Pesticide Use Enforcement

- Conditions
- Handouts
- Incident Reporting
- Maps
- Meetings/Training/Events
- New Paraquat Label Requirements
- Other Forms
- Respirator Regulations
- Rice Permit Conditions
- Training Tools
- Use Report Forms
Considered Alternatives and Mitigations to Restricted Materials

Dear Growers and PCA’s,
As we enter into the 2021 pesticide permit season, California’s County Agricultural Commissioners want to make you aware of
some new information that will be required prior to issuing you a restricted materials permit. Title 3 of the California Code
of Regulations (CCR), section 6426 requires a permit applicant (grower) and pest control advisers to consider feasible alternatives
to the use of restricted materials before applying for a restricted material permit with the county agricultural commissioner (CAC).
What that means is that starting in 2021, you will need to provide your CAC with documentation that you have considered non-restricted
alternatives to each restricted material that you place on your permit. Specifically, you should consider the following:
- Effectiveness (consider: broad control vs. selectivity, allowable applications per season, delivery mechanism, etc.)
- Reliability (consider: weather effects, resistance development, effects of other species such as argentine ants when attempting to control mealybugs, etc.)
- Economic Factors (consider: cost-benefit of application, quality metrics, harvest timing, trade restrictions, etc.)
- Environmental Factors (consider: how alternative could avoid or substantially lessen any significant environmental effect)
- Social Factors (consider: nearby buildings or institutions, availability of labor and PPE, likeliness of drift, etc.)
- Technological Factors (consider: delivery mechanism, type of sprayer available, acreage and topography, automation, etc.)
The CAC will consider the information you provided above in its independent review of your permit application and in the CAC’s consideration of feasible alternatives and mitigation measures, per Title 3, CCR section 6432. We know that this new requirement will create an added workload, but pledge to do our best to work with you to ensure that you can continue to protect your crops while maintaining full compliance with California’s pesticide laws and regulations. Please contact your local CAC for more information.
New labeling states that paraquat handlers, mixers and loaders must now be a certified applicator and must complete the online paraquat EPA training module. Paraquat Dichloride products that enter the market place after November 14th, 2019 are required to have the new labels; some older product may still be in the channels of trade. The EPA training module certification can be found at:
https://www.epa.gov/pesticide-worker-safety/paraquat-dichloride-training-certified-applicators
Please provide a copy of your or your employee’s certification to our office.

Beewhere is a real-time mapping system where users can mark hives with a simple pin drop in the field. This also allows for easy notification of pesticide applications.
Learn more at beewherecalifornia.com
If this is an emergency and pesticides endanger people's health, call 911.
Please contact (530) 822-7307 if a Pesticide incident occurs after business hours or on weekends.
Si ocurre un incidente de pesticida despues del horario de oficina o fines de semana, favor de comunicarse al (530) 822-7307.
- Sutter County Complaint Form
- Community Guide to Recognizing and Reporting Pesticide Problems (available in Spanish)
https://www.cdpr.ca.gov/docs/dept/quicklinks/caspir.htm (available in Spanish)
For environmental complaints beyond pesticides (in English and Spanish) please visit https://calepacomplaints.secure.force.com/complaints/Complaint (available in Spanish)
Download the app: (For Apple)(For Android)
Pesticide Use Near Schools
Create a CalAgPermits User Name and Password at calagpermits.org in order to quickly submit Use Reports and Notices of Intent. While we encourage the use of CalAgPermits for all report submissions, paper versions can be delivered to our office or emailed to [email protected]
- Agricultural Pest Control Operator Handout
- Farm Labor Contractor Handout
- Farm Labor Contractor Registration Form
- Landscape Maintenance/Gardener Handout
- Pest Control Advisors' Handout
- Pesticide Authorization Use Form
- Pilot Handout
- Structural Operators Handout
- Structural Registration Form (Branch 1)
- Structural Registration Form (Branches 2 and 3)
- Sutter County Registration Form (PCB, MGB, PCA, PILOT)
- Cal OHSA Small Entity Compliance Guide
- Guidelines for a Respirator Protection Program with Medical Evaluation Form - English
- Overview of New Respirator Regulations
- Respirator Medical Evaluation Form - Spanish
- Respiratory Protection Requirements CCR 6739
- Respiratory Protection Written Program
- Voluntary Respirator Use Posting
- Clincher Ground Certification 2020
- Clincher Permit Conditions
- Mandatory Pesticide Use Limitations for Thiobencarb
- Phenoxy Permit Conditions - Revised 2009
- Propanil Aerial Permit Conditions
- Propanil Ground Application Beyond 1/2 Mile of Prunes
- Propanil Ground Application Within 1/2 Mile of Prunes
- Regiment Ground Permit Conditions
- Regiment Air Permit Conditions
- Thiobencarb Water Holding Conditions
- 2016 Closed Mixing Systems Requirement
- CDPR - Laws & Regulations Study Guide (2011)
- CDPR Translated Publications
- Compliance Assistance Booklet Series
- Employee Safety Checklist
- Fact Sheet Directory (available in multiple languages)
- Pesticide Safety Information Series (available in multiple languages)
- Pesticide Safety Training Record - Field Worker
- Pesticide Safety Training Record - Handler
- Pesticide Safety Training Videos (Bilingual)
- Written Pesticide Safety Training Program
Kill The Bug Recycle The Jug
To date, we have recycled 98,700 pounds of pesticide containers in 2019! We now have recycled over a million pounds of pesticide containers since 2007!! Good job Sutter County growers, and thank you for participating.
Classes
IMPORTANT: All Private Applicator Certificate holders are required to obtain six hours of continuing education hours every three years; of which two hours must be in Laws and Regulations. The Sutter County Agricultural Commissioner's Office will host four meetings starting in November to assist in this requirement . Each class will be worth three hours of continuing education hours, pending approval. The 2020 Continuing Education Schedule will be released in October.
Contact Sutter County Agricultural Office at (530) 822-7503 for informationSutter County Environmental Contamination / Worker Safety Suspected Violation Hotline
Related Links
- California Code of Regulations - Pesticides and Pest Control Regulations
- California Department of Food and Agriculture Code Page
- California Department of Pesticide Regulation Home Page
- Current Section 18 Emergency Exemptions
- DPR Databases - Includes information on chemical ingredients, products labels and Section 18 emergency exemptions.
- Maintenance Gardener Pest Control Exam Preparation
- Sutter Yuba UC Master Gardeners
- UC Statewide Integrated Pest Management
- University Cooperative Extension - Sutter/Yuba County
- West Nile Virus Information - Department of Pesticide Regulations - Tips to Avoid Mosquitoes
- West Nile Virus Information - Sutter-Yuba Mosquito and Vector Control District
Division Staff
- Chris Ramirez, Agricultural Biologist II
- Elisabeth Quick, Agricultural Biologist III
- Kim Hicks, Agricultural Biologist III
- Sean Nelson, Agricultural Biologist III
- Trisha Royce, Secretary
Office Hours
Contact Information
Yuba City, CA 95991