Bill > AB2113

This bill amends various sections of the California Food and Agricultural Code related to pesticides. The key provisions of the bill are: 1. It defines "integrated pest management" and "sustainable pest management" and establishes the legislature's intent for the state to prioritize prevention, coordinate state-level leadership, invest in building sustainable pest management knowledge, improve pesticide registration processes, and enhance monitoring and data collection. 2. It exempts certain entities like wastewater and pool cleaning services from pesticide business license requirements, and expands reporting requirements for licensed pesticide dealers. 3. It requires the Department of Pesticide Regulation to meet certain timelines for reviewing and evaluating pesticide registration applications, report on its performance, and reevaluate potential adverse effects of pesticides on a regular basis. 4. It increases the pesticide mill assessment rate over time, allows the department to collect an additional assessment to fund pesticide consultation, and makes changes to how the assessments are collected and distributed. 5. It revises the conditions under which the department may cancel a pesticide's registration and extends the statute of limitations for certain pesticide-related enforcement actions. 6. It exempts the Department of Pesticide Regulation's approval of pesticide emergency exemptions from California Environmental Quality Act review. The bill also includes provisions related to pesticide container recycling, appeals of permit decisions, and enforcement. The bill declares it is an urgency statute necessary for preserving public health and the environment.

Agriculture and Natural Resources, Budget and Finance

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