California

Food and Agricultural Code - FAC

9,659 sections, each with the official text and a plain-English explanation of what it means for you.

• § 11737.5 — It is unlawful for any person to violate any order of a commissioner or the director made pursuant to Section 11737.
• § 11738 — The regulations of the commissioner may provide for the qualification, by examination or otherwise of the following persons: (a) Registrants.
• § 11739 — The regulations of the commissioner may provide that it is a ground for cancellation of registration to operate pest control equipment within the county unless either: (a) A person qualified pursuant
• § 11740 — Any certificate of qualification which is issued pursuant to Section 11738 may be revoked or suspended, or its issuance or renewal refused, if the commissioner finds that the applicant or holder of th
• § 11741 — Any person whose certificate has been revoked, suspended, or refused may appeal to the director within 10 days for a hearing.
• § 11761 — Any person that alleges any loss, nonperformance, or damage as a result of the use or application of any pesticide, or of any substance, method, or device for pesticidal purposes; or for the purpose o
• § 11762 — If a growing crop is alleged to have been damaged as a result of the activities which are described in Section 11761, the verified report of loss, nonperformance, or damage shall be filed prior to the
• § 11763 — The verified report of loss, nonperformance, or damage shall set forth, so far as known to the claimant, all of the following: (a) Name and address of the claimant.
• § 11764 — The filing of the verified report, or the failure to file it, need not be alleged in any complaint which may be filed.
• § 11765 — The failure to file a verified report of loss is evidence that no loss, nonperformance, or damage occurred.
• § 11791 — It is unlawful for any person subject to this division to do any of the following: (a) Make any false or fraudulent claim, or misrepresent the effects of material or method to be applied, apply any wo
• § 11792 — It is also unlawful for any person that is subject to this division to do any of the following: (a) Make any false or fraudulent record or report.
• § 11891 — Every person who violates this division, or any regulation issued pursuant to this division, is guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction shall be punished by a fine of not less than five thousand d
• § 11892 — In lieu of seeking prosecution of any violation of this division as a misdemeanor, and the penalty prescribed in Section 11891, the director may prosecute civilly pursuant to Sections 11893 and 11894
• § 11893 — Any person who violates this division, or any regulation issued pursuant to this division, is liable civilly in an amount not less than three thousand dollars ($3,000) nor more than thirty thousand do
• § 11894 — Upon a complaint by the director, the Attorney General may bring an action for civil penalties in any court of competent jurisdiction in this state against any person violating any provision of this d
• § 11895 — An action brought pursuant to this article shall be commenced by the director, the Attorney General, the district attorney, the city prosecutor, or the city attorney, as the case may be, within two ye
• § 11895.5 — The commissioner or director may bring an action to enjoin the violation or the threatened violation of any order made pursuant to this division in the superior court in the county in which the order
• § 11896 — The director, upon a finding that the use, handling, delivery, or sale of a pesticide in violation of any provision of this division, or any regulation issued pursuant to it, is taking place, or appea
• § 11897 — The agricultural commissioner, upon a finding that the use, handling, delivery or sale of a pesticide in violation of any provision of this division, or any regulation issued pursuant to it, is taking
• § 11901 — (a) It is unlawful for any person to operate a manned aircraft in pest control unless the pilot operating the aircraft holds a valid manned pest control aircraft pilot’s certificate issued by the dire
• § 11902 — (a) Each manned pest control aircraft pilot’s certificate shall designate the manned pest control aircraft pilot’s status as a journeyman or apprentice.
• § 11902.1 — An individual with a private applicator unmanned pest control aircraft pilot’s certificate shall only apply pesticides for the purpose of producing an agricultural commodity on property owned, leased,
• § 11902.5 — (a) To be eligible for an unmanned pest control aircraft pilot’s certificate under the status of vector control technician, a pilot shall be certified by the State Department of Public Health as a vec
• § 11903 — A fee as prescribed by the director pursuant to Section 11502.
• § 11904 — Every certificate shall expire on December 31 of the last year for which it is issued.
