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California Code of Regulations › Title 3 - Food and Agriculture › Division 6 - Pesticides and Pest Control Operations › Chapter 2 - Pesticides › Subchapter 4 - Restricted Materials › Article 5 - Use Requirements › Section 6486.1 - Atrazine. [Repealed]

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
1.
						Renumbering and amendment of former section
						6486 to section
						6486.1 filed 4-10-90; operative
						4-10-90 pursuant to Government Code section
						11346.2(d)
						(Register 90, No. 16). For prior history, see Register 89, No. 5.
2.
						Change without regulatory effect amending NOTE filed 6-20-2001 pursuant to
						section 100, title 1, California Code of
						Regulations (Register 2001, No. 25).
3. Repealer filed 4-27-2004;
						operative 5-27-2004 (Register 2004, No. 18).
Note: Authority cited: Sections
						  11456,
						  12976,
						  13145,
						  14005
						  and
						  14006,
						  Food and Agricultural Code. Reference: Sections
						  13145,
						  13150
						  and
						  14006,
						  Food and Agricultural Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 3 - Food and Agriculture › Division 6 - Pesticides and Pest Control Operations › Chapter 2 - Pesticides › Subchapter 4 - Restricted Materials › Article 5 - Use Requirements › Section 6486.2 - Simazine. [Repealed]

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
1. New
						section filed 4-10-90; operative 4-10-90 pursuant to Government Code section
						11346.2(d)
						(Register 90, No. 16).
2. Change without regulatory effect amending
						NOTE filed 6-20-2001 pursuant to section
						100, title 1, California Code of
						Regulations (Register 2001, No. 25).
3. Repealer filed 4-27-2004;
						operative 5-27-2004 (Register 2004, No. 18).
Note: Authority cited: Sections
						  11456,
						  12976,
						  13145,
						  14005
						  and
						  14006,
						  Food and Agricultural Code. Reference: Sections
						  13145,
						  13150
						  and
						  14006,
						  Food and Agricultural Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 3 - Food and Agriculture › Division 6 - Pesticides and Pest Control Operations › Chapter 2 - Pesticides › Subchapter 4 - Restricted Materials › Article 5 - Use Requirements › Section 6486.3 - Bromacil. [Repealed]

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
1. New
						section filed 4-10-90; operative 4-10-90 pursuant to Government Code section
						11346.2
						(d) (Register 90, No. 16).
2.
						Change without regulatory effect amending NOTE filed 6-20-2001 pursuant to
						section 100, title 1, California Code of
						Regulations (Register 2001, No. 25).
3. Repealer filed 4-27-2004;
						operative 5-27-2004 (Register 2004, No. 18).
Note: Authority cited: Sections
						  11456,
						  12976,
						  13145,
						  14005
						  and
						  14006,
						  Food and Agricultural Code. Reference: Sections
						  13145,
						  13150
						  and
						  14006,
						  Food and Agricultural Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 3 - Food and Agriculture › Division 6 - Pesticides and Pest Control Operations › Chapter 2 - Pesticides › Subchapter 4 - Restricted Materials › Article 5 - Use Requirements › Section 6486.4 - Diuron. [Repealed]

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
1. New
						section filed 4-10-90; operative 4-10-90 pursuant to Government Code section
						11346.2
						(d) (Register 90, No. 16).
2.
						Change without regulatory effect amending NOTE filed 6-20-2001 pursuant to
						section 100, title 1, California Code of
						Regulations (Register 2001, No. 25).
3. Repealer filed 4-27-2004;
						operative 5-27-2004 (Register 2004, No. 18).
Note: Authority cited: Sections
						  11456,
						  12976,
						  13145,
						  14005
						  and
						  14006,
						  Food and Agricultural Code. Reference: Sections
						  13145,
						  13150
						  and
						  14006,
						  Food and Agricultural Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 3 - Food and Agriculture › Division 6 - Pesticides and Pest Control Operations › Chapter 2 - Pesticides › Subchapter 4 - Restricted Materials › Article 5 - Use Requirements › Section 6486.5 - Prometon. [Repealed]

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
1. New
						section filed 4-10-90; operative 4-10-90 pursuant to Government Code section
						11346.2
						(d) (Register 90, No. 16).
2.
						Change without regulatory effect amending NOTE filed 6-20-2001 pursuant to
						section 100, title 1, California Code of
						Regulations (Register 2001, No. 25).
3. Repealer filed 4-27-2004;
						operative 5-27-2004 (Register 2004, No. 18).
Note: Authority cited: Sections
						  11456,
						  12976,
						  13145,
						  14005
						  and
						  14006,
						  Food and Agricultural Code. Reference: Sections
						  13145,
						  13150
						  and
						  14006,
						  Food and Agricultural Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 3 - Food and Agriculture › Division 6 - Pesticides and Pest Control Operations › Chapter 2 - Pesticides › Subchapter 4 - Restricted Materials › Article 5 - Use Requirements › Section 6486.6 - Bentazon (Basagran). [Renumbered]

