Environmental Protection
3930 Department of Pesticide Regulation

The Department of Pesticide Regulation protects public health and the environment by regulating all aspects of the sale and use of pesticides and by promoting reduced-risk pest management strategies. The Department ensures compliance with pesticide laws and regulations through its oversight of County Agricultural Commissioners, who enforce pesticide laws at the local level.
MAJOR PROGRAM CHANGES Back to Top
  • Volatile Organic Compound Reduction - The Budget includes 10.4 positions and $2,622,000 ($1,332,000 State Operations and $1,290,000 Local Assistance) from the Department of Pesticide Regulation Fund to implement regulations that reduce volatile organic compound (VOC) emissions from pesticides to attain national air quality standards in California. The Department of Pesticide Regulation has been ordered by the U.S. District Court to issue regulations to reduce VOC emissions. The regulations will reduce VOC emissions by prohibiting high emissions application methods and by managing overall fumigant emissions through an allowance process.
PROGRAMS Back to Top
The following table presents total proposed budget year positions and expenditures for each budgeted program area. These expenditures include all funding sources that support the state agency's programs.
Code Program
 Proposed
2008-09*
Positions
Dollars
10 Pesticide Programs
297.2
$74,413
20.01 Administration
85.7
10,774
20.02 Distributed Administration
-
-10,774
Totals, Positions and Expenditures (excluding Infrastructure)
382.9
$74,413
 
 Infrastructure Expenditures
-
-
Totals, Positions and All Expenditures
382.9
$74,413

Refer to the Program Descriptions for a description of programs operated by this state agency.

Refer to the 3-Yr Expenditures & Positions for expenditures, positions, and funding detail.
PRINTABLE BUDGET DOCUMENTS Back to Top
The following identifies budget documents for this state agency that are available in a printable (pdf) format.

Entire Department of Pesticide Regulation Budget (pdf * - 21K) in pdf format.
This document provides a printable format (pdf) of all budget information for this state agency. Note: Along with other information, this document includes the documents listed below.

 Fund Condition Statements ONLY (pdf * - 5K)
This document provides a printable format (pdf) of only the fund condition statements for each fund administered by this state agency.

 Detail of Appropriations and Adjustments ONLY (pdf * - 3K)
This document provides a printable format (pdf) of only the detail of appropriations and adjustments for this state agency.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION Back to Top
Legal Citations and Authority
Includes the legal citations (state statutes, federal statutes, and court orders) for operation of department programs and activities.