CA PESTICIDE REGULATION_DPR Laws and Regulations Study Guide in Depth (2024/2025) Already Passed

CA PESTICIDE REGULATION_DPR Laws and Regulations Study Guide in Depth (2024/2025) Already Passed The difference between CA laws and DPR regulations is that laws are Passed by the CA legislature and regulations are adopted by the DPR to carry out the laws Which of the following is not one of the purposes of CA's pesticide and pest control laws and regulations? Encouraging people to use more pesticides A cooperating agency that helps DPR enforce pesticide use laws and regulations in CA is the County Ag Commissioner CAC may adopt supplemental pesticide regulations with the approval of the DPR Restricted materials are pesticides deemed to have a higher potential to cause harm to public health, farm workers, domestic animals, bees, environment, wildlife, or other crops compared to other pesticides What department issues a Certificate of Registration for each pesticide product after reviewing and accepting data and documentation, including labeling? Department of Pesticide Regulation DPR A registrant cannot sell a pesticide product in CA if the Registrant allows the registration to lapse by not renewing it, OR DPR or US EPA suspends or cancels the pesticide product registration If the registrant allows a product to lapse, a pest control dealer who acquires the pesticide product while it was still registered may sell and deliver it for two years after the last date of registration When US EPA or DPR CANCELS/SUSPENDS the registration of a pesticide product they often impose specific restrictions on the sale and use of existing stocks Any changed made to the registered label, such as adding new crops or prohibiting certain application methods, must be reviewed by US EPA and DPR before the product bearing the proposed amended label can be sold or used in CA What is FIFRA Federal Insecticide Fungicide Rodenticide Act FIFRA is the federal law that outlines the various types of pesticide product registrations and exemptions from registration FIFRA section 3 grants... US EPA the authority to register pesticide products with the corresponding label often referred to as the section 3 label containing basic registered uses & prohibitions The pesticide label is a complex legal document that you must read and understand before making a pesticide application Section 18 of FIFRA authorizes... US EPA to allow an unregistered use of a pesticide for a limited time if EPA determines that emergency conditions exist The regulations governing section 18 of FIFRA define the term "Emergency Condition" as... an urgent, non-routine situation that requires the use of a pesticide(s) After evaluation and assessment of the infestation and possible control measures... the state agency can petition US EPA to issue a section 18 exemption from registration to authorize use of a pesticide that is otherwise not registered for use on that particular crop Who works with local, state, and federal agencies to evaluate the emergency and determine if it meets certain criteria to submit an exemption