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The size and diversity of California agriculture dictate a much more complex partnership between State and local pesticide regulatory authorities than anywhere else in the nation. DPR works closely with California’s county agricultural commissioners (CACs), who serve as the primary enforcement agents for State pesticide laws and regulations (Regulating Pesticides: The California Story, A Guide to Pesticide Regulation in California, "The County Agricultural Commissioners").

Contacts

• County agricultural commissioner listing California Department of Food and Agriculture page (names, addresses, telephone numbers and web sites)
  • Commissioner contact information (PDF, 82 kb), including postal and e-mail addresses and office hours
  • County codes (numeric codes assigned to each county) used in many DPR databases and for pesticide use reporting
• DPR contacts
• DPR Enforcement Branch regional offices (PDF, 117 kb)

Enforcement

• Civil penalty and other administrative actions (enforcement actions taken by DPR and the counties)
• Pesticide use enforcement main page
• Pesticide Use Enforcement Program Standards Compendium
  • Inspection Procedures
  • Investigation Procedures
  • Laws and Regulations
  • Restricted Materials and Permitting

Forms

• County Agricultural Commissioner’s Staff Continuing Education Record, PR-PML-179 (PDF, 23 kb)
• Forms for inspections and pesticide use reporting
• Qualified Applicator Certificate County Agricultural Commissioner Staff Waiver Request for county agricultural commissioner staff only, PR-PML-001A-WR (PDF, 9 kb). Refer to PML 2003-006.
• Requisition Order for County Forms, DPR-197 (Rev. 10/08) (PDF, 95 kb)

Letters

• Letters to county agricultural commissioners clarify policies and procedures

Licensing and registration

• Licensing and Certification Program
• License and certificate holders

Pesticide product, permitting & use reporting

• California Restricted Materials Requirements (PDF, 24 kb)
• Endangered species
• Fumigant Resource Center
  • Regulations to Reduce VOCs by Controlling Field Fumigant Emissions
  • How to calculate fumigant VOC emissions
• GIS resources and standards for permitting and use reporting
• Ground Water Protection Materials (PDF, 16 kb) is a list of pesticides that have the potential to pollute ground water and have use restrictions.
• Information technology resources, permit and use reporting computer program updates (RMPP and RMMS)
• Minimal Exposure Pesticides (PDF, 68 kb) contains a list of pesticides, exemptions, restrictions, and special safety use requirements
• Product/label database (search DPR’s database of pesticide products)
• Product MSDS and labels (Crop Data Management Systems)
• Section 18 special registrations

Resources

• California Environmental Protection Agency programs
• Compliance assistance information for employers
• Hearing Officer Roundtable Project
• Laws and regulations, including proposed pesticide-related legislation
• Manual of Procedural Guidance for Pesticide Enforcement Personnel - Caution: Be advised that portions of this manual are no longer valid, however, they have been updated in the Pesticide Use Enforcement Program Standards Compendium, where applicable. DPR recommends that information from the Compendium be used as the primary reference.
• National climatic data center (NOAA)
• Pesticide Safety: It’s the Law (leaflets)
• Pesticide safety information series in English, Punjabi, and Español (handouts)
• Pesticide terms in English/Spanish   HTML  PDF (243 kb)
• Reimbursing Medical Costs of Persons Injured in Pesticide Incidents, SB 391 handout (PDF, 133 kb) (En Español, Reembolso de Gastos Médicos a Personas Lesionadas en Incidentes de Pesticidas) (PDF, 156 kb)
• Restricted entry intervals (PDF, 61 kb) (Bulletin ENF-001, July 2007);
  Intervalos de Entrada Restringida (PDF, 63 kb) (ENF-001, Rev. 7/07)
• Training resources for county agricultural commissioners
• Enforcement Reference Tools
  • Citeable Sections report (PDF, 671 kb)
  • Enforcement and Compliance Options Chart (2007) (PDF, 37 kb)
  • Summary of Pesticide Use Regulatory Authorities chart (PDF, 45 kb)
• Suggested Study Materials for County Inspector/Biologist Exams (PDF, 45 kb)

For content questions contact:
Jim Shattuck, Agricultural Commissioner Liaison
1001 I Street, PO Box 4015
Sacramento, California 95814-4015
Phone: (916) 445-3906
E-mail: jshattuck@cdpr.ca.gov