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
1. New
						section filed 12-12-91; operative 1-13-92 (Register 92, No. 13).
2.
						Change without regulatory effect amending NOTE filed 6-20-2001 pursuant to
						section 100, title 1, California Code of
						Regulations (Register 2001, No. 25).
3. Renumbering of former
						section 6486.6 to section
						6457 filed 4-27-2004; operative
						5-27-2004 (Register 2004, No. 18).
Note: Authority cited: Sections
						  11456,
						  12976,
						  13145,
						  14005
						  and
						  14006,
						  Food and Agricultural Code. Reference: Sections
						  13145,
						  13150
						  and
						  14006,
						  Food and Agricultural Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 3 - Food and Agriculture › Division 6 - Pesticides and Pest Control Operations › Chapter 2 - Pesticides › Subchapter 4 - Restricted Materials › Article 5 - Use Requirements › Section 6486.7 - Azinphos-Methyl. [Repealed]

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
1. New
						section filed 6-1-98 as an emergency; operative 6-1-98 (Register 98, No. 23). A
						Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 9-29-98 or emergency
						language will be repealed by operation of law on the following
						day.
2. Repealed by operation of Government Code section
						11346.1(g)
						(Register 98, No. 42).
3. New section filed 4-14-99 as an emergency;
						operative 4-14-99 (Register 99, No. 16). A Certificate of Compliance must be
						transmitted to OAL by 8-12-99 or emergency language will be repealed by
						operation of law on the following day.
4. New section refiled
						8-11-99 as an emergency; operative 8-11-99 (Register 99, No. 33). A Certificate
						of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 12-9-99 or emergency language will
						be repealed by operation of law on the following day.
5. Repealed by
						operation of Government Code section
						11346.1(g)
						(Register 2000, No. 23).
6. New section filed 9-29-2000; operative
						10-29-2000 (Register 2000, No. 39).
7. Change without regulatory
						effect amending subsection (a)(2) filed 9-18-2012 pursuant to section
						100, title 1, California Code of
						Regulations (Register 2012, No. 38).
8. Repealer filed 4-15-2015;
						operative 7-1-2015 (Register 2015, No. 16).
Note: Authority cited: Sections
						  12981
						  and
						  14005,
						  Food and Agricultural Code. Reference: Sections
						  12980,
						  12981,
						  14001
						  and
						  14006,
						  Food and Agricultural Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 3 - Food and Agriculture › Division 6 - Pesticides and Pest Control Operations › Chapter 2 - Pesticides › Subchapter 4 - Restricted Materials › Article 5 - Use Requirements › Section 6486.8 - Norflurazon. [Repealed]

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
1. New
						section filed 2-21-2001; operative 3-23-2001 (Register 2001, No.
						8).
2. Repealer filed 4-27-2004; operative 5-27-2004 (Register 2004,
						No. 18).
Note: Authority cited: Sections
						  12976,
						  13145,
						  14005
						  and
						  14006,
						  Food and Agricultural Code. Reference: Sections
						  13145,
						  13150
						  and
						  14006,
						  Food and Agricultural Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 3 - Food and Agriculture › Division 6 - Pesticides and Pest Control Operations › Chapter 2 - Pesticides › Subchapter 4 - Restricted Materials › Article 5 - Use Requirements › Section 6487.1 - Artificial Recharge Basins

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
Use of pesticides registered for agricultural, outdoor
						industrial, and outdoor institutional use containing chemicals listed in
						section 6800(a) shall be
						prohibited below the high water line inside artificial recharge basins, unless
						the pesticide is applied six months or more before the basin is used to
						recharge groundwater.
1. New
						section filed 4-27-2004; operative 5-27-2004 (Register 2004, No.
						18).
2. Change without regulatory effect amending section filed
						5-15-2023 pursuant to section
						100, title 1, California Code of
						Regulations (Register 2023, No. 20).
Note: Authority cited: Sections
						  11456,
						  12976,
						  13145
						  and
						  14102,
						  Food and Agricultural Code. Reference: Sections
						  13145,
						  13150
						  and
						  14102,
						  Food and Agricultural Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 3 - Food and Agriculture › Division 6 - Pesticides and Pest Control Operations › Chapter 2 - Pesticides › Subchapter 4 - Restricted Materials › Article 5 - Use Requirements › Section 6487.2 - Inside Canal and Ditch Banks

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
Use of pesticides registered for agricultural, outdoor
						industrial, and outdoor institutional use containing chemicals listed in
						section 6800(a) shall be
						prohibited below the high water line inside unlined canals and ditches, unless
						at least one of the following applies:
(a) the pesticide user can document that the
					 percolation rate of the canal or ditch is equal to or less than 0.2 inches per
					 hour (0.002 gallons per minute per square foot); or
(b) the pesticide is applied six months
					 before water is run in the canal or ditch.
1. New
						section filed 4-27-2004; operative 5-27-2004 (Register 2004, No. 18).
Note: Authority cited: Sections
						  11456,
						  12976,
						  13145
						  and
						  14102,
						  Food and Agricultural Code. Reference: Sections
						  13145,
						  13150
						  and
						  14102,
						  Food and Agricultural Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 3 - Food and Agriculture › Division 6 - Pesticides and Pest Control Operations › Chapter 2 - Pesticides › Subchapter 4 - Restricted Materials › Article 5 - Use Requirements › Section 6487.3 - Engineered Rights-of-Way Within Groundwater Protection Areas

