SECTIONS 12001-12005 - California Statutes

FOOD AND AGRICULTURAL CODE

SECTION 12001-12005

12001. No person shall act, or offer to act, as an agricultural
pest control adviser without first having secured an agricultural
pest control adviser license from the director. Officials of federal,
state, and county departments of agriculture and the University of
California personnel engaged in official duties relating to
agricultural use are exempt from this section if any recommendation
by any of these persons as to a specific application on a specific
parcel is made in writing. Officials of districts formed pursuant to
Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 5780) of Division 5 of the Public
Resources Code are exempt from this section until July 1, 1995, if
any recommendation by any of these persons as to a specific
application on a specific parcel is in writing.

12002. No person shall act, or offer to act, as an agricultural
pest control adviser in any county wherein he makes any
recommendation for agricultural use without first registering with
the county agricultural commissioner.

12003. Agricultural pest control advisers shall put all
recommendations concerning any agricultural use in writing. One copy
of each such written recommendation shall be signed and dated and
shall be furnished to the operator of the property prior to the
application. Where a pesticide use is recommended a copy shall also
be furnished to the dealer and the applicator prior to the
application.
Each written recommendation shall include, when applicable, the
following:
(a) The name and dosage of each pesticide to be used or
description of method recommended.
(b) The identity of each pest to be controlled.
(c) The owner or operator, location of and acreage to be treated.
(d) The commodity, crop, or site to be treated.
(e) The suggested schedule, time, or conditions for the pesticide
application or other control method.
(f) A warning of the possibility of damages by the pesticide
application that reasonably should have been known by the
agricultural pest control adviser to exist.
(g) The signature and address of the person making the
recommendation, the date, and the name of the business such person
represents.
(h) Any other information the director may require.

12004. Agricultural pest control advisers and agricultural pest
control operators shall retain one copy of each written
recommendation for one year following the date of such
recommendation. A copy of a recommendation shall be immediately
furnished to the agricultural commissioner upon his request.

12005. The director may adopt such rules and regulations in order
to carry out the provisions of this chapter as are reasonably
necessary to effectuate the purposes of this division.