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CA Food & Agri Code § 12884 (2021)
2021 California Code|Food and Agricultural Code - FAC|DIVISION 7 - AGRICULTURAL CHEMICALS, LIVESTOCK REMEDIES, AND COMMERCIAL FEEDS|CHAPTER 2 - Pesticides|ARTICLE 6 - Misbranding|Section 12884.

12884.  If the preparation is highly toxic to humans, as determined by regulations of the director, a pesticide is misbranded if the label fails to state the name and percentage of each active ingredient together with the total percentage of the inert ingredients in the pesticide.(Amended by Stats. 1996, Ch. 361, Sec. 71. Effective January 1, 1997.)
CA Food & Agri Code § 12885 (2021)
2021 California Code|Food and Agricultural Code - FAC|DIVISION 7 - AGRICULTURAL CHEMICALS, LIVESTOCK REMEDIES, AND COMMERCIAL FEEDS|CHAPTER 2 - Pesticides|ARTICLE 6 - Misbranding|Section 12885.

12885.  In addition to the other provisions of this article, a spray adjuvant is misbranded if the label fails to state the type or function and the names of the principal functioning agents. If more than three functioning agents are present, only the three principal ones need be named.(Enacted by Stats. 1967, Ch. 15.)
CA Food & Agri Code § 12911 (2021)
2021 California Code|Food and Agricultural Code - FAC|DIVISION 7 - AGRICULTURAL CHEMICALS, LIVESTOCK REMEDIES, AND COMMERCIAL FEEDS|CHAPTER 2 - Pesticides|ARTICLE 7 - Adulteration|Section 12911.

12911.  A pesticide is adulterated in any of the following cases:(a) Its strength or purity falls below the standard or quality that it is represented to have.(b) Any ingredient that is necessary to its effectiveness has been wholly or in part abstracted or omitted in its manufacture, or other materials substituted for that ingredient.(c) It is intended for use on vegetation and contains any substance that is seriously injurious to vegetation, except weeds, if used according to the directions that are furnished with it.(Amended by Stats. 1996, Ch. 361, Sec. 72. Effective January 1, 1997.)
CA Food & Agri Code § 12931 (2021)
2021 California Code|Food and Agricultural Code - FAC|DIVISION 7 - AGRICULTURAL CHEMICALS, LIVESTOCK REMEDIES, AND COMMERCIAL FEEDS|CHAPTER 2 - Pesticides|ARTICLE 8 - Analysis|Section 12931.

12931.  The director may take samples of pesticides, make analyses or examinations of them, and make such investigations as are necessary for the full enforcement of this chapter.(Amended by Stats. 1997, Ch. 695, Sec. 32. Effective January 1, 1998.)
CA Food & Agri Code § 12961 (2021)
2021 California Code|Food and Agricultural Code - FAC|DIVISION 7 - AGRICULTURAL CHEMICALS, LIVESTOCK REMEDIES, AND COMMERCIAL FEEDS|CHAPTER 2 - Pesticides|ARTICLE 9 - Seizure|Section 12961.

12961.  The director may seize and quarantine any pesticide that is adulterated, misbranded, or detrimental to agriculture or to the public health, or which is otherwise not in conformity with any provision of this chapter.(Amended by Stats. 1996, Ch. 361, Sec. 75. Effective January 1, 1997.)
CA Food & Agri Code § 12971 (2021)
2021 California Code|Food and Agricultural Code - FAC|DIVISION 7 - AGRICULTURAL CHEMICALS, LIVESTOCK REMEDIES, AND COMMERCIAL FEEDS|CHAPTER 2 - Pesticides|ARTICLE 10 - Recommendations and Usage|Section 12971.

12971.  No recommendation shall be in conflict with the registered labeling for the product being recommended.(Added by renumbering Section 12972 by Stats. 1978, Ch. 1049.)
CA Food & Agri Code § 12972 (2021)
2021 California Code|Food and Agricultural Code - FAC|DIVISION 7 - AGRICULTURAL CHEMICALS, LIVESTOCK REMEDIES, AND COMMERCIAL FEEDS|CHAPTER 2 - Pesticides|ARTICLE 10 - Recommendations and Usage|Section 12972.

