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CA Food & Agri Code § 12812 (2021)
2021 California Code|Food and Agricultural Code - FAC|DIVISION 7 - AGRICULTURAL CHEMICALS, LIVESTOCK REMEDIES, AND COMMERCIAL FEEDS|CHAPTER 2 - Pesticides|ARTICLE 4 - Registration|Section 12812.

12812.  (a) The director shall establish, by regulation, fees for the Department of Pesticide Regulation’s registration program, as established pursuant to this division. The fees shall include, but are not limited to, the following:(1) Annual fees for each product submitted for registration.(2) Penalties for the late payment of registration fees.(3) Fees for amendments to registered products.(b) The fees established pursuant to this section may include costs for administration and overhead in connection with administering the fees.(c) The fees established pursuant to this section shall be set so that the total revenue collected each fiscal year is sufficient to support the expenditure levels for the registration program contained in the annual Budget Act.(d) Funds collected pursuant to this section shall be deposited in the Department of Pesticide Regulation Fund, and shall be available for expenditure by the department, upon appropriation by the Legislature, for the purposes of carrying out the department’s pesticide registration program, as established pursuant to this division.(e) The regulations adopted pursuant to this section, or any amendment or readoption thereto, shall be adopted by the director in accordance with Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code. However, the adoption, amendment, readoption, or repeal of these regulations shall be considered by the Office of Administrative Law as an emergency, and necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health, safety, and general welfare. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the regulations shall remain in effect until amended by the director.(Repealed and added by Stats. 2003, Ch. 741, Sec. 63. Effective January 1, 2004.)
CA Food & Agri Code § 12814 (2021)
2021 California Code|Food and Agricultural Code - FAC|DIVISION 7 - AGRICULTURAL CHEMICALS, LIVESTOCK REMEDIES, AND COMMERCIAL FEEDS|CHAPTER 2 - Pesticides|ARTICLE 4 - Registration|Section 12814.

12814.  Any county, state, or federal officer or employee who sells any pesticide at cost is not required to pay any fee that is imposed by this chapter.(Amended by Stats. 1996, Ch. 361, Sec. 35. Effective January 1, 1997.)
CA Food & Agri Code § 12815 (2021)
2021 California Code|Food and Agricultural Code - FAC|DIVISION 7 - AGRICULTURAL CHEMICALS, LIVESTOCK REMEDIES, AND COMMERCIAL FEEDS|CHAPTER 2 - Pesticides|ARTICLE 4 - Registration|Section 12815.

12815.  If a manufacturer, importer, or dealer in pesticides that applies for registration of pesticides has complied with this chapter and the regulations that are adopted pursuant to it, the director shall register each pesticide that is sought to be registered and issue a certificate of registration to the applicant that authorizes the manufacture and sale of the pesticide in this state.(Amended by Stats. 1997, Ch. 17, Sec. 43. Effective January 1, 1998.)
CA Food & Agri Code § 12816 (2021)
2021 California Code|Food and Agricultural Code - FAC|DIVISION 7 - AGRICULTURAL CHEMICALS, LIVESTOCK REMEDIES, AND COMMERCIAL FEEDS|CHAPTER 2 - Pesticides|ARTICLE 4 - Registration|Section 12816.

12816.  If the director finds that registration cannot be permitted due to noncompliance with this chapter or the regulations which are adopted pursuant to it, he or she may, after reasonable notice, call a hearing for the purpose of determining whether the application shall be reconsidered or denied.(Amended by Stats. 1984, Ch. 717, Sec. 7.)
CA Food & Agri Code § 12817 (2021)
2021 California Code|Food and Agricultural Code - FAC|DIVISION 7 - AGRICULTURAL CHEMICALS, LIVESTOCK REMEDIES, AND COMMERCIAL FEEDS|CHAPTER 2 - Pesticides|ARTICLE 4 - Registration|Section 12817.

12817.  Every registration expires on December 31st of each year except when renewal is applied for within one month thereafter in the manner which is provided for registration.(Amended by Stats. 1984, Ch. 717, Sec. 8.)
CA Food & Agri Code § 12818 (2021)
2021 California Code|Food and Agricultural Code - FAC|DIVISION 7 - AGRICULTURAL CHEMICALS, LIVESTOCK REMEDIES, AND COMMERCIAL FEEDS|CHAPTER 2 - Pesticides|ARTICLE 4 - Registration|Section 12818.