• § 11905 — Before an initial manned or unmanned certificate is issued, the applicant for an apprentice, journeyman, private applicator, or vector control technician shall pass an examination to demonstrate to th
• § 11906 — A journeyman’s certificate shall not be issued to any applicant, other than the holder of an apprentice certificate, unless such applicant has had in effect a journeyman’s certificate issued by the di
• § 11907 — (a) Except as provided in subdivision (b), a journeyman’s certificate shall not be issued until both of the following have occurred: (1) The applicant has served as an apprentice under a certificate i
• § 11908 — Each applicant for an apprentice certificate shall satisfy the director, through documentary evidence or other suitable information, that the applicant shall conduct pest control activities only under
• § 11909 — It is unlawful for the holder of an apprentice certificate to conduct pest control activities unless such activities are conducted under the direct and personal supervision of a person that holds a jo
• § 11910 — (a) The director may refuse to issue a manned or unmanned pest control aircraft pilot certificate to an applicant and may revoke or suspend a manned or unmanned pest control aircraft pilot certificate
• § 11911 — Notwithstanding any other provision of this article, if the holder of a certificate is called to active duty as a member of the armed forces of the United States of America, the holder, upon the termi
• § 11920 — It is unlawful for any person to act as a pest control aircraft pilot in any county without first registering with the appropriate county agricultural commissioner.
• § 11921 — Each pest control aircraft pilot shall register in person with the agricultural commissioner of the county where he intends to work or with the director if the county does not have an agricultural com
• § 11922 — Registration shall be renewed annually by all pest control aircraft pilots.
• § 11923 — County boards of supervisors may set fees for registration to cover the cost of registering pest control aircraft pilots but in no case shall such fee total more than ten dollars ($10) per year for a
• § 11924 — A pest control aircraft pilot registration may be refused, revoked, or suspended by the agricultural commissioner for the reasons indicated in Section 11910 for the refusal, revocation, or suspension
• § 11931 — As used in this article: (a) “Judgment” means a final judgment of any court of competent jurisdiction in this or any other state, or of the United States, against a person as defendant upon a cause of
• § 11932 — For the purposes of this article: (a) A judgment is satisfied when twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000) has been credited upon any judgment in excess of that amount which arises out of any one accid
• § 11933 — The director shall suspend the license of any operator upon receiving a copy of a judgment and a certificate of facts relative to such judgment, upon a form that is provided by the director, which ind
• § 11934 — The suspension shall remain in effect and no license shall be issued to the operator unless and until the judgment is satisfied, or the operator submits to the director proof of his financial ability
• § 11935 — Proof of such financial responsibility may be made by furnishing security in an amount not less than twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000).
• § 11936 — If the security which is required by Section 11934 is diminished in amount by reason of any recovery against it, the security shall be replenished so that it amounts to not less than twenty-five thous
• § 11937 — Upon the expiration of 30 days after any judgment becomes final, which is not stayed or satisfied in any action which results in a judgment for damages, the clerk of a court shall forward to the direc
• § 11938 — Any person whose license has been suspended, is about to be suspended, or becomes subject to suspension pursuant to this article, may relieve himself from the suspension by filing with the director an
• § 11939 — The person that files the affidavit pursuant to Section 11938 shall also file the original policy of insurance or a certified copy of the policy, if available, and such other documents as the director
• § 11940 — If the director is satisfied from the papers which are filed pursuant to Sections 11938 and 11939 that the insurer was authorized to issue the policy of insurance in this state at the time of issuing
• § 12 — Unless otherwise specifically provided, whenever any document is required or permitted by this code to be recorded, it shall be recorded in the office of the county recorder of the county in which the
• § 12001 — No person shall act, or offer to act, as an agricultural pest control adviser without first having secured an agricultural pest control adviser license from the director.
• § 12002 — No person shall act, or offer to act, as an agricultural pest control adviser in any county wherein he makes any recommendation for agricultural use without first registering with the county agricultu
• § 12003 — Agricultural pest control advisers shall put all recommendations concerning any agricultural use in writing.
• § 12004 — Agricultural pest control advisers and agricultural pest control operators shall retain one copy of each written recommendation for one year following the date of such recommendation.
• § 12005 — The director may adopt such rules and regulations in order to carry out the provisions of this chapter as are reasonably necessary to effectuate the purposes of this division.