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
Use of pesticides registered for agricultural, outdoor
						industrial, and outdoor institutional use containing chemicals listed in
						section 6800(a) shall be
						prohibited on engineered rights-of-way in leaching or runoff groundwater
						protection areas unless one of the following management options can be met and
						is designated by the commissioner on the permit:
(a) The property operator complies with
					 section 6487.4; or
(b) Any runoff from the treated right-of-way
					 shall pass through a noncrop fully vegetated area adjacent, and equal in area,
					 to the treated area, or spread out onto an adjacent unenclosed fallow field
					 that is at least 300 feet long and that will not be irrigated for six months
					 following application, with full consideration of any plantback restrictions;
					 or
(c) The property operator
					 complies with any permit issued pursuant to the storm water provisions of the
					 federal Clean Water Act pertaining to the treated area; or
(d) An alternative management practice or
					 pesticide approved by the Director as follows:
(1) Upon written request, the Director may
					 evaluate and approve use of management practices that are based on scientific
					 data demonstrating their effectiveness in reducing movement of pesticides to
					 groundwater; or
(2) Upon written
					 request, the Director may make a determination to allow the interim use of a
					 pesticide containing a chemical listed in section
					 6800(a) on an
					 engineered right-of-way within a groundwater protection area, for a period not
					 to exceed three years. The Director's determination shall be based on evidence
					 that the available management practices are not feasible for a specific crop or
					 site, and that there are no feasible alternatives for the specific crop or
					 site. The formal request shall include a study protocol(s) that is acceptable
					 to the Director to develop feasible alternatives or alternate management
					 practices. The study protocol shall include a description of the objective,
					 personnel, study plan, sampling methods including number of samples to be
					 analyzed, data analysis, chemical analytical methods including appropriate
					 quality control, time-table, and references, if any. The requestor shall submit
					 a written progress report every six months. If the progress report does not
					 support the submitted study protocol(s), or if a report is not submitted, the
					 Director may rescind the determination to allow the use of the pesticide within
					 a groundwater protection area.
(3)
					 The Director will issue a public notice stating the reasons interim use has
					 been approved under (1) or (2). The notice will be posted on the Department's
					 Web site.
California Code of Regulations › Title 3 - Food and Agriculture › Division 6 - Pesticides and Pest Control Operations › Chapter 2 - Pesticides › Subchapter 4 - Restricted Materials › Article 5 - Use Requirements › Section 6487.5 - Leaching Groundwater Protection Areas

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
Except as provided in sections
						6487.1,
						6487.2, and
						6487.3, use of pesticides
						registered for agricultural, outdoor industrial, and outdoor institutional use
						containing chemicals listed in section
						6800(a) shall be
						prohibited in leaching groundwater protection areas unless any one of the
						following management practices can be met and is designated by the commissioner
						on the permit:
(a) The permittee shall
					 not apply any irrigation water for six months following application of the
					 pesticide; or
(b) The permittee
					 shall apply the pesticide to the planting bed or the berm above the level of
					 irrigation water in the furrow or basin and the water level shall remain at or
					 below that level for six months following application of the pesticide;
					 or
(c) Irrigation shall be managed
					 so that the ratio of the amount of irrigation water applied divided by the net
					 irrigation requirement is 1.33 or less for six months following application of
					 the pesticide; or
(d) An
					 alternative management practice or pesticide approved by the Director as
					 follows:
(1) Upon written request, the
					 Director may evaluate and approve use of alternative management practices that
					 are based on scientific data demonstrating their effectiveness in reducing
					 movement of pesticides to groundwater; or
(2) Upon written request, the Director may
					 make a determination to allow the interim use of a pesticide containing a
					 chemical listed in section
					 6800(a) within a
					 leaching groundwater protection area, for a period not to exceed three years.
					 The Director's determination shall be based on evidence that the available
					 management practices are not feasible for a specific crop or site, and that
					 there are no feasible alternatives for the specific crop or site. The formal
					 request shall include a study protocol(s) that is acceptable to the Director to
					 develop feasible alternatives or alternate management practices. The study
					 protocol shall include a description of the objective, personnel, study plan,
					 sampling methods including number of samples to be analyzed, data analysis,
					 chemical analytical methods including appropriate quality control, timetable,
					 and references, if any. The requester shall submit a written progress report
					 every six months. If the progress report does not support the submitted study
					 protocol(s), or if a report is not submitted, the Director may rescind the
					 determination to allow the use of the pesticide within a groundwater protection
					 area.
(3) The Director will issue a
					 public notice stating the reasons interim use has been approved under (1) or
					 (2). The notice will be posted on the Department's Web
					 site.
California Code of Regulations › Title 3 - Food and Agriculture › Division 6 - Pesticides and Pest Control Operations › Chapter 2 - Pesticides › Subchapter 4 - Restricted Materials › Article 5 - Use Requirements › Section 6488 - Antifouling Paints or Coatings Containing Tributyltin