12818.  If renewal is not applied for within one calendar month after the expiration of a registration, a penalty as prescribed by the director pursuant to Section 12812 shall be added to the registration fee.(Amended by Stats. 2003, Ch. 741, Sec. 64. Effective January 1, 2004.)
CA Food & Agri Code § 12819 (2021)
2021 California Code|Food and Agricultural Code - FAC|DIVISION 7 - AGRICULTURAL CHEMICALS, LIVESTOCK REMEDIES, AND COMMERCIAL FEEDS|CHAPTER 2 - Pesticides|ARTICLE 4 - Registration|Section 12819.

12819.  A penalty shall not be collected if the person that makes application for renewal of registration makes an affidavit that no business was done during the period of nonregistration.(Amended by Stats. 1984, Ch. 717, Sec. 10.)
CA Food & Agri Code § 12820 (2021)
2021 California Code|Food and Agricultural Code - FAC|DIVISION 7 - AGRICULTURAL CHEMICALS, LIVESTOCK REMEDIES, AND COMMERCIAL FEEDS|CHAPTER 2 - Pesticides|ARTICLE 4 - Registration|Section 12820.

12820.  The payment of any renewal fee or penalty is not a bar to any prosecution for doing business without proper registry.(Enacted by Stats. 1967, Ch. 15.)
CA Food & Agri Code § 12821 (2021)
2021 California Code|Food and Agricultural Code - FAC|DIVISION 7 - AGRICULTURAL CHEMICALS, LIVESTOCK REMEDIES, AND COMMERCIAL FEEDS|CHAPTER 2 - Pesticides|ARTICLE 4 - Registration|Section 12821.

12821.  Each applicant for a certificate of registration shall also file a statement of every brand, trademark, and kind of pesticide that the applicant intends to manufacture or sell, the correct name and percentage of each active ingredient in the pesticide, and the total percentage of inert ingredients that are contained in the pesticide. The director, whenever he or she deems it necessary for the effective administration of this chapter, may require the submission of the complete formula for the pesticide.(Amended by Stats. 1996, Ch. 361, Sec. 37. Effective January 1, 1997.)
CA Food & Agri Code § 12822 (2021)
2021 California Code|Food and Agricultural Code - FAC|DIVISION 7 - AGRICULTURAL CHEMICALS, LIVESTOCK REMEDIES, AND COMMERCIAL FEEDS|CHAPTER 2 - Pesticides|ARTICLE 4 - Registration|Section 12822.

12822.  A supplemental application for registration of any additional pesticide may be submitted at any time without payment of the penalty required by Section 12818.(Amended by Stats. 1996, Ch. 361, Sec. 38. Effective January 1, 1997.)
CA Food & Agri Code § 12823 (2021)
2021 California Code|Food and Agricultural Code - FAC|DIVISION 7 - AGRICULTURAL CHEMICALS, LIVESTOCK REMEDIES, AND COMMERCIAL FEEDS|CHAPTER 2 - Pesticides|ARTICLE 4 - Registration|Section 12823.

12823.  A change in the name or percentage, or both, of an inert ingredient is not a change in composition of the pesticide that requires a new registration unless the change in inert material results in a change in the use or application of the pesticide.(Amended by Stats. 1996, Ch. 361, Sec. 39. Effective January 1, 1997.)
CA Food & Agri Code § 12824 (2021)
2021 California Code|Food and Agricultural Code - FAC|DIVISION 7 - AGRICULTURAL CHEMICALS, LIVESTOCK REMEDIES, AND COMMERCIAL FEEDS|CHAPTER 2 - Pesticides|ARTICLE 4 - Registration|Section 12824.

12824.  The director shall endeavor to eliminate from use in the state any pesticide that endangers the agricultural or nonagricultural environment, is not beneficial for the purposes for which it is sold, or is misrepresented. In carrying out this responsibility, the director shall develop an orderly program for the continuous evaluation of all pesticides actually registered.Before a substance is registered as a pesticide for the first time, there shall be a thorough and timely evaluation in accordance with this section. Appropriate restrictions may be placed upon its use including, but not limited to, limitations on quantity, area, and manner of application. All pesticides for which renewal of registration is sought also shall be evaluated in accordance with this section.The director may establish specific criteria to evaluate a pesticide with regard to the factors listed in Section 12825. The department may establish performance standards and tests that are to be conducted or financed, or both conducted and financed, by the registrants, applicants for registration, or parties interested in the registration of those pesticides.(Amended by Stats. 1997, Ch. 483, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 1998.)
CA Food & Agri Code § 12825 (2021)
2021 California Code|Food and Agricultural Code - FAC|DIVISION 7 - AGRICULTURAL CHEMICALS, LIVESTOCK REMEDIES, AND COMMERCIAL FEEDS|CHAPTER 2 - Pesticides|ARTICLE 4 - Registration|Section 12825.