• § 12021 — An application for an agricultural pest control adviser license shall be in the form prescribed by the director.
• § 12022 — Applicants for licensing shall elect to be examined for certification in one or more of the following categories: (a) Control of insects, mites, and other invertebrates.
• § 12023 — An agricultural pest control adviser license may be refused or may be revoked or suspended by the director as necessary to carry out the purposes of this division.
• § 12023.5 — In addition to any other provision of this code, unprofessional conduct shall constitute a basis for refusal, revocation, or suspension of an agricultural pest control license.
• § 12024 — The director by regulation shall establish the minimum requirement for pest control adviser by education, experience, and examination to carry out the purposes of this division.
• § 12031 — Each agricultural pest control adviser who makes any recommendation for agricultural use shall register in person with the agricultural commissioner in the county listed in the adviser’s address on th
• § 12033 — Registration shall be renewed annually by all agricultural pest control advisers.
• § 12034 — County boards of supervisors may set fees for registration to cover the cost of registering pest control advisers, but in no case shall the fee total more than ten dollars ($10) per year for a pest co
• § 12035 — A pest control adviser registration may be refused, revoked, or suspended by the agricultural commissioner.
• § 12041 — The Agricultural Pest Control Advisory Committee, which was established by Chapter 1276 of the Statutes of 1971, is hereby abolished.
• § 12042 — There is in the department an Agricultural Pest Control Advisory Committee, appointed by the secretary or director, consisting of the following members: (a) One member representing agricultural pest c
• § 12043 — The public member shall be appointed to the committee by the director from nominees recommended by the committee.
• § 12044 — It is hereby declared, as a matter of legislative determination, that members appointed to the Agricultural Pest Control Advisory Committee pursuant to this article are intended to represent and furth
• § 12045 — Except as provided in Section 12046, the term of office of the members of the committee is three years.
• § 12046 — Initial appointments to the committee shall be made as follows: (a) Representatives for the public, the California Community College system, the State University system, and the pest control maintenan
• § 12047 — The committee shall be advisory to the director in all matters concerning the licensing, certification, and regulation of persons and firms licensed or certified pursuant to this division, and shall m
• § 12051 — It is unlawful for any person to act or offer to act as an agricultural pest control adviser without first having secured an agricultural pest control adviser’s license from the director in accordance
• § 12052 — It is unlawful for any person to act or offer to act as an agricultural pest control adviser in any county wherein the adviser makes any recommendation for agricultural use without first registering w
• § 12053 — It is unlawful to violate any provision of this chapter or any rule or regulation issued thereunder.
• § 12054 — It shall be unlawful for any pest control adviser to make recommendations in a category for which he is not certified.
• § 12101 — No person shall act in the capacity of a pest control dealer or shall engage or offer to engage in the business of, advertise as, or assume to act as a pest control dealer unless he or she is licensed
• § 12101.5 — Each pest control dealer required to be licensed pursuant to Section 12101 shall have and maintain, at the principal office, and at each branch location, a designated agent qualified to actively super
• § 12102 — The provisions of Section 12101 shall not apply to any federal, state, or county agency which provides pesticide materials for agricultural use.
• § 12103 — (a) An application for a license shall be in the form prescribed by the director.
• § 12104 — The license for a pest control dealer may be renewed before its expiration through application in the form prescribed by the director, accompanied by a fee as prescribed by the director pursuant to Se
• § 12105 — A penalty as prescribed by the director pursuant to Section 11502.
• § 12106 — Each applicant shall satisfy the director as to his or her knowledge of the laws and regulations governing the use and sale of pesticides, and his or her responsibility in carrying on the business of
• § 12107 — The director shall issue to each applicant that satisfies the requirements of this article a license that entitles the applicant to conduct the business described in the application for the calendar y
• § 12108 — Every licensed pest control dealer who changes his or her address or place of business shall immediately notify the director.
• § 12110 — Each dealer shall be responsible for the acts of each person employed by him in the solicitation and sale of pesticides and all claims and recommendations for use of pesticides.
• § 12111 — The director may adopt such rules and regulations as are reasonably necessary to effectuate the purposes of this chapter.
