) 866-7100
  
  April 8, 2003 8:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
  April 9, 2003 8:00 a.m. – 3:15 p.m.
  
• Los Angeles County
  
  Four Points Sheraton Hotel
  700 West Huntington Drive
  Monrovia, California 91016
  Phone: (626) 357-5211
  (888) 627-8119
  
  April 16, 2003 8:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
  April 17, 2003 8:00 a.m. – 3:15 p.m.

We have reserved 70 rooms for this training at the rate of $84.00 per room per day if reservations are made by March 30, 2003, for Sacramento and April 5, 2003, for Monrovia. Attendees are responsible for making their own hotel reservation. To get the discounted rate, please tell the hotel clerk that you will be attending “County Structural Training.”

Travel and per diem expenses will be reimbursed by DPR according to the guidelines outlined in ENF 00-037. In order to facilitate the planning process, please contact the senior pesticide use specialist serving your county with the names of your attendees and their level of experience in structural pest control no later than March 25, 2003.

Sincerely,