12825.  Pursuant to Section 12824, the director, after hearing, may cancel the registration of, or refuse to register, any pesticide:(a) That has demonstrated serious uncontrollable adverse effects either within or outside the agricultural environment.(b) The use of which is of less public value or greater detriment to the environment than the benefit received by its use.(c) For which there is a reasonable, effective, and practicable alternate material or procedure that is demonstrably less destructive to the environment.(d) That, when properly used, is detrimental to vegetation, except weeds, to domestic animals, or to the public health and safety.(e) That is of little or no value for the purpose for which it is intended.(f) Concerning which any false or misleading statement is made or implied by the registrant or his or her agent, either verbally or in writing, or in the form of any advertising literature.(g) For which the director determines the registrant has failed to report an adverse effect or risk as required by Section 12825.5.(h) If the director determines that the registrant has failed to comply with the requirements of a reevaluation or to submit the data required as part of the reevaluation of the registrant’s product.(i) That is required to be registered pursuant to the federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (7 U.S.C. Sec. 136 et seq.) and that is not so registered.In making a determination pursuant to this section, the director may require those practical demonstrations that are necessary to determine the facts.(Amended by Stats. 1997, Ch. 483, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 1998.)
CA Food & Agri Code § 12825.5 (2021)
2021 California Code|Food and Agricultural Code - FAC|DIVISION 7 - AGRICULTURAL CHEMICALS, LIVESTOCK REMEDIES, AND COMMERCIAL FEEDS|CHAPTER 2 - Pesticides|ARTICLE 4 - Registration|Section 12825.5.

12825.5.  (a) If, during the registration process or at any time after the registration of a pesticide, the registrant has factual or scientific evidence of any adverse effect or risk of the pesticide to human health, livestock, crops, or the environment that has not been previously submitted to the department, the registrant shall submit the evidence to the director in a timely manner. All such information, including, but not limited to, that information required under Section 6 (a) (2) of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (7 U.S.C. Sec. 136d  (a) (2)), shall be submitted to the director.(b) The director may adopt regulations that are reasonably necessary to carry out this section.(Amended by Stats. 1996, Ch. 361, Sec. 42. Effective January 1, 1997.)
CA Food & Agri Code § 12826 (2021)
2021 California Code|Food and Agricultural Code - FAC|DIVISION 7 - AGRICULTURAL CHEMICALS, LIVESTOCK REMEDIES, AND COMMERCIAL FEEDS|CHAPTER 2 - Pesticides|ARTICLE 4 - Registration|Section 12826.

12826.  If the director has reason to believe that any of the conditions stated in Section 12825 are applicable to any registered pesticide and that the use or continued use of that pesticide constitutes an immediate substantial danger to persons or to the environment, the director, after notice to the registrant, may suspend the registration of that pesticide pending a hearing and final decision. If an accusation pursuant to Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 11500) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code is not filed within 10 days from the date of the notice, the suspension shall be terminated.(Amended by Stats. 1996, Ch. 361, Sec. 43. Effective January 1, 1997.)
CA Food & Agri Code § 12827 (2021)
2021 California Code|Food and Agricultural Code - FAC|DIVISION 7 - AGRICULTURAL CHEMICALS, LIVESTOCK REMEDIES, AND COMMERCIAL FEEDS|CHAPTER 2 - Pesticides|ARTICLE 4 - Registration|Section 12827.

12827.  The director may cancel a certificate of registration, or, refuse to issue certification to any manufacturer, importer, or dealer in any pesticide that repeatedly violates any of the provisions of this chapter or the regulations of the director.The proceedings shall be conducted in accordance with Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 11500) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code. The director has all the powers that are granted therein.(Amended by Stats. 1996, Ch. 361, Sec. 44. Effective January 1, 1997.)
CA Food & Agri Code § 12827.5 (2021)
2021 California Code|Food and Agricultural Code - FAC|DIVISION 7 - AGRICULTURAL CHEMICALS, LIVESTOCK REMEDIES, AND COMMERCIAL FEEDS|CHAPTER 2 - Pesticides|ARTICLE 4 - Registration|Section 12827.5.

