Article 10. Recommendations And Usage of California Food And Agricultural Code >> Division 7. >> Chapter 2. >> Article 10.

No recommendation shall be in conflict with the registered labeling for the product being recommended.

The use of any pesticide by any person shall be in such a manner as to prevent substantial drift to nontarget areas.

The use of any pesticide shall not conflict with labeling registered pursuant to this chapter which is delivered with the pesticide or with any additional limitations applicable to the conditions of any permit issued by the director or commissioner.

Failure of a person using a pesticide to possess a written recommendation shall create a rebuttable presumption that he or she has assumed responsibility for the recommendation.

A person making a written recommendation does not incur an obligation to insure that the actual use follows his or her recommendation.

The director may adopt regulations to govern the possession, sale, or use of any pesticide which the director finds necessary to carry out the purposes of Division 6 (commencing with Section 11401) or this division.

The director, and the commissioner of each county under the direction and supervision of the director, shall enforce the provisions of this article and the regulations adopted pursuant to it.

Pesticide applications on public property which take place on school grounds, parks, or other public rights-of-way where public exposure is foreseeable shall be posted with warning signs. The signs shall be in English and Spanish and shall contain a warning that the area has been treated with a pesticide and that individuals are not to enter the area.
  (a) This section shall apply to all pesticide applications which have worker reentry intervals of at least 24 hours.
  (b) Posting shall be accomplished immediately prior to pesticide applications, and the signs shall be removed within 24 hours after the expiration of the reentry interval.
  (c) Signs shall be posted at regular intervals and at all regular points of public entry.
  (d) The agency with responsibility for the property where the pesticide application is to take place shall post the warnings required by this section.
  (e) The responsible agency may substitute a barrier for the warning signs to exclude public exposure to a treated area.
  (f) This section does not apply to pesticide applications by the Department of Transportation on public highway rights-of-way.

(a) Except as provided in subdivision (d), the use of any pesticide that contains one or more of the following anticoagulants is prohibited in a wildlife habitat area:
  (1) Brodifacoum.
  (2) Bromadiolone.
  (3) Difenacoum.
  (4) Difethialone.
  (b) As used in subdivision (a), a "wildlife habitat area" means any state park, state wildlife refuge, or state conservancy.
  (c) State agencies are directed to encourage federal agencies to comply with subdivision (a).
  (d) This section does not apply to the use of pesticides for agricultural activities, as defined in Section 564.
  (e) This section does not preempt or supersede any federal statute or the authority of any federal agency.

A pesticide use report shall be submitted to the commissioner or director on a form and in a manner prescribed by the director. The data from the pesticide use reports shall be considered in setting priorities for food monitoring, pesticide use enforcement, farm worker safety programs, environmental monitoring, pest control research, public health monitoring and research, and similar activities by the department, or by the department in cooperation with other state, regional, or local agencies with appropriate authority.