Update on Pesticide Laws and Regulations

Janice Campbell

Deputy Agricultural Commissioner

Agricultural Commissioner’s Office

San Luis Obispo County

Vertebrate Bait Use

Chlorpyrifos Contamination in Water

WHY?

Anticoagulants can have devastating impacts on non-target vertebrates such as domestic animals like dogs and cats as well as wild species:

• Anticoagulant Rodenticides became Federally restricted in 2008.

Red Fox Gray Fox SJ Kit Fox Coyote Mountain Lion Bobcat

Great-horned Owl Barn Owl Red-tailed Hawk Raccoon Badger Wild Pig

You still need to have and maintain a valid Operator Identification Number (OIN) or Restricted Materials Permit (RMP)

You will need to become a Private Certified Applicator.

• What this means to you:

The County Agricultural Commissioner’s Office administers the exam.

– 70 questions

– 1-2 hours on average

– 70% to pass

– free of charge

Laws and regulations for handling pesticides.

Study guides available at local UCCE Office There are study questions at the end of each

chapter. Questions in the study guide will not be on the

test, but will cover similar content.

Contact your nearest Agricultural Commissioner’s office to make an appointment:

Templeton 434-5950

San Luis Obispo 781-5910

Arroyo Grande 473-7090

Santa Maria 934-6200

Santa Barbara 681-5600

Mandatory pre-baiting with untreated grain

Mandatory carcass removal and disposal

Livestock grazing restrictions while bait is present

Prohibitions for use in or around homes

Specific bait station design and mandatory placement

Never pile bait

Secure bait stations

Exclude non-target animals

Always follow label instructions

Chlorpyrifos • Lorsban

State Water Resources Control Board &

Department of Pesticide Regulation • Agreement established in 1997

• Promote cooperation and protect water

• Describes how the state agencies will work

together to protect water quality from the

adverse effects of pesticides

• Shared Jurisdiction

Prevent Pesticide Contamination in Water

Stage 1 – Educational Outreach

Stage 2 – Pesticide Detection Response • Self-regulating or cooperative efforts

• Site specific reduced risk practices

Stage 3 – Regulate Use (DPR & CACs) • Use restrictions, permit conditions, regulations

Stage 4 – Regulate Contamination (Water

Board & Regional Boards) • Establish Total Maximum Daily Loads (TMDL)

Counties in the Central Coast Region • Santa Cruz, Monterey, San Benito, Santa Clara,

San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara and a portion of

Ventura

Vegetable growing areas • Oso Flaco and Santa Maria River

Less Chlorpyrifos is showing up in the

monitoring sites, however……….. more

Malathion is being detected.

Be knowledgeable about how to prevent

pesticide contamination in water.

Follow label use restrictions.

Take extra precautions to protect

waterways.

Work with researchers to help identify

mitigation measures to protect water

from contamination.

San Luis Obispo County Agricultural Dept. Arroyo Grande 805. 473-7090

San Luis Obispo 805. 781-5910

Templeton 805. 434-5950

www.slocounty.ca.gov/agcomm

Santa Barbara County Agricultural Dept. Santa Barbara 805. 681-5600

Santa Maria 805. 934-6200

www.countyofsb.org/agcomm

Department of Pesticide Regulation www.cdpr.ca.gov