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a)
					 Antifouling paints or coatings containing tributyltin shall be applied only to:
(1) aluminum vessel hulls;
(2) vessel hulls 82 feet or more in length;
					 and
(3) outboard motors and lower
					 drive units.
California Code of Regulations › Title 3 - Food and Agriculture › Division 6 - Pesticides and Pest Control Operations › Chapter 2 - Pesticides › Subchapter 4 - Restricted Materials › Article 5 - Use Requirements › Section 6489 - Tributyltin Paint and/or Coating Additives

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
Pesticides containing bis(tributyltin) oxide which are
						sold as "additives" to be mixed with paints or coatings shall not be applied,
						either alone or when mixed with paint, to any surface that comes into contact
						with the aquatic or marine environment including, but not limited to, vessels,
						piers and fishing equipment.
1. New
						section filed 6-16-88; operative 7-16-88 (Register 88, No. 26).
2.
						Change without regulatory effect amending section and NOTE filed 3-27-97
						pursuant to section
						100, title 1, California Code of
						Regulations (Register 97, No. 13).
Note: Authority cited: Sections
						  12781,
						  14005
						  and
						  14102,
						  Food and Agricultural Code. Reference: Sections
						  12824,
						  14005
						  and
						  14006,
						  Food and Agricultural Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 3 - Food and Agriculture › Division 6 - Pesticides and Pest Control Operations › Chapter 2 - Pesticides › Subchapter 5 - Produce Carrying Pesticide Residue › Article 1 - Tolerances and Exemptions › Section 6490 - Incorporation of Federal Tolerances

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a) The
					 Director of Food and Agriculture hereby finds that the pesticide chemicals
					 referred to in this group are useful for the production and marketing of
					 produce and that the presence of such pesticide chemicals as spray residue in
					 quantities within the tolerances hereby established is not deleterious to the
					 health of man or animals.
(b) The
					 director, having reviewed the tolerances and exemptions from tolerances
					 established by the Environmental Protection Agency in Title 40, Code of Federal
					 Regulations, Part 180 and having found that such tolerances and exemptions
					 therefrom are in accordance with the standards and provisions of the Food and
					 Agricultural Code, hereby establishes like tolerances for pesticide chemicals
					 on produce packed, shipped, or sold within the State of California except as
					 otherwise provided in this Group 5. The director will continuously review
					 future amendments to said federal regulations, and tolerances and exemptions
					 therefrom hereafter adopted shall also be deemed incorporated by reference,
					 unless otherwise provided in this Group 5.
(c) If the director has evidence that
					 tolerances developed by the EPA are not appropriate for California conditions,
					 the director shall adopt a California tolerance taking into account such
					 evidence.
1.
						Editorial renumbering of former Section
						2490 to Section
						6490 filed 8-13-85 (Register 85,
						No. 33).
2. Change without regulatory effect amending NOTE filed
						6-20-2001 pursuant to section
						100, title 1, California Code of
						Regulations (Register 2001, No. 25).
Note: Authority cited: Sections
						  11456,
						  12531
						  and
						  12561,
						  Food and Agricultural Code. Reference: Section
						  12565,
						  Food and Agricultural Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 3 - Food and Agriculture › Division 6 - Pesticides and Pest Control Operations › Chapter 2 - Pesticides › Subchapter 5 - Produce Carrying Pesticide Residue › Article 1 - Tolerances and Exemptions › Section 6492 - Limitation on Residues

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
No residue of a pesticide chemical in or on produce is
						justified or permitted unless a permissible tolerance has been established by
						the director, or unless the director has authorized an exemption from a
						tolerance.
1.
						Editorial renumbering of former Section
						2490.1 to Section
						6492 filed 8-13-85 (Register 85,
						No. 33).
2. Change without regulatory effect amending NOTE filed
						6-20-2001 pursuant to section
						100, title 1, California Code of
						Regulations (Register 2001, No. 25).
Note: Authority cited: Sections
						  11456,
						  12531
						  and
						  12561,
						  Food and Agricultural Code. Reference: Section
						  12565,
						  Food and Agricultural Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 3 - Food and Agriculture › Division 6 - Pesticides and Pest Control Operations › Chapter 3 - Pest Control Operations › Subchapter 1 - Licensing › Article 1 - General License Requirements › Section 6500 - License Duration

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a) The
					 Director may issue licenses and certificates for two years. However, a license
					 or certificate may be issued for less than two years based on when the
					 applicant enters the two-year cycle described below.
The term of the license or certificate is determined by
						the Director as follows:
(1) Each
					 license or certificate with a name beginning with A through L shall expire
					 December 31 of the following even numbered year.
(2) Each license or certificate with a name
					 beginning with M through Z shall expire December 31 of the following odd
					 numbered year.
California Code of Regulations › Title 3 - Food and Agriculture › Division 6 - Pesticides and Pest Control Operations › Chapter 3 - Pest Control Operations › Subchapter 1 - Licensing › Article 1 - General License Requirements › Section 6502 - Applications