12972.  The use of any pesticide by any person shall be in such a manner as to prevent substantial drift to nontarget areas.(Added by Stats. 1978, Ch. 1049.)
CA Food & Agri Code § 12973 (2021)
2021 California Code|Food and Agricultural Code - FAC|DIVISION 7 - AGRICULTURAL CHEMICALS, LIVESTOCK REMEDIES, AND COMMERCIAL FEEDS|CHAPTER 2 - Pesticides|ARTICLE 10 - Recommendations and Usage|Section 12973.

12973.  The use of any pesticide shall not conflict with labeling registered pursuant to this chapter which is delivered with the pesticide or with any additional limitations applicable to the conditions of any permit issued by the director or commissioner.(Repealed and added by Stats. 1978, Ch. 1049.)
CA Food & Agri Code § 12974 (2021)
2021 California Code|Food and Agricultural Code - FAC|DIVISION 7 - AGRICULTURAL CHEMICALS, LIVESTOCK REMEDIES, AND COMMERCIAL FEEDS|CHAPTER 2 - Pesticides|ARTICLE 10 - Recommendations and Usage|Section 12974.

12974.  Failure of a person using a pesticide to possess a written recommendation shall create a rebuttable presumption that he or she has assumed responsibility for the recommendation.(Amended by Stats. 1984, Ch. 1476, Sec. 1.)
CA Food & Agri Code § 12975 (2021)
2021 California Code|Food and Agricultural Code - FAC|DIVISION 7 - AGRICULTURAL CHEMICALS, LIVESTOCK REMEDIES, AND COMMERCIAL FEEDS|CHAPTER 2 - Pesticides|ARTICLE 10 - Recommendations and Usage|Section 12975.

12975.  A person making a written recommendation does not incur an obligation to insure that the actual use follows his or her recommendation.(Added by renumbering Section 12978 by Stats. 1978, Ch. 1049.)
CA Food & Agri Code § 12976 (2021)
2021 California Code|Food and Agricultural Code - FAC|DIVISION 7 - AGRICULTURAL CHEMICALS, LIVESTOCK REMEDIES, AND COMMERCIAL FEEDS|CHAPTER 2 - Pesticides|ARTICLE 10 - Recommendations and Usage|Section 12976.

12976.  The director may adopt regulations to govern the possession, sale, or use of any pesticide which the director finds necessary to carry out the purposes of Division 6 (commencing with Section 11401) or this division.(Amended by Stats. 2000, Ch. 806, Sec. 3. Effective January 1, 2001.)
CA Food & Agri Code § 12977 (2021)
2021 California Code|Food and Agricultural Code - FAC|DIVISION 7 - AGRICULTURAL CHEMICALS, LIVESTOCK REMEDIES, AND COMMERCIAL FEEDS|CHAPTER 2 - Pesticides|ARTICLE 10 - Recommendations and Usage|Section 12977.

12977.  The director, and the commissioner of each county under the direction and supervision of the director, shall enforce the provisions of this article and the regulations adopted pursuant to it.(Added by Stats. 1978, Ch. 1049.)
CA Food & Agri Code § 12978 (2021)
2021 California Code|Food and Agricultural Code - FAC|DIVISION 7 - AGRICULTURAL CHEMICALS, LIVESTOCK REMEDIES, AND COMMERCIAL FEEDS|CHAPTER 2 - Pesticides|ARTICLE 10 - Recommendations and Usage|Section 12978.