12827.5.  Whenever the director cancels the registration of, or refuses to register, any pesticide currently registered by the United States Environmental Protection Agency, the director shall provide the applicant or registrant with the basis for the decision and the reasons why a conclusion different from, contrary to, or inconsistent with, the conclusion and findings of the United States Environmental Protection Agency was reached.(Amended by Stats. 1996, Ch. 361, Sec. 45. Effective January 1, 1997.)
CA Food & Agri Code § 12828 (2021)
2021 California Code|Food and Agricultural Code - FAC|DIVISION 7 - AGRICULTURAL CHEMICALS, LIVESTOCK REMEDIES, AND COMMERCIAL FEEDS|CHAPTER 2 - Pesticides|ARTICLE 4 - Registration|Section 12828.

12828.  Action by the director pursuant to Sections 12824, 12825, 12826, or 12827 is not a condition precedent to the institution of any action to prosecute a violation of the chapter.(Added by Stats. 1969, Ch. 1169.)
CA Food & Agri Code § 12828.5 (2021)
2021 California Code|Food and Agricultural Code - FAC|DIVISION 7 - AGRICULTURAL CHEMICALS, LIVESTOCK REMEDIES, AND COMMERCIAL FEEDS|CHAPTER 2 - Pesticides|ARTICLE 4 - Registration|Section 12828.5.

12828.5.  (a) A registrant at any time may request that the registration of any of its pesticides be voluntarily canceled. The request shall be in writing and shall include a waiver of the registrant’s right to a hearing on the cancellation.(b) The director shall mail a notice of cancellation of registration of the pesticides to the registrant. The notice shall specify the effective date of the cancellation.(c) The pesticides for which the registration is canceled may be sold and possessed as if the product’s registration was not renewed unless the director determines that protection of human health or the environment require otherwise, in which case the cancellation notice shall specify the conditions under which the product may be sold or possessed after cancellation of its registration.(Amended by Stats. 1996, Ch. 361, Sec. 46. Effective January 1, 1997.)
CA Food & Agri Code § 12829 (2021)
2021 California Code|Food and Agricultural Code - FAC|DIVISION 7 - AGRICULTURAL CHEMICALS, LIVESTOCK REMEDIES, AND COMMERCIAL FEEDS|CHAPTER 2 - Pesticides|ARTICLE 4 - Registration|Section 12829.

12829.  If a person has a research authorization for a pesticide issued pursuant to Section 6260 of Title 3 of the California Code of Regulations for the purpose of testing the pesticide, and the produce on which the pesticide was tested is required to be destroyed, any actual costs incurred by the commissioner to investigate and confirm the destruction of the produce shall be paid for by the person who has the research authorization. The costs charged by the commissioner shall not exceed one hundred twenty-five dollars ($125) per testsite. The board of supervisors of each county may adopt a fee schedule to cover the commissioner’s costs under this section.(Amended by Stats. 1996, Ch. 361, Sec. 47. Effective January 1, 1997.)
CA Food & Agri Code § 12832 (2021)
2021 California Code|Food and Agricultural Code - FAC|DIVISION 7 - AGRICULTURAL CHEMICALS, LIVESTOCK REMEDIES, AND COMMERCIAL FEEDS|CHAPTER 2 - Pesticides|ARTICLE 4 - Registration|Section 12832.

12832.  (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, alfalfa and all vegetable crops, when grown for seed production, with the exception of corn, beans, pumpkin, and peas, shall be considered a nonfood and nonfeed site of pesticide use for the purpose of pesticide registration. In order to be determined to be a nonfood or nonfeed site for the purposes of this section, the following conditions shall be met:(1) All seed screenings shall be disposed of in such a way that they cannot be distributed or used for food or feed. The seed conditioner shall keep records of screenings disposal for three years from the date of disposal and shall furnish the records to the director upon request. Disposal records shall consist of documentation from a controlled waste disposal site, incinerator, cogeneration plant, composting facility, or other equivalent disposal site.(2) No portion of the seed plant, including, but not limited to, green chop, hay, pellets, meal, whole seed, cracked seed, or seed screenings shall be used or distributed for food or feed purposes.(3) All seed crops grown on a nonfood or nonfeed site in this state, or conditioned in this state, shall bear a tag or container label that forbids the use of the seed for human consumption or animal feed.(4) No seed grown on a nonfood or nonfeed site in this state, or conditioned in this state, may be distributed for human consumption or animal feed.(b) Nothing in this section prevents the department from imposing conditions for alfalfa seed sites in addition to those contained in this section, or from rescinding any current label requirements for pesticides approved for alfalfa seed production.(c) Nothing in this section exempts the department from reviewing worker safety evaluations with regard to the use of pesticides involving crops specified in subdivision (a).(d) A violation of any condition specified in subdivision (a) by the person responsible for the use of the pesticide is a violation of this chapter, and is subject to the civil and criminal penalties and injunctive relief provisions specified in Article 12 (commencing with Section 12996). A violation of any condition specified in subdivision (a) by the person responsible for the disposition of seed screenings is a violation of Chapter 6 (commencing with Section 14901) and is subject to enforcement by the Department of Food and Agriculture.(Amended by Stats. 1996, Ch. 361, Sec. 48. Effective January 1, 1997.)
CA Food & Agri Code § 12836 (2021)
2021 California Code|Food and Agricultural Code - FAC|DIVISION 7 - AGRICULTURAL CHEMICALS, LIVESTOCK REMEDIES, AND COMMERCIAL FEEDS|CHAPTER 2 - Pesticides|ARTICLE 4 - Registration|Section 12836.