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a) An
					 application for a new license or certificate shall be made on a form prescribed
					 by the Director and shall be accompanied by:
(1) A copy of valid government-issued
					 documentation that the applicant will meet the required minimum age of 18 years
					 old prior to admission to the examination, and
(2) The required application fee specified
					 below in Table 1--License and Certificate Application Fees and Forms. The
					 application fee shall allow an applicant a 12-month period to become licensed
					 or certified.
California Code of Regulations › Title 3 - Food and Agriculture › Division 6 - Pesticides and Pest Control Operations › Chapter 3 - Pest Control Operations › Subchapter 1 - Licensing › Article 1 - General License Requirements › Section 6504 - Examinations

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a)
					 Each applicant shall:
(1) Appear at a time
					 and place designated by the Director for examination; and
(2) Present government-issued photo
					 identification at the time of examination.
California Code of Regulations › Title 3 - Food and Agriculture › Division 6 - Pesticides and Pest Control Operations › Chapter 3 - Pest Control Operations › Subchapter 1 - Licensing › Article 1 - General License Requirements › Section 6505 - Examination Fees

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a) In
					 addition to the application fee specified in section
					 6502(a), an
					 agricultural pest control adviser, pest control aircraft pilot, pest control
					 dealer designated agent, qualified applicator license or qualified certificate
					 applicant shall pay, if applicable:
(1) A $50
					 fee for the Laws, Regulations, and Basic Principles examination; and
(2) A $50 fee for each additional examination
					 category requested.
California Code of Regulations › Title 3 - Food and Agriculture › Division 6 - Pesticides and Pest Control Operations › Chapter 3 - Pest Control Operations › Subchapter 1 - Licensing › Article 1 - General License Requirements › Section 6506 - Acceptance of Prior Examination. [Repealed]

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
1.
						Repealer filed 5-24-85; effective upon filing pursuant to Government Code
						Section
						11346.2(d)
						(Register 85, No. 22).
Note: Authority cited: Sections
						  407,
						  11502,
						  12005
						  and
						  12111,
						  Food and Agricultural Code. Reference: Sections
						  11702
						  and
						  12106,
						  Food and Agricultural Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 3 - Food and Agriculture › Division 6 - Pesticides and Pest Control Operations › Chapter 3 - Pest Control Operations › Subchapter 1 - Licensing › Article 1 - General License Requirements › Section 6508 - Notification of Change

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a)
					 Every license or certificate holder shall immediately notify the Director in
					 writing of any change in, including but not limited to, name, business address,
					 business organization, qualified person, bond, insurance, registered officers,
					 or any other matter shown in the application. Name changes for individuals must
					 include a copy of government-issued proof of change of name.
(b) Licenses and certificates are not
					 transferable, and in case of a change of business organization or ownership, a
					 new application and fee are required.
(c) A $20 fee is required when:
(1) a license or certificate holder requests
					 a replacement or duplicate copy of a license or certificate; or
(2) a license or certificate is reissued as a
					 result of a name change made pursuant to (a).
California Code of Regulations › Title 3 - Food and Agriculture › Division 6 - Pesticides and Pest Control Operations › Chapter 3 - Pest Control Operations › Subchapter 1 - Licensing › Article 1 - General License Requirements › Section 6509 - Refusal, Revocation, and Suspension

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
In addition to the provisions found in sections
						11910,
						12205,
						14098, and
						14155 of the Food and Agricultural
						Code, a pest control aircraft pilot certificate, a qualified applicator license
						or certificate, or a private applicator certificate can be refused, revoked, or
						suspended by the Director, after a hearing, for a final order imposing a civil
						penalty under section
						14(a) or a
						criminal conviction under section
						14(b) of the
						Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (Title 7, United States
						Code, section
						136 l).
1. New
						section filed 6-30-2023; operative 1-1-2024 (Register 2023, No. 26).
Note: Authority cited: Sections
						  11456,
						  11502,
						  12976,
						  14005
						  and
						  14102,
						  Food and Agricultural Code. Reference: Sections
						  11501,
						  11791,
						  12991,
						  14001
						  and
						  14102,
						  Food and Agricultural Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 3 - Food and Agriculture › Division 6 - Pesticides and Pest Control Operations › Chapter 3 - Pest Control Operations › Subchapter 1 - Licensing › Article 1 - General License Requirements › Section 6510 - Renewals and New Applications

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a)
					 Other than individuals only with a Dealer Designated Agent license or as
					 provided in (b), an individual with a license or certificate issued by the
					 Director shall obtain continuing education hours specified in section
					 6511 while the license or
					 certificate is valid to renew the license or certificate. The continuing
					 education must be obtained from courses approved pursuant to section
					 6512. Renewal applications must be
					 on the appropriate application form in Table 2 of section
					 6502 and include the required
					 fee.
(b) An individual who has not
					 possessed a valid license or certificate within 12 months of the date of
					 application or has a valid license or certificate and has not completed the
					 continuing education requirements as specified in section
					 6511 within each two-year license
					 or certification period shall be required to submit an application for a new
					 license or certificate specified in section
					 6502(a) and pass
					 the applicable written examinations before being issued a license or
					 certificate.
(c) For licensed pest
					 control businesses and pest control dealers, the license or certificate of the
					 individual supervising the activities of the business must be renewed prior to
					 issuance of the business license renewal.
Note: Authority cited: Sections
						  11456,
						  11502,
						  12005,
						  12024,
						  12111
						  and
						  14005,
						  Food and Agricultural Code. Reference: Sections
						  11502.5,
						  11702,
						  11905,
						  12024,
						  12106
						  and
						  14006,
						  Food and Agricultural Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 3 - Food and Agriculture › Division 6 - Pesticides and Pest Control Operations › Chapter 3 - Pest Control Operations › Subchapter 1 - Licensing › Article 1 - General License Requirements › Section 6511 - Continuing Education Requirements