• § 12113 — The director may, after a hearing, refuse, revoke, or suspend a pest control dealer license for violation of the provisions of this division or Division 7 (commencing with Section 12501) relating to p
• § 12114 — (a) Each licensed pest control dealer, and each person who is required to be licensed as a pest control dealer pursuant to Section 12101, shall maintain at their principal place of business the record
• § 12115 — Any licensed pest control dealer, or any person who is required to be licensed as a pest control dealer pursuant to Section 12101, who purchases pesticide products that are registered by the director
• § 12116 — It is unlawful for a licensed pest control dealer to purchase for sale in this state a pesticide that is labeled for agricultural use except from a registrant, a pest control dealer licensed pursuant
• § 12121 — It is unlawful for any person who is subject to this chapter to do any of the following: (a) Fail to demonstrate to the director qualifications to act in the capacity of a pest control dealer.
• § 12201 — An application for a qualified applicator license shall be in a form prescribed by the director.
• § 12201.1 — It is unlawful for any person to act in a supervisory capacity or position for a pest control business, except a business licensed only in the maintenance gardener category pursuant to Section 11705,
• § 12202 — (a) All licenses issued pursuant to this chapter expire on December 31 of the last year for which they are issued.
• § 12203 — Applicants shall be examined on the requirements of laws and regulations concerning pesticide use and shall elect to be examined for licensing in one or more of the categories established by the direc
• § 12203.1 — The director may designate subcategories within the categories established pursuant to Section 12203, as determined to be necessary.
• § 12204 — The director shall issue to each applicant who satisfies the requirements of this chapter a qualified applicator license.
• § 12205 — A qualified applicator license may be refused, revoked, or suspended by the director, after a hearing, for any of the following: (a) Failure to comply with this division or Division 7 (commencing with
• § 12206 — Notwithstanding Section 12205, if the director finds on the basis of affidavits submitted to the director by the enforcement personnel specified in Section 11501.
• § 12251 — No person shall act as a designated agent of a pest control dealer who is licensed pursuant to Chapter 7 (commencing with Section 12101), unless that person is licensed as a pest control dealer design
• § 12252 — (a) An application for a pest control dealer designated agent license shall be in the form prescribed by the director.
• § 12253 — Before initial license is issued, the applicant shall pass an examination to demonstrate to the director the applicant’s knowledge of the laws and regulations governing the use and sale of pesticides
• § 12254 — The director shall issue to each applicant who satisfies the requirements of this chapter a pest control dealer designated agent license.
• § 12255 — Every licensed pest control dealer designated agent who changes his or her address shall immediately notify the director of the new address.
• § 12256 — The director may adopt rules and regulations that are reasonably necessary to effectuate this chapter.
• § 12257 — The director may, after a hearing, refuse, revoke, or suspend a pest control dealer designated agent license for violation of this chapter or Division 7 (commencing with Section 12501).
• § 12258 — It is unlawful for any person who is subject to this chapter to do any of the following: (a) Fail to notify the director of any change of address.
• § 12400 — It is unlawful for any person, other than the registrant or pest control dealer licensed pursuant to Section 12107, to sell, offer to sell, or distribute into this state, or bring into the state for s
• § 12401 — An application for a pesticide broker license, or renewal of a license, shall be in the form prescribed by the director.
• § 12402 — The director shall issue to each applicant that satisfies the requirements of this chapter a pesticide broker license that entitles the applicant to conduct the business described in the application f
• § 12403 — All licenses issued pursuant to this chapter may be renewed before their expiration through application to the director.
• § 12405 — Each licensed pesticide broker that changes the address of its place of business, or that of a branch location, shall immediately provide the director written notification of the change.
• § 12406 — (a) Each licensed pesticide broker, or person who is required to be licensed as a pesticide broker pursuant to Section 12400, shall maintain at its principal place of business the records of its purch
• § 12407 — It is unlawful for any person required to be licensed as a pesticide broker pursuant to this chapter to make any false or fraudulent statements or misrepresent or fail to disclose any material fact in
• § 12408 — The director, after a hearing, may refuse, revoke, or suspend a pesticide broker license for any violation of this division or Division 7 (commencing with Section 12500) or any regulations adopted pur
• § 12500 — As used in Chapter 1.
• § 12500.5 — “Director” means the Director of Pesticide Regulation.
