Section 11501 Of Chapter 2. General Provisions From California Food And Agricultural Code >> Division 6. >> Chapter 2.
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. The purposes of this division and Chapter 1 (commencing with
Section 12501), Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 12751), Chapter 3
(commencing with Section 14001), and Chapter 3.5 (commencing with
Section 14101) of Division 7 are as follows:
(a) To provide 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.
(b) To protect the environment from environmentally harmful
pesticides by prohibiting, regulating, or ensuring proper stewardship
of those pesticides.
(c) To assure the agricultural and pest control workers of safe
working conditions where pesticides are present.
(d) To permit agricultural pest control by competent and
responsible licensees and permittees under strict control of the
director and commissioners.
(e) To assure consumers and users that pesticides are properly
labeled and are appropriate for the use designated by the label and
that state or local governmental dissemination of information on
pesticidal uses of any registered pesticide product is consistent
with the uses for which the product is registered.
(f) To encourage the development and implementation of pest
management systems, stressing application of biological and cultural
pest control techniques with selective pesticides when necessary to
achieve acceptable levels of control with the least possible harm to
nontarget organisms and the environment.