California Administrative Code

(a) The Department shall issue a general and limited sampler's and weigher's license. The general license shall apply to persons who collect milk samples for basis for payment under section 35163 of the Food and Agricultural Code. The limited license shall apply to processing pla…

This article shall govern the official final action methods and the other acceptable methods of comparable accuracy when used to determine the components of milk, bulk milk, products of milk, or products resembling milk products, and cream when such component determinations are r…

(a) Each of the testing methods listed in this section is approved for use as an acceptable method of analysis for the determination of the components of milk, cream, bulk milk, products of milk, or products resembling milk products and shall be conducted by procedures and equipm…

(a) Except where approved in writing by the Department, licensees making tests by the approved testing methods stated in section 511, shall use equipment and follow the methods and procedures outlined in the 18th edition of the Official Methods of Analysis of the Association of O…

Each processing facility shall have a program in place to screen all bulk raw milk pickup tankers for drug residues with approved tests as specified in United States Food and Drug Administration, Milk Safety Branch, Coded Memorandum M-a-85, effective January 22, 2001 (M-a-85). (a…

Milk to be separated for the production of market cream may be heated upon arrival at the plant to a temperature not to exceed 110 degrees F. If heated to a higher temperature the milk must be carried through the complete process of pasteurization and the market cream produced th…

(a) In accordance with the provisions of sections 32515 and 34001 of the Food and Agricultural Code, processes which have been demonstrated to be equally efficient and approved by the Department are as follows: (1) “Pasteurization”, “pasteurized” and similar terms shall mean the …

All persons operating pasteurizers must comply with the following: (a) Every pasteurizer must be equipped and operated with a recording thermometer which must be used solely for that individual piece of equipment. Transferring of thermometer spuds from one vat to another is prohi…

(a) Nonfat dry milk labeled for Grade A use shall be “Extra Grade” as defined in Section 38424 of the Food and Agricultural Code. (b) Each container of condensed skim milk or nonfat dry milk made from pasteurized market milk shall be labeled with: (1) The name and address of the …

§ 871. Records Required--Licensed Slaughterers. [Repealed] This database is current through 5/1/26 Register 2026, No. 18. Source: https://govt.westlaw.com/calregs/Document/I52CF3A335A0D11EC8227000D3A7C4BC3?viewType=FullText&originationContext=documenttoc&transitionType=CategoryPa…

(a) Each applicant shall certify, by an authorized official of the registrant, under penalty of perjury that to the best of the applicant's knowledge, based upon all information available to the applicant, all information submitted in connection with the application for registrat…

As authorized by sections 13127 and 13146 of the Food and Agricultural Code, the director adopts the provisions of subparagraph (B) of paragraph (2) of subdivision (c) of section 136a of Title 7 of the United States Code, as applicable to compensation for data developed pursuant …

(a) Each application for registration of a pesticide product shall be made on the Application for Pesticide Registration DPR-REG-030 (Rev. 10/24) form, hereby incorporated by reference, and described in section 6170.5. The application is incomplete and may be returned by the Dire…

The form referred to in section 6170(a) shall require registrants to provide the following information when applicable. (a) Firm name, (same as on file with the United States Environmental Protection Agency (U.S. EPA); (b) Firm mailing address and street address, if different fro…

The director, after consultation with the Air Resources Board, shall determine under what circumstances interference with the attainment and maintenance of ambient air quality standards is likely to result from the evaporative emission of volatile organic compounds contained in a…

Each applicant to register a pesticide product shall submit to the director any other data determined by the director to be necessary to carry out the provisions of Section 12824 of the Food and Agricultural Code. Each data request pursuant to this section shall include the direc…

(a) Registrants required to submit data in support of registrations pursuant to Food and Agricultural Code sections 13060 (c) (1), 13127, 13143 or 13146 shall respond to the director's notices of the data and study requirements. Where the notice pertains to data required pursuant…

(a) If, during the registration process or at any time after the registration of a pesticide, the registrant has factual or scientific evidence of any adverse effect or risk of the pesticide to human health or the environment (including ambient air quality), the registrant shall …

(a) Each registrant shall submit with each renewal application a statement, signed by an authorized official of the applicant under penalty of perjury, that, prior to filing the renewal application the registrant has, to the best of the applicant's knowledge based upon all inform…

If renewal of a certificate of registration is not applied for within one calendar month after December 31 of each year, a penalty of 20 percent of the original amount due shall be added to the renewal fee for each product.

No cross-connections may be installed between a safe water supply and any unsafe or questionable water supply. Submerged inlets into an unsafe or questionable water supply must be avoided unless such submerged inlets are installed in a manner to prevent back siphonage.