• § 12500.6 — “Secretary” means the Secretary of Food and Agriculture.
• § 12501 — Unless the context otherwise requires, the definitions in this article govern the construction of this chapter.
• § 12502 — “Food” means any article which is used for food or drink for man or any other animal, or for a component of any such article.
• § 12503 — “Pesticide chemical” means any substance that is used in the production, storage, or transportation of produce that is a pesticide as defined in Section 12753.
• § 12504 — “Produce” means any food in its raw or natural state which is in such form as to indicate that it is intended for consumer use with or without any or further processing.
• § 12505 — “Pesticide residue” means any pesticide chemical which is added to produce.
• § 12531 — The director may adopt such regulations as are reasonably necessary to carry out this chapter.
• § 12532 — (a) The director shall continuously interpret the results of the residue monitoring program in order to assess its general effectiveness at preventing public exposure to illegal pesticide residues.
• § 12533 — Nothing in this chapter repeals or amends any of the provisions of Part 5 (commencing with Section 109875) of Division 104 of the Health and Safety Code.
• § 12534 — (a) Pursuant to this chapter, the director shall conduct a pesticide residue monitoring program for produce destined for processing to determine which pesticides are most likely to leave a residue and
• § 12535 — (a) Commencing in 1990, the department shall substantially expand and maintain its focused pesticide residue monitoring program beyond the 1988 level.
• § 12536 — (a) The director, by regulation, shall establish a pest management advisory committee, specifying, as appropriate, the scope and purpose of its advisory role, membership requirements, and operating pr
• § 12561 — The director by regulation may establish permissible tolerances for any pesticide chemical in or on produce if he or she finds each of the following: (a) The pesticide chemical is useful for the produ
• § 12562 — The director may exempt any pesticide chemical from the requirement of a tolerance if he finds that the pesticide chemical may safely be used without a tolerance.
• § 12563 — The director may establish the tolerance for any pesticide chemical on produce at zero if he finds that a greater tolerance is not justified.
• § 12565 — If a tolerance for a pesticide chemical in or on produce is established pursuant to any law of the United States, the director may review the tolerance, and if he finds that it is in accordance with t
• § 12581 — (a) The director may inspect and take samples of any produce grown, processed, packed, stored, shipped, transported, delivered for shipment, or sold.
• § 12582 — The director shall immediately notify the State Director of Health Services by telephone, with immediate written confirmation, whenever a lot of produce destined for processing is found to be in viola
• § 12591 — The director may accredit a commercial laboratory to test produce or environmental samples, including air, water, soil, and plant or animal tissue for regulatory pesticide residue purposes if the dire
• § 12592 — The director may charge a fee for accreditation and quality control oversight in an amount sufficient to cover the reasonable costs of carrying out these programs.
• § 12593 — The director may refuse to accredit, or may suspend any accreditation, if the applicant or the accredited laboratory, as the case may be, does any of the following: (a) Does not meet, or no longer mee
• § 12594 — Analysis data developed by an accredited laboratory shall be subject to confirmation by a laboratory of the department prior to an official regulatory action of the director.
• § 12595 — In the event of a dispute of the findings of a chemical analysis between or among two or more accredited laboratories or between an accredited laboratory and a laboratory of the department, an appeal
• § 12601 — The director may seize and hold any lot of produce, or any unharvested produce that is within one week of being in a harvestable condition, which carries or is suspected of carrying pesticide residue
• § 12602 — If the director seizes any lot of produce, he shall issue to the owner or bailee a hold order or notice.
• § 12603 — Any lot of produce for which a hold order or notice is issued shall be held by the owner or bailee of the produce and shall not be disturbed or moved from the place where it is, except under the speci
• § 12604 — Any produce which is seized and held pursuant to this article, unless previously analyzed by the director, shall be sampled and analyzed within 24 hours after the seizure for the purpose of determinin
• § 12605 — Upon the demand of the owner or bailee at or prior to the time of the sampling by the director, the sample which is drawn shall be divided into two approximately equal parts, one part of which shall b
• § 12606 — If the seized and held lot, as determined by the director’s chemical analysis, does not carry pesticide residue in excess of any maximum which is provided by this chapter or in excess of a permissible
• § 12607 — If the seized and held lot of produce is found to carry pesticide residue in excess of any maximum which is provided by this chapter or in excess of a permissible tolerance, the director shall, upon r
• § 12608 — Upon demand of the owner or bailee for permission to remove the produce for reconditioning or use for byproducts, the director shall release the produce to the custody of the agricultural commissioner
• § 12608.5 — Upon demand of the owner or person in rightful possession of the produce for permission to remove the produce destined for processing, the director shall release the produce to the custody of the Stat
• § 12609 — The produce after reconditioning is subject to all the provisions of this chapter pending its final release by the director pursuant to Section 12606.