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It is each license or certificate holder's responsibility
						to select continuing education courses applicable to their license or
						certificate type. The license or certificate holder will not receive credit for
						taking the same course more than once within the same calendar year.
(a) Except as provided in (b), each license
					 or certificate issued by the Director has the following continuing education
					 requirements:
(1) A pest control aircraft
					 pilot shall complete a minimum of 20 hours of approved continuing education on
					 pest management and pesticides, including not less than four hours pertaining
					 to pesticide laws and regulations and four hours pertaining to aerial pest
					 control equipment and application techniques.
(2) Except as provided in (3) and (4),
					 qualified applicator license and certificate holders shall complete a minimum
					 of 20 hours of approved continuing education on pest management and pesticides,
					 including not less than four hours pertaining to pesticide laws and
					 regulations.
(3) Qualified
					 applicator certificate holders who only possess the maintenance gardener
					 subcategory shall complete a minimum of eight hours of approved continuing
					 education on pest management and pesticides, including not less than two hours
					 pertaining to pesticide laws and regulations.
(4) Qualified applicators who only possess a
					 license or certificate in the seed treatment category shall complete a minimum
					 of four hours of approved continuing education on pest management and
					 pesticides, including not less than two hours pertaining to pesticide laws and
					 regulations.
(5) An agricultural
					 pest control adviser license holder shall complete a minimum of 40 hours of
					 approved continuing education on pest management and pesticides, including not
					 less than four hours pertaining to pesticide laws and regulations.
California Code of Regulations › Title 3 - Food and Agriculture › Division 6 - Pesticides and Pest Control Operations › Chapter 3 - Pest Control Operations › Subchapter 1 - Licensing › Article 1 - General License Requirements › Section 6512 - Approval of Continuing Education Courses

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(a) The
					 Director may approve requests for evaluation and approval of any course
					 submitted for continuing education hours for a period of up to one calendar
					 year (beginning January 1 and ending December 31).
(b) Except as provided in (d), courses may be
					 approved by the Director for continuing education hours in one or more of the
					 following categories:
(1) "Pesticide Laws and
					 Regulations" continuing education course time must be focused on:
(A) Current California pesticide laws as
					 detailed in the Food and Agricultural Code Divisions 6 and 7;
(B) Current California pesticide regulations
					 as detailed in Title 3 Division 6 of the California Code of
					 Regulations;
(C) Current federal
					 pesticide laws and regulations including specific pesticide product labeling
					 requirements; or
(D) Other current
					 California pesticide regulations, including local pesticide requirements
					 adopted by the County Agricultural Commissioner pertaining to the safe and
					 effective use of pesticides pursuant to section
					 11503 of the Food and Agriculture
					 Code.
1. Courses on the Business and
					 Professions Code Division 3, Chapter 14 or Chapter 14.5; the California Code of
					 Regulations Title 16, Division 19; or federal maximum residue levels do not
					 qualify for pesticide laws and regulations hours.
California Code of Regulations › Title 3 - Food and Agriculture › Division 6 - Pesticides and Pest Control Operations › Chapter 3 - Pest Control Operations › Subchapter 1 - Licensing › Article 1 - General License Requirements › Section 6512.1 - In-Person Continuing Education Courses

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(a)
					 Requests for approval of in-person continuing education courses shall be made
					 on the In-Person Continuing Education Approval Request Application form
					 LIC-131A (Rev. 07/23), hereby incorporated by reference, and shall be submitted
					 to the department at least 30 days before the date of the course.
(1) Each continuing education approval
					 request for in-person courses must include a $45 fee and a comprehensive agenda
					 that provides:
(A) A description of the
					 course;
(B) The title of each
					 presentation;
(C) The main points
					 of each presentation;
(D) The start
					 and end time for each presentation as well as the total course
					 length;
(E) The continuing
					 education category(ies) requested for each presentation ("Pesticide Laws and
					 Regulations," "Aerial Pest Control Equipment and Application Techniques," or
					 "Other"); and
(F) The name and
					 affiliation of each speaker.
California Code of Regulations › Title 3 - Food and Agriculture › Division 6 - Pesticides and Pest Control Operations › Chapter 3 - Pest Control Operations › Subchapter 1 - Licensing › Article 1 - General License Requirements › Section 6512.2 - Interactive Online and Webinar Continuing Education Courses

