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Compliance Assistance for Employers
- Laws and regulations – state and federal rules on pesticide use, DPR letters to County Agricultural Commissioners clarifying policies and procedures
- Pesticides subject to special rules – permitting; minimal exposure pesticides; dormant spray, field fumigant and ground water restrictions; engineering controls; personal protective equipment; restricted-entry intervals
- Licensing and certification – ensuring competence in professionals who use or recommend pesticides
- Environmental protection – measures to protect air and water quality, and endangered species
- Worker safety – illness and injury prevention
- About pesticides – databases, MSDSs
For more information
If you can’t find the information you need, try our Website’s A-Z Index, or these sources:
- County Agricultural Commissioners regulate pesticide use locally
- DPR Enforcement Branch
- Enforcement regional offices (PDF, 117 kb)
- National Agriculture Compliance Assistance Center, federal requirements that affect agriculture
- National Pesticide Information Center