• § 12610 — If the lot of produce which is seized and held is found to carry excess pesticide residue, the owner or bailee of the lot may appeal the result of the examination to the director by letter, telegram,
• § 12611 — Upon receipt of an appeal by the owner or bailee, the director shall, after reasonable notice to the owner, if known, or, if not known, to the bailee, take a further sample and submit it under an indi
• § 12612 — The director shall permit the owner to be present in person or by his representative at the taking of the sample to be submitted for the appeal chemical analysis.
• § 12613 — After seizure by the director pursuant to this chapter of any lot of produce upon which an appeal analysis is to be made, the director upon request shall permit the owner or bailee to move the produce
• § 12614 — If the appeal analysis shows that the lot of produce carries pesticide residue in excess of any maximum which is provided in this chapter or in excess of a permissible tolerance, the lot of produce ma
• § 12615 — If the appeal analysis shows that the lot of produce does not carry pesticide residue in excess of any maximum which is provided by this chapter, or in excess of a permissible tolerance, the director
• § 12641 — As used in this article, “nuisance” means the public nuisance which is specified in Section 12642.
• § 12642 — Any lot of produce which is found to carry pesticide residue in excess of any maximum which is provided in this chapter, or in excess of a permissible tolerance, together with its containers, is a pub
• § 12643 — The district attorney of the county in which the nuisance is found, at the request of the director, shall maintain, in the name of the people of the State of California, a civil action to abate and pr
• § 12644 — Upon judgment and by order of the court, the nuisance shall be condemned and destroyed in the manner directed by the court, or denatured or otherwise processed, or released upon such conditions as the
• § 12645 — If the owner fails to comply with the order of the court within the time which is specified in the order, the court may order the disposal or sale of the produce or containers which are a nuisance, un
• § 12646 — If the court orders the sale of any of the produce or containers which can be salvaged, the costs of disposal shall be deducted from the proceeds of sale and the balance paid into court for the owner.
• § 12647 — A proceeding pursuant to this article where the value of the property seized amounts to thirty-five thousand dollars ($35,000) or less is a limited civil case.
• § 12648 — (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this code, a site within this state that has been treated with, or a plant, crop, or commodity, whether grown in this state or elsewhere, that has been treat
• § 12648.5 — (a) It is unlawful for the owner of a plant, crop, or commodity to knowingly treat or apply to that plant, crop, or commodity, or cause that plant, crop, or commodity to be treated or applied, with a
• § 12648.6 — Any person who is licensed pursuant to this code and who is found by a court to have knowingly sold, applied, or provided pesticides that were stolen or otherwise obtained illegally, in addition to an
• § 12649 — The director may bring an action to enjoin the violation or the threatened violation of any order made pursuant to Section 12648 in the superior court in the county in which the order was issued or th
• § 12671 — It is unlawful for any person to pack, ship, or sell any produce that carries pesticide residue in excess of the permissible tolerance which is established by the director pursuant to this chapter.
• § 12672 — The director or commissioner may prohibit the harvest of any produce or may seize and hold any lot of produce when a preharvest interval specified in the registered labeling of a pesticide applied to
• § 12673 — The director or commissioner may prohibit the harvest of any produce that carries pesticide residue in excess of a permissible tolerance which is established by the director pursuant to this chapter.
• § 12674 — It is unlawful for any person to harvest, pack, ship, sell, transport, destroy, or dispose of any plant, crop, or commodity which has been seized pursuant to Section 12648, except in accordance with t
• § 12751 — Unless the context otherwise requires, the definitions in this article govern the construction of this chapter.
