3930 Department of Pesticide Regulation
Major Program Changes
  • Pesticide Pollution Prevention Grants - The Budget includes 1.9 positions and $780,000 Department of Pesticide Regulation Fund for a Pesticide Pollution Prevention Grant program. The grants will focus on the implementation of integrated pest management practices that reduce or eliminate pollution and pesticide exposure in agricultural and urban environments.

  • Pesticide Enforcement and Compliance Improvements - The Budget includes 5.7 positions and $667,000 Department of Pesticide Regulation Fund to enhance state oversight of county pesticide use enforcement activities and to train county staff to prepare cases and conduct administrative civil penalty hearings related to pesticide use enforcement.

  • Mitigation of Pesticide Impacts - The Budget includes 4.7 positions and $634,000 Department of Pesticide Regulation Fund to mitigate pesticide impacts on human health. The Department will develop and evaluate mitigation measures, improve worker and physician outreach programs, and take additional pesticide product registration actions.