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Pesticide control division briefs committee on licensing, product registration and enforcement
Summary
The Division of Pesticide Control told lawmakers it licenses applicators, registers pesticide products, inspects uses and enforces rules; inspectors handled more than 600 inspections last year and product registration totals run in the thousands.
David Russo, director of the Division of Pesticide Control at the Department of Agriculture, told the Environment and Agriculture Committee that the division’s work focuses on three core areas: licensing, product registration and enforcement. The division also conducts outreach and maintains partnerships with state and federal agencies.
Russo described the licensing regime for people who apply pesticides on property they do not own (commercial applicators) and for agricultural users of restricted‑use products. He said the division issues licenses on a five‑year cycle…
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