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(a)
					 Requests for approval of interactive online courses shall be submitted at least
					 60 days before the intended course offering date. Requests for approval of
					 webinar courses shall be submitted at least 30 days before the intended course
					 offering date. Courses shall not be approved for more than 8 hours of
					 continuing education credit per application. Submissions must include:
(1) A complete Interactive Online and Webinar
					 Continuing Education Approval Request Application form LIC-131B (Rev. 07/23),
					 hereby incorporated by reference, $45 fee, and:
(A) For interactive online courses, a
					 comprehensive course syllabus which provides a detailed outline of the course.
					 The syllabus must contain at a minimum, the learning objectives for the course,
					 the amount of time allocated to each learning objective, and the continuing
					 education category(ies) hours requested ("Pesticide Laws and Regulations,"
					 "Aerial Pest Control Equipment and Application Techniques," or "Other") for
					 each learning objective.
(B) For
					 webinar courses, a comprehensive agenda that provides:
1. A description of the course;
2. The title of each presentation;
3. The main points of each
					 presentation;
4. The start and end
					 time of each presentation;
5. The
					 continuing education category(ies) requested for each presentation ("Pesticide
					 Laws and Regulations," "Aerial Pest Control Equipment and Application
					 Techniques," or "Other"); and
6.
					 The name and affiliation of each speaker.
California Code of Regulations › Title 3 - Food and Agriculture › Division 6 - Pesticides and Pest Control Operations › Chapter 3 - Pest Control Operations › Subchapter 1 - Licensing › Article 1 - General License Requirements › Section 6512.3 - Continuing Education Course Sponsor Requirements

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A continuing education course sponsor shall
						ensure:
(a) Information used for
					 advertising the continuing education course(s) is true and not misleading,
					 including course agenda topics and the number of approved continuing education
					 hours.
(b) Course instructors and
					 speakers for in-person and webinar courses, and course content developers for
					 interactive online courses, are competent and knowledgeable in the subject
					 matter.
(c) An individual's
					 successful completion of a course is verified prior to issuing a record of
					 course completion.
(1) At each in-person
					 continuing education course, verification shall be achieved by confirming the
					 identity of the license or certificate holder. Acceptable means of confirming
					 identity are:
(A) Checking an official
					 government-issued photo identification, or
(B) Using a verification process that ensures
					 an official government-issued photo identification has been
					 checked.
California Code of Regulations › Title 3 - Food and Agriculture › Division 6 - Pesticides and Pest Control Operations › Chapter 3 - Pest Control Operations › Subchapter 1 - Licensing › Article 1 - General License Requirements › Section 6512.4 - Rejection or Revocation of Continuing Education Course Hours

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(a) The
					 Director may audit or monitor courses given by any course sponsor and may
					 revoke approval of continuing education hours for a course when:
(1) The course did not follow the approved
					 agenda or syllabus, or covered false or misleading information; or
(2) The course sponsor violated Food and
					 Agricultural Code section
					 11792 in connection with that
					 course.
California Code of Regulations › Title 3 - Food and Agriculture › Division 6 - Pesticides and Pest Control Operations › Chapter 3 - Pest Control Operations › Subchapter 1 - Licensing › Article 1 - General License Requirements › Section 6513 - Records of Continuing Education Courses

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(a)
					 Recordkeeping responsibilities of the continuing education sponsor.
(1) For each sponsored continuing education
					 course, the continuing education course sponsor shall maintain a record of all
					 license and certificate holders who have successfully earned continuing
					 education hours.
(2) Each record
					 must be kept for three years from the completion date of the course.
(3) Within 15 business days of successful
					 completion of a course, the continuing education sponsor shall provide each
					 license and certificate holder with a record of course completion.
(4) Each record must contain the information
					 specified in (c).
California Code of Regulations › Title 3 - Food and Agriculture › Division 6 - Pesticides and Pest Control Operations › Chapter 3 - Pest Control Operations › Subchapter 1 - Licensing › Article 1 - General License Requirements › Section 6514 - Regional Accreditation Committees. [Repealed]

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1. New
						section filed 6-4-90; operative 7-4-90 (Register 90, No. 29).
2.
						Repealer filed 8-1-96; operative 8-31-96 (Register 96, No. 31).
Note: Authority cited: Sections
						  407
						  and
						  11502.5,
						  Food and Agricultural Code. Reference: Sections
						  11502.5
						  and
						  12986,
						  Food and Agricultural Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 3 - Food and Agriculture › Division 6 - Pesticides and Pest Control Operations › Chapter 3 - Pest Control Operations › Subchapter 1 - Licensing › Article 2 - Agricultural Pest Control Business Licenses › Section 6520 - Authorized Agent Qualifications. [Repealed]

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1.
						Repealer filed 1-14-85 as an emergency; effective upon filing (Register 85, No.
						4). A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL within 120 days or
						emergency language will be repealed on 5-14-85.
2. Certificate of
						Compliance transmitted to OAL 5-14-85 and filed 6-17-85 (Register 85, No.
						25).
3. Change without regulatory effect amending article heading
						filed 11-10-2011 pursuant to section
						100, title 1, California Code of
						Regulations (Register 2011, No. 45).
Note: Authority cited: Sections
						  407
						  and
						  11502,
						  Food and Agricultural Code. Reference: Sections
						  11702
						  and
						  11703,
						  Food and Agricultural Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 3 - Food and Agriculture › Division 6 - Pesticides and Pest Control Operations › Chapter 3 - Pest Control Operations › Subchapter 1 - Licensing › Article 2 - Agricultural Pest Control Business Licenses › Section 6522 - Categories

