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
  • The budget includes $713,000 Department of Pesticide Regulation Fund and 1.9 positions to provide grant funding for applied research grants for fumigant alternatives research projects. This funding will support the development of new alternative techniques, procedures, and processes reducing the need for high-risk pesticides and ensure reduced-risk alternatives are developed for pesticides, such as fumigants, used at higher levels in California than other states for predominantly California-specific crops.
PROGRAMS Back to Top
The following table presents total proposed budget year personnel years and expenditures for each budgeted program area. These expenditures include all funding sources that support the state agency's programs.
Code Program
 Proposed
2012-13*
Personnel
Years
Dollars
10 Pesticide Programs
317.3
$82,942
20.01 Administration
83.4
10,594
20.02 Distributed Administration
-
-10,594
Totals, Personnel Years and Expenditures (excluding Infrastructure)
400.7
$82,942
 
 Infrastructure Expenditures
-
-
Totals, Personnel Years and All Expenditures
400.7
$82,942

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

Refer to the 3-Yr Expenditures & Personnel Years for expenditures, personnel years, 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 * - 24K) 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 * - 7K)
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 * - 4K)
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.