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The California Department of Pesticide Regulation, also known as DPR or CDPR, is one of six boards and departments of the California Environmental Protection Agency (Cal/EPA). The stated mission of DPR is "to protect human health and the environment by regulating pesticide sales and use, and by fostering reduced-risk pest management."
California controls applicator licensing and pesticide registration at the state level. Enforcement and compliance of pesticide regulations occurs at the county level by the County Agricultural Commission (CAC). [26] In 2015, the DPR set regulation of the pesticide chloropicrin higher than the EPA. [27]
The Government of California's executive branch includes numerous types of entities such as departments, commissions, boards, panels, bureaus, and offices. The generic term for any entity is "department". Most entities are grouped together to form "agencies", which are led by a secretary of the Governor's Cabinet.
California officials insist that pesticide air samples remained within healthy limits. However, environmentalists say the state is downplaying the risk.
After passage of Proposition 64 created a legal recreational market in California, toxicologists with the Department of Pesticide Regulation proposed to ban from inhaled weed products 42 chemicals ...
Department of Pesticide Regulation (DPR) California Department of Resources, Recycling and Recovery (CalRecycle) Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC) Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) State Water Resources Control Board (SWRCB) The California Integrated Waste Management Board, that focused on recycling and waste ...
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On June 10, 2009, The Senate Environmental Quality Committee voted to recommend that OEHHA be kept intact and expanded with the addition of California Department Pesticide Regulation's risk assessment activities, California Department of Toxic Substances Control's hazard evaluation functions, and lead roles in the children's health initiative ...