pesticide investigation and enforcement oregon department of agriculture pesticides division
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Pesticide Investigation Pesticide Investigation and Enforcementand Enforcement
Oregon Department of Agriculture
Pesticides Division
ODA Pesticides DivisionODA Pesticides Division
• Pesticide Investigation & Enforcement Program– Primary Goal: To ensure compliance
Oregon Revised Statues (ORS) 634Pesticide Control Law
Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA)
USDA Record Keeping Requirements
Pesticide Regulatory ActivitiesPesticide Regulatory Activities
• Pesticide Product Registration (12, 000)• Licensing (Commercial, Public, Private)• Routine Compliance Monitoring
– Pesticide Application Activities– Record Inspections
• Use Observations• Complaint-Initiated Investigations.
Additional Services & ProgramsAdditional Services & Programs
• Regulatory and Technical Information• Education & Outreach• Compliance Assistance• Water Quality• Endangered Species• Section 18, 24c Registrations• Pesticide Analytical and Response Center
OfficesOffices
• Headquarters– Salem Office
• Field Offices– Central Point– Hermiston– Bend– Baker City
Who is regulated by ODA?Who is regulated by ODA?
• Licensees
• Non-licensed users of pesticides (3,823,465)
Oregon Pesticide Licenses - 2009
0 1000 2000 3000 4000 5000
PrivateApplicators
CommercialApplicators
PublicApplicators
Trainees
CommercialOperators
Consultants
Dealers
Enforcement Statistics - FY ‘09 Enforcement Statistics - FY ‘09 July 1, 2008July 1, 2008 - - June 30, 2009June 30, 2009 • Complaints/Concerns - 267
– General inquiries Pesticide regulations Licensing regulations Specific use practices
• 24% lead to formal investigations
200 Pesticide Complaints200 Pesticide Complaints
• 267 Total complaints• Sources:
– Referrals from other agencies– Neighbors– Customers– General Public– Employees– Competitors– NPIC ?
Enforcement Statistics - FY ‘09 Enforcement Statistics - FY ‘09 July 1, 2008July 1, 2008 - - June 30, 2009June 30, 2009 Counties with highest number of complaints:
– Marion County– Lane County– Clackamas County– Multnomah County– Yamhill County– Washington County
Enforcement Statistics - FY ‘09 Enforcement Statistics - FY ‘09 July 1, 2008July 1, 2008 - - June 30, 2009June 30, 2009
• Investigations Completed- 372– Routine Compliance Monitoring– Pesticide Use/Observation Investigations
Invest i gat i ons Compl et ed
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Routine Compliance Monitoring Routine Compliance Monitoring • Operator/Applicator Record Inspection (ARI)• Dealer Record Review (DRI)• Market Place Inspection (MPI)• Agricultural Use Follow Up/Observation
(AUF/AUO)• Non-agricultural Use Follow Up/Observation
(NUF/NUO)• Producer Establishment Inspection (PEI)• Experimental Use Inspection (EUP)• Import/Export Inspections (IMP/EXP)
Enforcement Responses Enforcement Responses
• Civil Penalties:16• Notices of Violation: 70• Stop Sale, Use or Removal Order: 3• Crop Seizures or Embargoes: 2• Case Referred to EPA: 22• Letters of Advisement: 25
Pesticides DivisionPesticides Division
• (503) 986-4635• [email protected]