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(a) The
					 categories for supervision of pest control by a qualified person pursuant to
					 section 11708 of the Food and Agricultural
					 Code are those listed in section
					 6530 of Title 3, California Code of
					 Regulations.
(b) The categories
					 applicable for supervision of a Maintenance Gardener Pest Control Business
					 pursuant to section
					 11704 of the Food and Agricultural
					 Code are:
(1) A license or certificate holder
					 with Category B as specified in section
					 6530; or
(2) A certificate holder with Subcategory Q
					 as specified in section
					 6531.
California Code of Regulations › Title 3 - Food and Agriculture › Division 6 - Pesticides and Pest Control Operations › Chapter 3 - Pest Control Operations › Subchapter 1 - Licensing › Article 3 - Qualified Applicators › Section 6530 - Categories

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Applicants may qualify by examination to work in one or
						more of the following categories:
(a)
					 Category A -- Residential, Industrial and Institutional Pest Control
(1) Perform pest control for:
(A) Residential or home use;
(B) Industrial use; or
(C) Institutional use.
California Code of Regulations › Title 3 - Food and Agriculture › Division 6 - Pesticides and Pest Control Operations › Chapter 3 - Pest Control Operations › Subchapter 1 - Licensing › Article 3 - Qualified Applicators › Section 6531 - Maintenance Gardener Pest Control Qualified Applicator Certificate - Subcategory Q

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(a)
					 Maintenance Gardener Pest Control Qualified Applicator Certificate --
					 Subcategory Q allows incidental pest control, including the use of pesticides,
					 in ornamental and turf plantings indoors, in commercial parks, or surrounding
					 structures under a Maintenance Gardener Pest Control Business License issued by
					 the Director pursuant to Food and Agricultural Code section
					 11704.
(b) This subcategory does not allow the
					 purchase or use of restricted materials listed in section
					 6400, or direct application to
					 running or standing water.
Note: Authority cited: Sections
						  11456,
						  11502,
						  12976,
						  14001,
						  14005,
						  14102,
						  14151
						  and
						  14153.1,
						  Food and Agricultural Code. Reference: Sections
						  11501,
						  11701,
						  11704,
						  14001,
						  14015,
						  14102
						  and
						  14153,
						  Food and Agricultural Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 3 - Food and Agriculture › Division 6 - Pesticides and Pest Control Operations › Chapter 3 - Pest Control Operations › Subchapter 1 - Licensing › Article 3 - Qualified Applicators › Section 6532 - Expiration. [Repealed]

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
1. New
						section filed 5-24-85; effective upon filing pursuant to Government Code
						Section
						11346.2(d)
						(Register 85, No. 22).
2. Repealer filed 8-1-96; operative 8-31-96
						(Register 96, No. 31).
Note: Authority cited: Sections
						  407,
						  11702,
						  12976
						  and
						  14005,
						  Food and Agricultural Code. Reference: Sections
						  11501,
						  11702
						  and
						  14001,
						  Food and Agricultural Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 3 - Food and Agriculture › Division 6 - Pesticides and Pest Control Operations › Chapter 3 - Pest Control Operations › Subchapter 1 - Licensing › Article 3 - Qualified Applicators › Section 6534

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1.
						Renumbering and amendment of former Section
						2468 to Section
						6534 filed 4-30-85; effective upon
						filing pursuant to Government Code Section
						11346.2(d)
						(Register 85, No. 18).
2. Change without regulatory effect amending
						NOTE filed 6-20-2001 pursuant to section
						100, title 1, California Code of
						Regulations (Register 2001, No. 25).
3. Repealer filed 6-30-2023;
						operative 1-1-2024 (Register 2023, No. 26).
Note: Authority cited: Sections
						  11456,
						  12976,
						  14005
						  and
						  14102,
						  Food and Agricultural Code. Reference: Sections
						  11501,
						  14001
						  and
						  14102,
						  Food and Agricultural Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 3 - Food and Agriculture › Division 6 - Pesticides and Pest Control Operations › Chapter 3 - Pest Control Operations › Subchapter 1 - Licensing › Article 3 - Qualified Applicators › Section 6536

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1. New
						section filed 1-25-2008; operative 1-25-2008 pursuant to Government Code
						section
						11343.4
						(Register 2008, No. 4).
2. Repeal of subsection (a) designator and
						repeal of subsections (b)-(b)(3) filed 4-7-2011; operative 4-7-2011 pursuant to
						Government Code section
						11343.4
						(Register 2011, No. 14).
3. Repealer filed 6-30-2023; operative
						1-1-2024 (Register 2023, No. 26).
Note: Authority cited: Sections
						  11456,
						  11502
						  and
						  14005,
						  Food and Agricultural Code. Reference: Sections
						  11501,
						  14001
						  and
						  14151,
						  Food and Agricultural Code.