General Public Resources

For your health

How to file a complaint with CalEPA, DPR, the CAC, and the Structural Pest Control Board.
- Community Guide to Recognizing and Reporting Pesticide Problems
Consumer fact sheets developed by DPR, the Structural Pest Control Board, and U.S. EPA.
Feeling ill from a pesticide? What to do if you think exposure to a pesticide made you ill.
Human health 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)

Laws and regulations provide a listing of California laws and regulations regarding pesticides.
Licensing and Certification Program licenses and certifies people and businesses providing agricultural pest control services.
Enforcement and Compliance Options Chart, PDF describes the penalty prescribed by law, depending upon the action.
Enforcement Response regulations (3 CCR sections 6128 and 6130)
Preparing to be a Witness at an Administrative Pesticide Penalty Hearing, PDF
Restricted materials permit process, PDF

Air and water programs protect the public and the environment from pesticide contamination by analyzing hazards and developing pollution prevention strategies.
Residue monitoring provides information on residues in fresh produce.

Integrated pest management in schools discusses the use of alternatives to pesticides, when possible.
Vector control - Vector-Borne Disease Section, Department of Public Health

Contact DPR
County agricultural commissioner directory, California Department of Food and Agriculture web page with addresses, telephone numbers, and web sites
Enforcement Regional Offices Branch map, PDF
Structural Pest Control Board, Department of Consumer Affairs - regulates businesses and professionals that apply pesticides to structures.
Travel to CalEPA Headquarters

For content questions, contact:
916-445-4000
1001 I Street, P.O. Box 4015,
Sacramento, CA 95812-4015