12978.  Pesticide applications on public property which take place on school grounds, parks, or other public rights-of-way where public exposure is foreseeable shall be posted with warning signs. The signs shall be in English and Spanish and shall contain a warning that the area has been treated with a pesticide and that individuals are not to enter the area.(a) This section shall apply to all pesticide applications which have worker reentry intervals of at least 24 hours.(b) Posting shall be accomplished immediately prior to pesticide applications, and the signs shall be removed within 24 hours after the expiration of the reentry interval.(c) Signs shall be posted at regular intervals and at all regular points of public entry.(d) The agency with responsibility for the property where the pesticide application is to take place shall post the warnings required by this section.(e) The responsible agency may substitute a barrier for the warning signs to exclude public exposure to a treated area.(f) This section does not apply to pesticide applications by the Department of Transportation on public highway rights-of-way.(Added by Stats. 1985, Ch. 840, Sec. 1.)
CA Food & Agri Code § 12979 (2021)
2021 California Code|Food and Agricultural Code - FAC|DIVISION 7 - AGRICULTURAL CHEMICALS, LIVESTOCK REMEDIES, AND COMMERCIAL FEEDS|CHAPTER 2 - Pesticides|ARTICLE 10 - Recommendations and Usage|Section 12979.

12979.  A pesticide use report shall be submitted to the commissioner or director on a form and in a manner prescribed by the director. The data from the pesticide use reports shall be considered in setting priorities for food monitoring, pesticide use enforcement, farm worker safety programs, environmental monitoring, pest control research, public health monitoring and research, and similar activities by the department, or by the department in cooperation with other state, regional, or local agencies with appropriate authority.(Added by Stats. 1989, Ch. 1200, Sec. 7. Effective October 1, 1989.)
CA Food & Agri Code § 12980 (2021)
2021 California Code|Food and Agricultural Code - FAC|DIVISION 7 - AGRICULTURAL CHEMICALS, LIVESTOCK REMEDIES, AND COMMERCIAL FEEDS|CHAPTER 2 - Pesticides|ARTICLE 10.5 - Pesticides and Worker Safety|Section 12980.

12980.  The Legislature hereby finds and declares that it is necessary and desirable to provide for the safe use of pesticides and for safe working conditions for farmworkers, pest control applicators, and other persons handling, storing, or applying pesticides, or working in and about pesticide-treated areas.The Legislature further finds and declares that the development of regulations relating to pesticides and worker safety should be the joint and mutual responsibility of the Department of Food and Agriculture and the State Department of Health Services.The Legislature further finds and declares that in carrying out the provisions of this article, the University of California, the Department of Industrial Relations, and any other similar institution or agency should be consulted.(Amended by Stats. 1978, Ch. 429. Note: See this section as modified on July 17, 1991, in Governor's Reorganization Plan No. 1 of 1991.)
CA Food & Agri Code § 12981 (2021)
2021 California Code|Food and Agricultural Code - FAC|DIVISION 7 - AGRICULTURAL CHEMICALS, LIVESTOCK REMEDIES, AND COMMERCIAL FEEDS|CHAPTER 2 - Pesticides|ARTICLE 10.5 - Pesticides and Worker Safety|Section 12981.

12981.  The director shall adopt regulations to carry out the provisions of this article. Such regulations shall include, but are not limited to, all of the following subjects:(a) Restricting worker reentry into areas treated with pesticides determined by the director to be hazardous to worker safety by using either or both of the following:(1) Time limits.(2) Pesticide residue levels on treated plant parts determined by scientific analysis to not be a significant factor in cholinesterase depression or other health effects.When the director has adopted regulations pursuant to both paragraphs (1) and (2), the person in control of the area treated with the pesticide shall have the option of following regulations adopted pursuant to either paragraph (1) or (2). If the person in control of the area treated with the pesticide chooses to follow regulations adopted pursuant to paragraph (2), the director may establish and charge the person a fee necessary to cover any costs of analysis or costs incurred by the director or commissioner in carrying out regulations adopted pursuant to paragraph (2). The regulations shall include a procedure for the collection of the fee, and the fee shall not exceed actual cost.(b) Handling of pesticides.(c) Hand washing facilities.(d) Farm storage and commercial warehousing of pesticides.(e) Protective devices, including, but not limited to, respirators and eyeglasses.(f) Posting, in English and Spanish, of fields, areas, adjacent areas or fields, or storage areas.The State Department of Health Services shall participate in the development of any regulations adopted pursuant to this article. Such regulations that relate to health effects shall be based upon the recommendations of the State Department of Health Services. The original written recommendations of the State Department of Health Services, any subsequent revisions of those recommendations, and the supporting evidence and data upon which the recommendations were based shall be made available upon request to any person.(Amended by Stats. 1980, Ch. 926. Effective September 18, 1980. Note: See this section as modified on July 17, 1991, in Governor's Reorganization Plan No. 1 of 1991.)
CA Food & Agri Code § 12982 (2021)
2021 California Code|Food and Agricultural Code - FAC|DIVISION 7 - AGRICULTURAL CHEMICALS, LIVESTOCK REMEDIES, AND COMMERCIAL FEEDS|CHAPTER 2 - Pesticides|ARTICLE 10.5 - Pesticides and Worker Safety|Section 12982.

