Bill Text
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Revised
April 11, 2018 |
Amended
IN
Assembly
April 03, 2018 |
Amended
IN
Assembly
March 23, 2018 |
Assembly Bill | No. 2422 |
Introduced by Assembly Member Bloom (Coauthor: Assembly Member Friedman) |
February 14, 2018 |
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Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: YES Local Program: YESBill Text
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
SECTION 1.
(a) The Legislature finds and declares all of the following:SEC. 2.
Section 12978.7 of the Food and Agricultural Code is amended to read:12978.7.
(a) Except as provided in subdivisions (c), (d), and (e), the use of any pesticide that contains an anticoagulant is prohibited in this state. Anticoagulants include, but are not limited to, the following:(c)(1)A qualified applicator licensed pursuant to Chapter 8 (commencing with Section 12201) of Division 6 may submit an application to the department pursuant to this subdivision to use a pesticide that contains an anticoagulant described in paragraphs (1) to (7), inclusive, of subdivision (a) for a particular pest infestation.
(2)The department may approve an application only if the qualified applicator satisfies the requirement described in paragraph (3) and the use of the pesticide is required as a final treatment for the pest infestation. The qualified applicator shall only use
the pesticide authorized for use by the department for the pest infestation described in the application.
(3)To be eligible for an exemption pursuant to this subdivision, a qualified applicator shall demonstrate to the department that he or she exhausted all of the following alternatives to the use of a pesticide that contains an anticoagulant described in paragraphs (1) to (7), inclusive, of subdivision (a) to control the pest infestation:
(A)Using trash containers and dumpsters that are tightly sealed and using locks on the dumpsters if unauthorized access is a problem.
(B)Cleaning up any spillage in trash areas daily.
(C)Sealing all access holes in
buildings or under foundations.
(D)Trapping and removing the rodents.
(E)Cleaning up rodent waste.
(F)Finding and sealing access ways to inside the building.
(G)Removing all food sources, including, but not limited to, pet food and bird feeders, and using sealed containers for any edible material stored outside such as horse feed.
(H)Removing susceptible rodent habitat and food sources such as ivy, wood piles, and fruit dropped from trees and removing tree limbs touching and overhanging buildings.
(d)This
SEC. 3.
No reimbursement is required by this act pursuant to Section 6 of Article XIII B of the California Constitution for certain costs that may be incurred by a local agency or school district because, in that regard, this act creates a new crime or infraction, eliminates a crime or infraction, or changes the penalty for a crime or infraction, within the meaning of Section 17556 of the Government Code, or changes the definition of a crime within the meaning of Section 6 of Article XIII B of the California Constitution.REVISIONS:
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