• § 12752 — “Defoliating” includes killing or artifically accelerating the drying of plant tissues, with or without causing abscission.
• § 12753 — “Pesticide” includes any of the following: (a) Any spray adjuvant.
• § 12754 — “Insect” means any animal within the class of animals which are known as “Insecta” or any similar animal such as a centipede, spider, mite, tick, or louse.
• § 12754.5 — “Pest” means any of the following that is, or is liable to become, dangerous or detrimental to the agricultural or nonagricultural environment of the state: (a) Any insect, predatory animal, rodent, n
• § 12755 — “Registrant” means a person that has registered a pesticide and has obtained a certificate of registration from the department.
• § 12756 — “Regulating plant growth” means the use of any substance or mixture of substances intended, through physiological action, for accelerating or retarding the rate of growth or rate of maturation, or for
• § 12757 — “Rodent” means all members of the order Rodentia and all rabbits and hares.
• § 12757.5 — “Service container” means any container, other than the original labeled container of a registered pesticide provided by the registrant, that is utilized to hold, store, or transport the pesticide or
• § 12758 — “Spray adjuvant” means any wetting agent, spreading agent, deposit builder, adhesive, emulsifying agent, deflocculating agent, water modifier, or similar agent, with or without toxic properties of its
• § 12758.5 — “Use-dilution” means a dilution specified on the label or labeling that produces the concentration of the pesticide for a particular purpose or effect.
• § 12759 — “Weed” means any plant which grows where not wanted.
• § 12781 — The director may adopt regulations which are reasonably necessary to carry out this chapter.
• § 12782 — A copy of the regulations which are adopted by the director pursuant to this chapter shall be mailed to each registrant promptly upon promulgation of the regulation.
• § 12783 — Any person who is charged with the enforcement or execution of this chapter shall not be directly or indirectly interested in the sale, manufacture, or distribution of any pesticide.
• § 12784 — Any money that is received by the director pursuant to this chapter shall be paid into the State Treasury to the credit of the Department of Pesticide Regulation Fund.
• § 12786 — The Legislature hereby finds and declares all of the following: (a) The continued viability of the agricultural economy is of paramount importance to the people of California.
• § 12790 — Proposals for research consistent with the purposes of this article may be submitted to the committee by any person, organization, institution, or governmental agency.
• § 12794 — Members of the research and screening committees shall serve without compensation, but shall be reimbursed for all necessary expenses incurred in the performance of their duties and approved by the se
• § 12797 — To the extent that funding is available, the secretary shall maintain a program to develop new methods and modify existing methods for testing produce for the presence of pesticide residues.
• § 12798 — (a) The department shall establish a competitive grants program to make funds available to qualified public and private entities to conduct pest management research projects.
• § 12798.6 — The secretary shall establish a Pest Science and Technology Screening Committee, which shall function as a scientific peer review committee on exotic pest research proposals submitted pursuant to Sect
• § 12801 — This chapter does not apply to any preparation, drug, or chemical which is intended to be used or sold solely for medicinal or cosmetic use by humans or to commercial feed as defined in Section 14925.
• § 12802 — A person may mix or dilute any registered pesticide in accordance with its registered labeling for his or her own use or for use in his or her own business without having become a registrant pursuant
• § 12803 — The director, by regulation, may exempt from all or part of the requirements of this division a pesticide exempted pursuant to Section 25(b) of the federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act
• § 12804 — (a) The director, by regulation, may exempt from all or part of the requirements of this division a liquid chemical sterilant product for use on a critical or semi-critical medical device that is exem
• § 12811 — Every manufacturer of, importer of, or dealer in any pesticide, except a person that sells any raw material to a manufacturer of any pesticide or a dealer or agent that sells any pesticide that has be
• § 12811.2 — (a) On or before May 1, 2025, and annually thereafter, until May 2, 2028, the department shall annually report the average processing times to review and evaluate, and issue final decisions on, applic
• § 12811.5 — The director may rely on any evaluations of previously submitted data to determine whether to accept an application for registration of a new pesticide product, an amendment to the registration of a r
• § 12812 — (a) The director shall establish, by regulation, fees for the department’s registration program, as established pursuant to this division.