12982.  The director and the commissioner of each county under the direction and supervision of the director, shall enforce the provisions of this article and the regulations adopted pursuant to it. The local health officer may assist the director and the commissioner in the enforcement of the provisions of this article and any regulations adopted pursuant to it. The local health officer shall investigate any condition where a health hazard from pesticide use exists, and shall take necessary action, in cooperation with the commissioner, to abate the condition. The local health officer may call upon the State Department of Health Services for assistance pursuant to Section 105210 of the Health and Safety Code.(Amended by Stats. 1996, Ch. 1023, Sec. 53. Effective September 29, 1996.)
CA Food & Agri Code § 12985 (2021)
2021 California Code|Food and Agricultural Code - FAC|DIVISION 7 - AGRICULTURAL CHEMICALS, LIVESTOCK REMEDIES, AND COMMERCIAL FEEDS|CHAPTER 2 - Pesticides|ARTICLE 10.5 - Pesticides and Worker Safety|Section 12985.

12985.  Any person who orders an employee to enter an area posted with a warning sign in violation of any worker safety reentry requirements promulgated pursuant to this article by the director is guilty of a misdemeanor. A violation of this article affecting any worker or workers constitutes a separate offense for each affected worker.(Added by Stats. 1985, Ch. 840, Sec. 2.)
CA Food & Agri Code § 12986 (2021)
2021 California Code|Food and Agricultural Code - FAC|DIVISION 7 - AGRICULTURAL CHEMICALS, LIVESTOCK REMEDIES, AND COMMERCIAL FEEDS|CHAPTER 2 - Pesticides|ARTICLE 10.5 - Pesticides and Worker Safety|Section 12986.

12986.  (a) The director shall approve programs for training persons who handle or apply pesticides in aerial pest control operations. The training programs shall be consistent with, but not limited to, this article and may include participation by trainees in field practices or exercises dealing with the safe handling and application of pesticides and may include performance measurement of the practices and exercises.(b) The approved training programs shall be conducted by industry qualified instructors. Industry qualified instructors are persons approved by the director.(c) All persons who successfully complete an approved training program shall be issued a certificate of completion by industry qualified instructors, which shall be available for inspection by the director or a commissioner, or his or her representative. When the person completing an approved training program attended the program at the request or expense of the person’s employer, the employer shall be provided a copy of the certificate of completion, which also shall be available for inspection by the director or a commissioner, or his or her representative.(Added by Stats. 1988, Ch. 746, Sec. 2.)
CA Food & Agri Code § 12987 (2021)
2021 California Code|Food and Agricultural Code - FAC|DIVISION 7 - AGRICULTURAL CHEMICALS, LIVESTOCK REMEDIES, AND COMMERCIAL FEEDS|CHAPTER 2 - Pesticides|ARTICLE 10.5 - Pesticides and Worker Safety|Section 12987.

12987.  The director shall require registrants of pesticides to submit the data necessary to perform the director’s duties under this article.(Added by Stats. 1991, Ch. 274, Sec. 1.)
CA Food & Agri Code § 12988 (2021)
2021 California Code|Food and Agricultural Code - FAC|DIVISION 7 - AGRICULTURAL CHEMICALS, LIVESTOCK REMEDIES, AND COMMERCIAL FEEDS|CHAPTER 2 - Pesticides|ARTICLE 10.5 - Pesticides and Worker Safety|Section 12988.