(a) With the exception of those persons exempted by section 6268, a written authorization for research must be obtained from the Director prior to any experimental, unregistered use of a pesticide. (b) The authorization may specify conditions under which the research must be cond…

(a) The Director of Pesticide Regulation makes the following findings in relation to sections 11501 and 12824 of the Food and Agricultural Code regarding pesticides labeled for defoliating plants, containing S,S,S-tributylphosphorotrithioate and tributylphosphorotrithioite. (b) B…

(a) As used in this section “noncertified applicator” includes: (1) An employee trained to handle pesticides who is not a certified applicator, (2) A certified private or commercial applicator whose category(ies) or scope of certification are not applicable to the intended pestic…

(a) Except as provided in this section and Sections 6400, 6414 and 6416, restricted materials shall be possessed or used only under permit of the commissioner or under his direct supervision, or under permit of the director in any county in which there is no commissioner. (b) The…

(a) Permits to possess restricted materials shall not be required of commercial carriers to transport such materials. (b) No permit shall be required for restricted materials included only in subsection (a) of section 6400 (federally restricted use) when possessed or used by or u…

(a) Each permit issued for agricultural use of a restricted material shall be site and time specific. Pursuant to Food and Agricultural Code section 14007, any permit may be issued for a one-year period. Permits issued for perennial agricultural plantings, nonproduction agricultu…

(a) Each application and permit to possess or use a restricted material shall be on a form either provided or approved by the Director. (b) For notices of intent that are not submitted electronically via www.CalAgPermits.org, all information required shall be on forms either prov…

(a) Each licensed agricultural pest control adviser and grower, when determining if and when to use a pesticide that requires a permit, shall consider, and if feasible, adopt any reasonable, effective and practical mitigation measure or use any feasible alternative which would su…

Each application for a permit for nonagricultural use of a restricted material shall include the following information: (a) Name and business address of the operator of the property or the pest control business; (b) The signature of either the permittee, or the authorized represe…

(a) If the information required by (g), (h), (i), (j), and (k) of section 6428 is not provided on the permit, it shall be included in the notice of intent. (b) To make a permit site and time specific, a notice of intent is required for all agricultural use restricted material app…

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 managemen…

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)…

(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 fo…

(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 approv…

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…

(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 …

(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 hou…

(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 Cont…

(a) Each pest control aircraft pilot who registers as an apprentice pilot in any county shall include on the registration form the name of the journeyman pilot responsible for providing supervision of the pest control activities of such apprentice. The journeyman pilot named on t…

Pilots who operate pest control aircraft shall not transfer, mix or load liquid category one or two pesticides containing organophosphates or carbamates unless a closed system is used.

In addition to the requirements of Section 12003 of the Food and Agricultural Code, each recommendation shall include: (a) Total acreage or units to be treated; (b) Concentration and volume per acre or other units; (c) Worker re-entry interval, if one has been established; prehar…

(a) All Eligible Improvements financed by the Program must meet applicable quality assurance standards as outlined in this Section. (1) Pre-Project Assessment. A Pre-Project Assessment is required to assist in identifying appropriate and comprehensive energy efficiency retrofits …

(a) Each licensed pest control dealer shall prepare and maintain records of all pesticides sold or delivered, except for pesticides labeled only for home use. For each transaction these records shall include the following: (1) The purchaser's name and address; (A) For any pestici…

Each licensed pest control dealer shall not: (a) Sell or deliver a pesticide when the requirements of the registered pesticide labeling conflict with the recommendation; (b) Knowingly sell or deliver a registered pesticide for a use not shown in the labeling, or when any conditio…

(a) The operator of the property which is producing an agricultural commodity shall report the use of pesticides applied to the crop, commodity, or site to the commissioner of the county in which the pest control was performed. This report must be submitted by the 10th day of the…

(a) During any month, when a licensed agricultural pest control business performs no pest control work in a county where the business is registered with the commissioner pursuant to Food and Agricultural Code section 11732, he/she shall submit a report stating this fact to the co…

(a) The employer shall comply with each regulation in this subchapter which is applicable to the employer's action or conduct. (b) The employer: (1) is responsible for knowing about applicable safe use requirements specified in regulations and on the pesticide product labeling; (…

In order to insure that rights granted to California employees by Chapter 1 of Division 5 of the California Labor Code are adequately provided to agricultural employees, including employee rights (1) to file confidential complaints alleging unsafe work conditions, (2) to have com…

(a) Upon written request, a party to a hearing is entitled to obtain from any other party to the hearing the names, addresses and any statements (as defined in section 20274(b)) of all witnesses, other than those whose primary source of income is non-supervisory employment in agr…