12836.  (a) The director, by January 1, 1999, shall implement a program for the expedited registration of or for the expedited amendment of the registration of any pesticide classified by the United States Environmental Protection Agency as a “public health pesticide” or “antimicrobial pesticide” and that is determined by the director to have human health protection benefits that warrant eligibility for expedited processing. Nothing in this section limits the director’s authority to provide expedited registration for any other pesticide product.(b) For the purposes of this section, “expedited registration” and “expedited amendment of the registration” mean that the director shall review an application for registration or for amendment of a registration concurrently in time with the review conducted by the United States Environmental Protection Agency. This section shall not be construed to require or authorize modification of any guidelines, protocols, or standards applicable to the review of an application for registration.(Added by Stats. 1997, Ch. 428, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 1998.)
CA Food & Agri Code § 12836.5 (2021)
2021 California Code|Food and Agricultural Code - FAC|DIVISION 7 - AGRICULTURAL CHEMICALS, LIVESTOCK REMEDIES, AND COMMERCIAL FEEDS|CHAPTER 2 - Pesticides|ARTICLE 4 - Registration|Section 12836.5.

12836.5.  The director shall accept applications for registration of pesticide products containing a new active ingredient concurrently with the application to the United States Environmental Protection Agency. The application for registration must include all data and information that meet the requirements of this chapter.(Added by Stats. 2005, Ch. 612, Sec. 7. Effective January 1, 2006.)
CA Food & Agri Code § 12836.6 (2021)
2021 California Code|Food and Agricultural Code - FAC|DIVISION 7 - AGRICULTURAL CHEMICALS, LIVESTOCK REMEDIES, AND COMMERCIAL FEEDS|CHAPTER 2 - Pesticides|ARTICLE 4 - Registration|Section 12836.6.

12836.6.  The director shall, with the assistance of the Legislative Analyst, conduct a study to consider more carefully the consequences of data-sharing agreements required under Section 12811.5 and the volume of high-hazard pesticides sold in California. The report shall be submitted to the Legislature no later than December 31, 2008.(Amended by Stats. 2006, Ch. 93, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2007.)
CA Food & Agri Code § 12837 (2021)
2021 California Code|Food and Agricultural Code - FAC|DIVISION 7 - AGRICULTURAL CHEMICALS, LIVESTOCK REMEDIES, AND COMMERCIAL FEEDS|CHAPTER 2 - Pesticides|ARTICLE 4 - Registration|Section 12837.

12837.  (a) The director may waive the submission or review, or both, of efficacy data developed by a registrant as a prerequisite for registration for any antimicrobial pesticide product if all of the following conditions have been met with respect to each antimicrobial pesticide product:(1) The director finds that the United States Environmental Protection Agency’s guidelines, protocols, and standards of review in existence at the time the product was reviewed by the United States Environmental Protection Agency are consistent with, and no less stringent than, California guidelines, protocols, and standards and generally accepted scientific practices.(2) The director finds that, with respect to the particular antimicrobial pesticide product reviewed under this section, the United States Environmental Protection Agency actually implemented the guidelines, protocols, and standards of review for which the director made the required finding pursuant to paragraph (1). In making this finding, the director may request any relevant studies or documentation from the registrant.(b) Nothing in this section shall be construed as a limitation on the director to request or to review any efficacy data or studies or to subject any product to testing, at any time.(Added by Stats. 1997, Ch. 428, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 1998.)