12988.  No pesticide may be registered or reregistered unless the director determines that the registrant has complied with this article.(Added by Stats. 1991, Ch. 274, Sec. 2.)
CA Food & Agri Code § 12991 (2021)
2021 California Code|Food and Agricultural Code - FAC|DIVISION 7 - AGRICULTURAL CHEMICALS, LIVESTOCK REMEDIES, AND COMMERCIAL FEEDS|CHAPTER 2 - Pesticides|ARTICLE 11 - Violations|Section 12991.

12991.  It is unlawful for any person, individually or through another, in connection with any substance or mixture of substances included within the scope of this chapter, to do any of the following:(a) Make any material or substantial misrepresentation.(b) Make any false promises of a character likely to influence, induce, or deceive.(c) Engage in illegitimate business or dishonest dealing.(d) Cause to be published or distributed any false or misleading literature, or cause to be displayed any false or misleading advertisement.(e) Use, store, transport, handle, or dispose of any pesticide, or of any container that holds or has held a pesticide, except in compliance with regulations of the director.(f) Purchase for use in this state a pesticide that is labeled for agricultural use except from a person licensed as a pest control dealer pursuant to Section 12107. Persons using those products shall retain receipts of the purchase of the products for four years and make the receipts available for inspection upon request of the director or the commissioner. (Amended by Stats. 1997, Ch. 695, Sec. 35. Effective January 1, 1998.)
CA Food & Agri Code § 12992 (2021)
2021 California Code|Food and Agricultural Code - FAC|DIVISION 7 - AGRICULTURAL CHEMICALS, LIVESTOCK REMEDIES, AND COMMERCIAL FEEDS|CHAPTER 2 - Pesticides|ARTICLE 11 - Violations|Section 12992.

12992.  It is unlawful for any person to sell any adulterated or misbranded pesticide.In any prosecution of any agent or dealer under this section it is a complete defense to prove that the adulterated or misbranded pesticide that is the basis of the prosecution was guaranteed by the party from whom the agent or dealer purchased it to be not adulterated or misbranded.(Amended by Stats. 1996, Ch. 361, Sec. 77. Effective January 1, 1997.)
CA Food & Agri Code § 12993 (2021)
2021 California Code|Food and Agricultural Code - FAC|DIVISION 7 - AGRICULTURAL CHEMICALS, LIVESTOCK REMEDIES, AND COMMERCIAL FEEDS|CHAPTER 2 - Pesticides|ARTICLE 11 - Violations|Section 12993.

12993.  It is unlawful for any person to manufacture, deliver, or sell any pesticide or any substance or mixture of substances that is represented to be a pesticide, or to retail any formula for a pesticide in conjunction with the sale or gift of materials that are represented to be the essential ingredients necessary to constitute a pesticide, which is not registered pursuant to this chapter, or for which the registration has been suspended or canceled, except as provided in regulations adopted by the director or as provided in the notice or order of suspension or cancellation. This section, however, does not apply to any pesticide product of a registrant that is manufactured solely for export outside this state, and which is so exported.(Amended by Stats. 1996, Ch. 361, Sec. 78. Effective January 1, 1997.)
CA Food & Agri Code § 12994 (2021)
2021 California Code|Food and Agricultural Code - FAC|DIVISION 7 - AGRICULTURAL CHEMICALS, LIVESTOCK REMEDIES, AND COMMERCIAL FEEDS|CHAPTER 2 - Pesticides|ARTICLE 11 - Violations|Section 12994.

12994.  It is unlawful for any person to transport, destroy, or dispose of any quarantined pesticide, unless the person has received written permission from the director.(Amended by Stats. 1996, Ch. 361, Sec. 79. Effective January 1, 1997.)
CA Food & Agri Code § 12995 (2021)
2021 California Code|Food and Agricultural Code - FAC|DIVISION 7 - AGRICULTURAL CHEMICALS, LIVESTOCK REMEDIES, AND COMMERCIAL FEEDS|CHAPTER 2 - Pesticides|ARTICLE 11 - Violations|Section 12995.

