Application Return Policy for Pesticide Product Registrations and Amendments

The Department of Pesticide Regulation’s (DPR’s) Pesticide Registration Branch (PRB) is responsible for the pesticide registration process, including coordinating the evaluation of scientific data by other DPR branches and state agencies to support product registration and amendment. Registrants who apply for registration of new pesticide products or amendment of currently registered pesticides are required to submit an accurate and complete application with supporting documents and fee. Pursuant to Title 3 of the California Code of Regulations (3 CCR), section 6170(a) and (b), if the application and/or supporting documents are incomplete or inaccurate or the fee is missing, DPR cannot process the submission. This policy, effective July 1, 2022, describes PRB’s new timeframe for responding to certain application deficiencies and the return process.