California Code of Regulations › Title 3 - Food and Agriculture › Division 6 - Pesticides and Pest Control Operations › Chapter 3 - Pest Control Operations › Subchapter 2 - Work Requirements › Article 1 - Pest Control Operations Generally › Section 6626 - Pesticide Use Reports for Production Agriculture

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a) The
					 operator of the property which is producing an agricultural commodity shall
					 report the use of pesticides applied to the crop, commodity, or site to the
					 commissioner of the county in which the pest control was performed. This report
					 must be submitted by the 10th day of the month following the month in which the
					 work was performed. This report is not required if the pesticide use is
					 reported to the commissioner by a pest control business as specified in
					 subsection (b), however, the operator of the property treated shall retain a
					 copy of the business' report by site for two years.
(b) An agricultural pest control business
					 shall report the use of pesticides applied by it for the production of an
					 agricultural commodity to the commissioner of the county in which the pest
					 control was performed. This report must be submitted within seven days of
					 completion of the pesticide application. A copy of the report shall be sent by
					 the business to the operator of the property where the pest control was done
					 within 30 days of completion of the pesticide application.
(c) Each report of pesticide use pursuant to
					 this section shall be on a Department form or in a format approved by the
					 director. Acceptable Department forms include form 38-017, for an operator of
					 the property to report pursuant to subsection (a), and 39-025 for an
					 agricultural pest control business to report pursuant to subsection (b). The
					 information to be reported shall include the information specified in section
					 6624 and the name and address of
					 the agricultural pest control business which made the application, if such a
					 business made the application.
(d)
					 A use report required by (a) or (b) for the application of a field soil
					 fumigant in the Sacramento Metro, San Joaquin Valley, South Coast, Southeast
					 Desert, and Ventura ozone nonattainment areas shall include the information
					 specified in 6624(f) in addition to that required by this section.
(e) If the report is mailed, the postmark
					 shall be the date of delivery.
(f)
					 If the county in which work was performed has no commissioner, the report shall
					 be made to the director.
(g) A use
					 report required by subsections (a) or (b) for field soil fumigations using
					 1,3-Dichloropropene must include the field fumigation method code referenced in
					 "1,3-Dichloropropene Field Fumigation Requirements, est. January 1, 2024,"
					 hereby incorporated by reference. Subsection (d) does not apply if a use report
					 is submitted under this subsection.
(1) A use
					 report for 1,3-Dichloropropene must be submitted electronically in a manner
					 specified by the commissioner.
(2)
					 The Department shall post a summary of 1,3-D pesticide use report data on its
					 Web site including summary data by county, township, month, crop, and
					 fumigation method. The available data shall be posted at least quarterly as
					 soon as reasonably practicable.