12995.  Except as provided in regulations adopted by the director or as provided in the notice or order of suspension or cancellation, it is unlawful for any person, by himself or herself or through another, to possess or use any pesticide that is not registered pursuant to this chapter, or for which registration has been suspended.(Amended by Stats. 1996, Ch. 361, Sec. 80. Effective January 1, 1997.)
CA Food & Agri Code § 12996 (2021)
2021 California Code|Food and Agricultural Code - FAC|DIVISION 7 - AGRICULTURAL CHEMICALS, LIVESTOCK REMEDIES, AND COMMERCIAL FEEDS|CHAPTER 2 - Pesticides|ARTICLE 12 - Penalties and Injunctive Relief|Section 12996.

12996.  (a) Every person who violates any provision of this division relating to pesticides, or any regulation issued pursuant to a provision of this division relating to pesticides, is guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction shall be punished by a fine of not less than five hundred dollars ($500) nor more than five thousand dollars ($5,000), or by imprisonment of not more than six months, or by both the fine and imprisonment. Upon a second or subsequent conviction of the same provision of this division relating to pesticides, a person shall be punished by a fine of not less than one thousand dollars ($1,000) nor more than ten thousand dollars ($10,000), or by imprisonment of not more than six months, or by both the fine and imprisonment. Each violation constitutes a separate offense.(b) Notwithstanding the penalties prescribed in subdivision (a), if the offense involves an intentional or negligent violation that created or reasonably could have created a hazard to human health or the environment, the convicted person shall be punished by imprisonment in a county jail not exceeding one year or in the state prison or by a fine of not less than five thousand dollars ($5,000) nor more than fifty thousand dollars ($50,000), or by both the fine and imprisonment.(c) This section does not apply to violations of Chapter 7.5 (commencing with Section 15300) or Section 13186.5.(Amended by Stats. 2015, Ch. 303, Sec. 173. (AB 731) Effective January 1, 2016.)
CA Food & Agri Code § 12996.5 (2021)
2021 California Code|Food and Agricultural Code - FAC|DIVISION 7 - AGRICULTURAL CHEMICALS, LIVESTOCK REMEDIES, AND COMMERCIAL FEEDS|CHAPTER 2 - Pesticides|ARTICLE 12 - Penalties and Injunctive Relief|Section 12996.5.

12996.5.  (a) For the purposes of this chapter:(1) “Office” means the Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment.(2) “Department” means the Department of Pesticide Regulation.(3) “Certified Unified Program Agency” or “CUPA” means the agency certified by the Secretary for Environmental Protection to implement the unified program specified in Chapter 6.11 (commencing with Section 25404) of Division 20 of the Health and Safety Code within a jurisdiction.(4) “Agency” means the California Environmental Protection Agency.(5) “Nonoccupational” means that the person exposed to the pesticide was not at the time of the exposure performing work as an employee.(6) “Acute” means a medical condition that involves a sudden onset of symptoms due to an illness, injury, or other medical problem that requires prompt medical attention and that has a limited duration.(7) “Uncompensated medical care” means the cost of care not covered by any other program, including, but not limited to copayments for medical insurance, Healthy Families Program, or Medi-Cal. Reimbursed medical costs shall not exceed 125 percent of the Medi-Cal reimbursement rates.(b) The exposure of each person to a pesticide resulting from the violation of Section 12972 or 12973, or any regulation adopted pursuant to Section 12976, 12981, or 14005, that causes acute illnesses or injury, shall constitute a separate violation of the statute or regulation.(Added by Stats. 2004, Ch. 913, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2005.)
CA Food & Agri Code § 12997 (2021)
2021 California Code|Food and Agricultural Code - FAC|DIVISION 7 - AGRICULTURAL CHEMICALS, LIVESTOCK REMEDIES, AND COMMERCIAL FEEDS|CHAPTER 2 - Pesticides|ARTICLE 12 - Penalties and Injunctive Relief|Section 12997.

12997.  In lieu of seeking prosecution of any violation of this division as a misdemeanor, and the penalty prescribed in Section 12996, the director may prosecute civilly pursuant to Sections 12998 and 12999, or may levy civil penalties pursuant to Section 12999.4 or the commissioner may levy civil penalties pursuant to Section 12999.5.(Amended by Stats. 1989, Ch. 843, Sec. 2.)