CDFA DEPUTY WRITTEN EXAM COMMISSIONER
DUTIES
1. Abatement of Neglected or Abandoned Crops Notice: Certified letter in- clude- unless
the abandoned or neglected plant or crop is removed or destroyed within 60 days, or less than
60 days if required by county ordinance, after the datethe notice was served or mailed, or by
such date as may be mutually agreed uponby the commissioner and the owner, the
commissioner will report the existence ofthe nuisance to the district attorney or to the county
counsel of the county with a request that an action be filed in the superior court praying for an
order to removeor destroy the neglected or abandoned crop as provided for in Article 2
2. White Paper Outline and Format: TitleAbstract or Summary
Introduction
Section SubheadingsFootnotes/Sources Conclusion
3. Who can revoke a nursery license: The Director
4. who can issue or revoke a nursery certificate: The commissioner
5. ay adopt regulations applicable in his or her county: commissioner -if ap-proved by
Director
6. may order any person or the agent or employee of any licensee or regis- trant or person, to
cease operation of any equipment or facility which he findsunsuitable: or director
7. may refuse, suspend, or revoke a county registration or permit: commis-sioner
8. when a preharvest interval specified in the registered labeling of a pesti- cide applied to
the produce has not been complied with or carries pesticideresidue in excess of a permissible
tolerance: director or commissioner may prohibit the harvest of any produce or may seize and
hold any lot of produce
9. 7 criteria to be used in allocating pesticide mill assessment funds to thecounties: (a)The
effectiveness of the pesticide use enforcement program
(b} The number, comprehensiveness, and effectiveness of pestcontrol inspections performed in
each county.
(c)The number of licensed pest control dealers PCAs, PCBs, SPCBs
.(d} The work hours expended in each county by county personnel who are licensed, or working
under the supervision of county personnel licensed, in pesticide regula- tion or environmental
monitoring and investigation.
(e} The total amount of dollars expended by each county relating to pesticideregulatory
activities.
(f} The total number of PACs
(g} The total pounds of pesticides reported used
, 10. why we can have drift mit permits: the commissioner determines that its usewill present
an undue hazard when used under local conditions.
11. 6140. Inspection Authority. for commissioner or director: (1) Fields, areas,structures, and
greenhouses where pesticides are handled, stored or applied;
(2) Growing crops and harvested commodities;
(3) Equipment (including protective clothing and equipment) used to store, transportor handle
pesticides;
( 4) Change areas and other facilities used by employees; and
(5) Pesticides and tank mixtures thereof.
12. director may enter into cooperative agreements with boards of supervisors and
commissioners: The cooperative agreement shall provide for payment to the county or
commissioner for the county's or the commissioner's performance under the agreement except
where payment is provided for elsewhere in this code.
13. the Legislature shall provide for a continuing sound and healthy agricul- ture in California
and shall encourage a productive and profitable agriculture.-
: a-increase the sale of crops and livestock products
(b) enhance the potential for domestic and international marketing- standards
(c) To sustain the long-term productivity of the state's farms by conserving andprotecting the
soil, water, and air
(d)maximize the ability of farmers, ranchers, and processors to learn about andadopt practices
that will best enable them to achieve the policies
14. Legislature shall review actions taken in the implementation and further-ance of the state
agricultural policy for their impact on the following factors-
: (a) Productive agricultural land.
(b) Agricultural water supplies.
(c) Agricultural energy resources, including, but not limited to, energy rates and ratestructures.
(d) Pest control, exclusion, detection, and eradication activities.
(e) Agricultural labor.
(f) Agricultural production tools, including, but not limited to, fertilizers and imple-ments of
husbandry.
(g) Marketing agricultural products in the domestic and foreign markets.
(h) Agricultural research, education, and agricultural extension programs.
(i) Agricultural transportation and distribution systems.
DUTIES
1. Abatement of Neglected or Abandoned Crops Notice: Certified letter in- clude- unless
the abandoned or neglected plant or crop is removed or destroyed within 60 days, or less than
60 days if required by county ordinance, after the datethe notice was served or mailed, or by
such date as may be mutually agreed uponby the commissioner and the owner, the
commissioner will report the existence ofthe nuisance to the district attorney or to the county
counsel of the county with a request that an action be filed in the superior court praying for an
order to removeor destroy the neglected or abandoned crop as provided for in Article 2
2. White Paper Outline and Format: TitleAbstract or Summary
Introduction
Section SubheadingsFootnotes/Sources Conclusion
3. Who can revoke a nursery license: The Director
4. who can issue or revoke a nursery certificate: The commissioner
5. ay adopt regulations applicable in his or her county: commissioner -if ap-proved by
Director
6. may order any person or the agent or employee of any licensee or regis- trant or person, to
cease operation of any equipment or facility which he findsunsuitable: or director
7. may refuse, suspend, or revoke a county registration or permit: commis-sioner
8. when a preharvest interval specified in the registered labeling of a pesti- cide applied to
the produce has not been complied with or carries pesticideresidue in excess of a permissible
tolerance: director or commissioner may prohibit the harvest of any produce or may seize and
hold any lot of produce
9. 7 criteria to be used in allocating pesticide mill assessment funds to thecounties: (a)The
effectiveness of the pesticide use enforcement program
(b} The number, comprehensiveness, and effectiveness of pestcontrol inspections performed in
each county.
(c)The number of licensed pest control dealers PCAs, PCBs, SPCBs
.(d} The work hours expended in each county by county personnel who are licensed, or working
under the supervision of county personnel licensed, in pesticide regula- tion or environmental
monitoring and investigation.
(e} The total amount of dollars expended by each county relating to pesticideregulatory
activities.
(f} The total number of PACs
(g} The total pounds of pesticides reported used
, 10. why we can have drift mit permits: the commissioner determines that its usewill present
an undue hazard when used under local conditions.
11. 6140. Inspection Authority. for commissioner or director: (1) Fields, areas,structures, and
greenhouses where pesticides are handled, stored or applied;
(2) Growing crops and harvested commodities;
(3) Equipment (including protective clothing and equipment) used to store, transportor handle
pesticides;
( 4) Change areas and other facilities used by employees; and
(5) Pesticides and tank mixtures thereof.
12. director may enter into cooperative agreements with boards of supervisors and
commissioners: The cooperative agreement shall provide for payment to the county or
commissioner for the county's or the commissioner's performance under the agreement except
where payment is provided for elsewhere in this code.
13. the Legislature shall provide for a continuing sound and healthy agricul- ture in California
and shall encourage a productive and profitable agriculture.-
: a-increase the sale of crops and livestock products
(b) enhance the potential for domestic and international marketing- standards
(c) To sustain the long-term productivity of the state's farms by conserving andprotecting the
soil, water, and air
(d)maximize the ability of farmers, ranchers, and processors to learn about andadopt practices
that will best enable them to achieve the policies
14. Legislature shall review actions taken in the implementation and further-ance of the state
agricultural policy for their impact on the following factors-
: (a) Productive agricultural land.
(b) Agricultural water supplies.
(c) Agricultural energy resources, including, but not limited to, energy rates and ratestructures.
(d) Pest control, exclusion, detection, and eradication activities.
(e) Agricultural labor.
(f) Agricultural production tools, including, but not limited to, fertilizers and imple-ments of
husbandry.
(g) Marketing agricultural products in the domestic and foreign markets.
(h) Agricultural research, education, and agricultural extension programs.
(i) Agricultural transportation and distribution systems.
