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Administrative Enforcement Actions
The Department of Pesticide Regulation (DPR) and the County Agricultural Commissioners take administrative enforcement action in several ways.
- DPR fines companies and individuals who sell unregistered or misbranded pesticide products, or fail to pay required fees on pesticide sales.
- DPR can levy penalties on companies and individuals that violate pesticide laws, for example, make applications that sicken people or contaminate the environment.
- The County Agricultural Commissioners are the primary enforcement agencies for pesticide use violations and can levy civil penalties. They also have the authority to revoke or suspend the registration of companies and individuals who do business in their counties.
- DPR can also revoke or suspend the license of individuals and companies to do pest control work, sell pesticides, or advise on pest control in California.
In addition, DPR and the Commissioners can refer cases to the State Attorney General and county district attorneys for prosecution to levy civil or criminal penalties.
Administrative Enforcement Actions
Not all state and county enforcement actions are tracked in online databases. Those that are include:- County civil penalties and administrative actions
- Final enforcement orders
- DPR decisions on appeals of commissioner enforcement actions or appeals from those decisions in Superior Court
- Structural Disciplinary Review
Committee decisions on appeal of commissioner enforcement actions
- Fines and settlements for unregistered or misbranded products, and for failure to pay required mill assessment fees
Related Links
- Cal/EPA Enforcement Information (opens in a new browser window)
- County Agricultural Commissioner directory [California Department of Food and Agriculture page opens in a new browser window]
- Enforcement and compliance options (chart) (PDF, 604 kb)
- Enforcement Response Regulations (3 CCR sections 6128 & 6130)
- Laws and regulations
- Chart of sections that can be cited in violation notices (PDF, 684 kb)
- Mill Assessment/Product Compliance Program
For content questions, contact:
Polly Frenkel, Chief Counsel
1001 I Street, P.O. Box 4015
Sacramento, CA 95812
Telephone: (916) 324-2666
E-mail: pfrenkel@cdpr.ca.gov