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Calaveras County Environmental Management Agency
Agriculture & Weights and Measures - Pesticide Use
Mary Mutz, Agricultural Commissioner
Kevin Wright
Chief Deputy Agricultural Commissioner/Sealer Weights and Measures
California has the most comprehensive pesticide regulatory
system in the nation. The County Agricultural Commissioner is
responsible for implementation of this statewide program at the
local level. The Pesticide Use Enforcement Program includes annual
registration of Agricultural and Structural Pest Control Businesses,
Pest Control Advisors and Farm Labor Contractors that work in
the County. The Program includes issuance of Restricted Materials
Permits, Operator Identification Numbers (for non-restricted
agricultural pesticides), and monitoring of pesticides applied
in the County through a mandatory use reporting system. The Agricultural
Commissioner's staff verifies compliance with pesticide laws
by periodic inspections of pesticide applications, mixing and
loading operations, employee headquarters inspections and inspection
of pesticide storage facilities. Staff also investigates all
reports of pesticide related illnesses, crop losses, pesticide
drift and wildlife losses, as well as complaints of other alleged
misuse of pesticides in the County that may be detrimental to
human health and safety or the environment. It should be noted,
however, that neither the County Agricultural Commissioner nor
CDPR has jurisdiction over pesticides applied on or to any federal
lands or facilities.
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Links
 California Dept. of Food and Agriculture
California Dept. of Pesticide Regulation
California Pesticide Infomation Portal
This link will take pesticide users to the PRESCRIBE database maintained by the Department of Pesticide Regulation. This database allows pesticide users to look up their respective properties for information related to endangered, threatened and rare species. It allows them to enter the pesticides they might be using in a particular section township and range.
The database will provide mitigation measures, if any, to lessen the impact of pesticide use on species of concern or their habitats.
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