Updates to Volume 2, Laws and Regulations, Pesticide Use Enforcement Program Standards Compendium
This letter announces issuance of a revised Volume 2, Laws and Regulations, one of eight volumes of the Pesticide Use Enforcement Program Standards Compendium. Your office will soon receive a CD with the latest revisions. You are free to make as many copies as you need.
New pesticide-related laws became effective on January 1, 2015, including groundwater protection, carbon monoxide devices, and anti-coagulants. On July 1, the revised Worker Safety personal protective equipment regulations became effective, as did the regulation adding agricultural use of chlorpyrifos to the restricted materials list. The 2015 CD contains new and amended sections of the Food and Agricultural Code (FAC), Business and Professions Code (BPC), and Title 3, California Code of Regulations (3CCR) as follows:
Food and Agricultural Code
| Code / Section | Action | Subject | Date Effective |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAC 12978.7 | Added | Anticoagulants, Prohibited in Wildlife Areas | 1-1-2015 |
| FAC 12996(c) | Amended | Violations: Criminal Penalties, Exempts Schools Pesticide-Use Training Requirement | 1-1-2015 |
| FAC 12999.4(a) | Amended | Civil Penalties: Adds Schools Training Requirement (FAC 13186.5) | 1-1-2015 |
| FAC 12999.5(a) | Amended | Civil Penalties: Adds Carbon Monoxide Device (FAC 14160-14161) | 1-1-2015 |
| FAC 13182 | Amended | Schools: Pesticide Training | 1-1-2015 |
| FAC 13186 | Amended | Schools: Records, Notification, Adds PCO | 1-1-2015 |
| FAC 13186.5 | Added | Schools: Pesticide Use Training | 1-1-2015 |
| FAC 14160 – 14161 | Added | Carbon Monoxide Pest Control Devices: Defined and rulemaking authority | 1-1-2015 |
FAC sections with general edits (typographical errors, previous omissions, repeals, etc.): 11472.1, 12042, 12794.5-12795.6 12798.1, 12811.5, 12836.6, 12838, 12841.4, 12846-12846.5, 12996, 13142, 13144-13145, 13148-13149, 13152, 13181, 13183-13185, 13187, 14022-14024, 14152, 14161, 15204.
Business and Professions Code
| Code / Section | Action | Subject | Date Effective |
|---|---|---|---|
| BPC Div. 3. Chapters 14-14.5 | Add previous amendments | Miscellaneous clean-up and Healthy Schools Act sections | Various |
| BPC 8593.2 | Added | Schools, Training | 7/1/2016 |
Title 3, California Code of Regulations
| Code / Section | Action | Subject | Date Effective |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3CCR 6000 | Deleted | “Assure” Or “Ensure” | 7/1/2015 |
| 3CCR 6000 | Deleted | Chemical Resistant or Waterproof | 7/1/2015 |
| 3CCR 6400 | Amended | Chlorpyrifos – Added when used on agricultural commodities | 7/1/2015 |
| 3CCR 6400 | Amended | Methyl Iodide – Unregistered | 8/6/2014 |
| 3CCR 6446 | Repealed | Methyl Iodide – Removed | 8/6/2014 |
| 3CCR 6446.1 | Repealed | Methyl Iodide – Removed | 8/6/2014 |
| 3CCR 6486.7 | Deleted | Azinphos Methyl | 7/1/2015 |
| 3CCR 6624 | Amended | PUR – Remove Methyl Iodide | 8/6/2014 |
| 3CCR 6736 | Deleted | Coveralls | 7/1/2015 |
| 3CCR 6738 | Amended | Personal Protective Equipment Care | 7/1/2015 |
| 3CCR 6738.1 | Added | Personal Protective Equipment Use | 7/1/2015 |
| 3CCR 6738.2 | Added | Selection of Protective Eyewear | 7/1/2015 |
| 3CCR 6738.3 | Added | Selection of Gloves | 7/1/2015 |
| 3CCR 6738.4 | Added | Personal Protective Equipment Exemptions | 7/1/2015 |
| 3CCR 6739(j)(B)-(D) | Amended | Respiratory Protection | 7/1/2015 |
| 3CCR 6764(b)(9) | Amended | Fieldworker Training – Heat-related illness | 7/1/2015 |
| 3CCR 6793 | Amended | Minimal Exposure Pesticides – Safety Use Requirements | 7/1/2015 |
| 3CCR 6795(a) | Amended | Removed MSHA approved respiratory protection | 7/1/2015 |
| 3CCR 6800 | Amended | Groundwater Protection List | 10/1/2014 |
3CCR sections with general edit (typographical error and non-substantive changes): 6000, 6512, 6702, 6720, 6724, 6771, and 6795.
Enclosed is a revised Table of Contents, which also contains a description of the authorities found in pages of the 1991 and 2012 Governor’s Reorganization Plans.
When printing copies, we advise printing two-sided to maintain correct pagination for insertion into your Volume 2, Laws and Regulations Compendium manual.
If you have any questions, please contact the Enforcement Branch Liaison assigned to your county.
Sincerely,