California Code of Regulations › Title 3 - Food and Agriculture › Division 6 - Pesticides and Pest Control Operations › Chapter 2 - Pesticides › Subchapter 3 - Assessments › Article 2 - MILL Assessment Disbursement Criteria › Section 6393 - Criteria Items and Apportionment

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a) The
					 amount of funds allocated to each county for each criteria item shall be based
					 on each county's pest control activities, costs, workload, and performance in
					 proportion to all counties, except as provided in sections
					 6391(b) and
					 6395.
(b) The apportionment for each criteria item
					 shall be a percentage of the total mill assessment funds available for
					 reimbursement to counties [less the amount specified in section
					 6395(b)] . Such
					 criteria items and corresponding apportionments are as follows:
(1) Apportionment, 3 percent: The total
					 number of Pesticide Use Enforcement Program inspections completed in accordance
					 with the prioritization plan agreed upon by the Director and the commissioners
					 and the commissioner's negotiated work plans;
(2) Apportionment, 3 percent: The total
					 number of: licensed pest control dealers located in each county; licensed pest
					 control advisers, pest control businesses, pest control aircraft pilots, and
					 farm labor contractors registered in each county; structural pest control
					 operators providing notice of work in each county; active operator
					 identification numbers in each county; and any additional similar workload
					 activities approved jointly by the Director and the commissioners.
(3) Apportionment, 3 percent: The total
					 number of private applicator certificate holders certified in each
					 county;
(4) Apportionment, 3
					 percent: Work hours expended on pesticide related activities that are agreed
					 upon by the Director and the commissioners, provided the work hours are
					 expended by persons holding a Pesticide Regulation and/or Investigation and
					 Environmental Monitoring license or by unlicensed persons qualified to apply
					 for a Pesticide Regulation and/or Investigation and Environmental Monitoring
					 license who are closely supervised by persons holding a Pesticide Regulation
					 and/or Investigation and Environmental Monitoring license;
(5) Apportionment, 3 percent: Expenditures
					 reported by each county for pesticide-related activities that are agreed upon
					 by the Director and the commissioners;
(6) Apportionment, 3 percent: The total
					 pounds of pesticides used in the county that have been reported pursuant to
					 Food and Agricultural Code section
					 12979.
(7) Apportionment, 21 percent: The total
					 number of restricted materials permits and permit amendments issued by each
					 county; sites identified on all restricted materials permits and permit
					 amendments issued by each county; and notices of intent reviewed by each
					 county;
(8) Apportionment, 21
					 percent: Based on the total pounds of nonagricultural-labeled pesticides sold
					 in this state in relation to each county's population. Pounds of pesticide sold
					 data shall be derived from mill assessment collection information provided to
					 the department. Population data shall be based on the most recent U.S. census
					 information; and
(9) Apportionment,
					 40 percent: Based on each county's pesticide use report data records in
					 relation to the total number of pesticide use report data records submitted to
					 the department by all counties.