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US EPA regulates... - ANSWER✔✔ all aspects of pesticide registration, sale and
use through the FIulations, FIRFA (Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide
Act) and regulations in 40 CFR (Code of Federal Regulations, Title 40)
US EPA overseas and reviews... - ANSWER✔✔ the state regulatory program for
compliance with federal requirements, including the federal Worker Protection
Standard
States sub-programs include... - ANSWER✔✔ Certification and Training
Enforcement and Compliance
Worker Health and Safety
Environmental Monitoring and Protection
six components of each state sub-program - ANSWER✔✔ *State-granted
authority to carry out pesticide regulatory program
*Legal process 4 denying, suspending, revoking applicator cert and assessing
criminal/civil penalties for violations
*Legal review of applicator certification to determine suspension/revocation is
appropriate after federal/state enforcement action
*Right-of-entry by State personnel at reasonable times to sample, inspect and
observe actions/activities related to pesticide use/control
*Requiring applicators to have certification to use or supervise restriced pesticides
*certified commercial applicators to record pesticide use and maintain pesticide
records for 2 years and make them readily available.
,Six purposes of the laws in the California Food an Agricultural Code and
regulations in title 3 of California Code of Regulations... - ANSWER✔✔ 1)
Provide the proper, safe and effective use of pesticides used in production of
food/fiber and protection of public health and safety
2) Protect the enviro form environmentally harmful pesticides by
prohibiting/regulation/controlling use.
3) Assure ag and pest control workers have safe work conditions where pesticides
are present.
4) Authorize pest control and make sure is done by competent/responsible
licensees/permittee under strict control of DPR and county ag commissioner
5) Assure applicators/consumers/users that pesticides they use are properly labeled
and appropriate for the uses designated on label
6) Encourage development and implementation of IPM.
DPR - ANSWER✔✔ state lead agency, responsible for regulating all aspects of
pesticide sales/use to protect public health and enviro that might occur from legal
use. Certifying/licensing individuals and businesses, enforcing pesticide laws/regs.
SPCB - ANSWER✔✔ Under the DPR, certifies structural pest control applicators
and licenses structural pest control businesses.
DPR Cooperating Agencies in CA - CA Department of Food and Ag through the
County Agricultural Commissioners (CAC) - ANSWER✔✔ Certify private
pesticides applicators and conduct local enforcement of pesticide use/laws/regs in
ag, residential, non-ag and structural pest control settings.
DPR Cooperating Agencies in CA - University of California, Davis,Statewide IPM
Program (UC IPM) - ANSWER✔✔ DPR contracts with UC IPM to develop
pesticide applicator certification and training study guides/programs/exams
questions/pest control guidelines and other info.
,DPR Cooperating Agencies in CA - Department of Public Health (DPH), Division
of Communicable Disease Control, Vector-Borne Disease Section - ANSWER✔✔
Certify vector pest control pesticide applicators and develop vector pest control
study guides
Department for investigating incidents of pesticide residue levels - ANSWER✔✔
US FDA contracts with the DPR to gather produce samples from marketplaces and
assist with investigations. The US FDA is responsible for enforcing pesticide
residue tolerances on food shipped in interstate commerce. US FDA regulates
pesticide residue levels in domestically produced and imported foods.
Anyone who wants to produce in or bring into California, a pesticide product for
sale, possession or use must first... - ANSWER✔✔ ...register that pesticide product
the the U.S. EPa then the DPR.
register individual pesticide, not generic pesticides.
Federal level general or restricted use - ANSWER✔✔ When there are known
hazards that cannot be mitigated through label directions and requirements, US
EPA designate a pesticide restricted to reduce hazards.
Restricted Materials - ANSWER✔✔ pesticides deemed to have higher potential to
cause harm to public health, farm workers, domestic animals, honeybees, enviro,
wildlife or other crops compared to other pesticides.
Registrant cannot sell pesticide in CA if - ANSWER✔✔ *Registrant allows the
registration to lapse by not renewing it
*DPR or US EPA suspends or cancels the product registration.
, Sell and application of pesticide with canceled registration - ANSWER✔✔ Deal
who acquires he pesticide while it was still registered may sell and deliver it for
two years after the last date of registration
End user can purchase that non registered pesticide within two years of last day or
registration.
3 most common registrations: Registration of Pesticides (section 3) -
ANSWER✔✔ FIRFA section 3 grants US EPA that authority to register pesticide
products with corresponding label. Contains basic registered uses, directions,
requirements, prohibitions. 40CFR has guidelines to carry out federal law.
3 most common registrations: exemption of Federal and State Agencies (section
18) - ANSWER✔✔ authorizes US EPA to an unregistered use of pesticides for a
limited time if EPA determines an emergency. There must be no feasible
alternative to the exemption.
Emergency Condition - ANSWER✔✔ an urgent, non-routine situation that
requires the use of a pesticide.
Four types of Section 18s - ANSWER✔✔ Specific, Public health, Quarantine,
Crisis
3 most common registrations: Authority of States (section 24) - ANSWER✔✔
FIRFA grants states regulatory authority in 3 areas
Section 24a: state regulates the sale and use of a federally registered pesticide if
not prohibited by FIRFA
Section 24b: State cannot impose labeling/packaging requirements different or
more/less restrictive than FIRFA
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