The Pesticide Use Enforcement Division provides for the proper, safe, and efficient use of pesticides essential for production of food and fiber and for protection of the public health and safety. It also protects the environment from potentially harmful pesticides by prohibiting, regulating or ensuring proper stewardship of pesticides. An important component of the program focuses on agricultural and pest control workers, ensuring safe working conditions, use of proper protective equipment and training for employees who work with or around pesticides. Other components of the program include pesticide use reporting, incident investigations, outreach activities promoting best management practices, and monitoring applications in the field.

Summary Section Links

• Conditions
• Handouts
• Meetings/Training/Events
• New Paraquat Label Requirements
• Other Forms
• Respirator Regulations
• Rice Permit Conditions
• Training Tools
• Use Report Forms

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.

• CalAgPermits Login

• Chlorpyrifos Permit Conditions
• Dormant Spray Regulations
• Phenoxy Permit Conditions
• Sutter County General Permit Conditions

• Agricultural Pest Control Operator Handout
• Farm Labor Contractor Handout
• Farm Labor Contractor Registration Form
• Landscape Maintenance/Gardener Handout
• Pest Control Advisors' Handout
• Pilot Handout
• Structural Operators Handout
• Structural Registration Form
• Sutter County Registration Form (PCB, MGB, PCA, PILOT)

Pesticide Use Enforcement Newsletter

• Pesticide Newsletter 08/09
• Pesticide Newsletter 09/10
• Pesticide Newsletter 10/11
• Pesticide Newsletter 12/13
• Pesticide Newsletter 13/14
• Pesticide Newsletter 15/16
• Pesticide Newsletter 16/17
• Pesticide Newsletter 17/18
• Pesticide Newsletter 18/19
• Pesticide Newsletter 19/20

• California Department of Pesticide Regulations Endangered Species Project
• Ground Water Protection Area Mitigation Methods
• Public Information Request
• Notice of Intent
• Pesticide Application Near Schools
• Pesticide Storage & Disposal Requirements
• Steps to Avoid Penalties

• Cal OHSA Small Entity Compliance Guide
• Guidelines for a Respirator Protection Program with Medical Evaluation Form - English
• Respirator Medical Evaluation Form - Spanish
• Overview of New Respirator Regulations
• 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 Map Air/Ground Application Zones
• Propanil Ground Application Beyond 1/2 Mile of Prunes
• Propanil Ground Application Within 1/2 Mile of Prunes
• Regiment Ground Permit Conditions
• Stewardship Packet
• Thiobencarb Stewardship Training 2020
• Thiobencarb Water Holding Conditions

• 2016 Closed Mixing Systems Requirement
• Employee Safety Checklist
• Pesticide Safety Information Series
• Written Pesticide Safety Training Program
• Pesticide Safety Training Record - Handler
• Pesticide Safety Training Record - Field Worker
• Compliance Assistance Booklet Series

• 7-Day Pesticide Use Report
• Monthly Summary Pesticide Use Reports
• Production Ag Pesticide Use Report>

Kill The Bug Recycle The Jug

• 2019-2020 Pesticide Container Recycle Days

To date, we have recycled 93,870 lbs. of pesticide containers in 2018! We now have recycled a grand total of 1,061,277 lbs. 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. See the 2018 Continuing Education Schedule below for more information.

• 2019 Private Applicator Certification Class 
• 2019 Continuing Education Schedule
• Department of Pesticide Regulation Continuing Education Classes
• Private Applicator Card Holders

Contact Sutter County Agricultural Office at (530) 822-7503 for information

• Agricultural Container Research Council - Pesticide container recycling information
• Biosecurity For The Birds (Avian Disease Control)
• California Code of Regulations - Pesticides and Pest Control Regulations
• California Department of Food and Agriculture Home Page
• California Department of Pesticide Regulation Home Page
• California Food & Agricultural Code
• Current Section 18 Emergency Exemptions
• DPR Databases - Includes information on chemical ingredients, products labels and Section 18 emergency exemptions.
• DPR - Laws & Regulations Study Guide (2011)
• Hazardous Materials Business Plan Forms
• Maintenance Gardener Pest Control Exam Preparation
• Reimbursing Medical Costs of Persons Injured in Pesticide Incidents - READ!
• University Cooperative Extension - Sutter/Yuba County
• UC Statewide Integrated Pest Management
• USDA Citrus Disease Web Page
• West Nile Virus Information - Sutter-Yuba Mosquito and Vector Control District
• West Nile Virus Information - Department of Pesticide Regulations - Tips to Avoid Mosquitoes

To submit pesticide use reports electronically, visit www.agrian.com. By clicking on the Agrian link, you will be leaving the Sutter County website and will be redirected to Agrian.

• Chris Ramirez, Agricultural Biologist II
• Kim Hicks, Agricultural Biologist III
• Rebecca Mendonza, Agricultural Biologist III
• Sean Nelson, Agricultural Biologist III
• Tyler Flynn, Agricultural Biologist I