General Information

• USDA/PPQ Manuals
• National Plant Board
• Dept. of Pesticide Regulation
• UC Integrated Pest Management Program

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Division Administration

Permits and Regulations Program
Plant and Plant Pest Permits

Regulations
• California Food and Agriculture Code
• Pending Regulations

Exotic Pest Research Program
The program staff administers a competitive grants program for the research of better lures, traps, and eradication methods. Departmental research needs are incorporated in a Request for Proposals (RFP), which is sent to many scientists and research institutions. Proposals received in response to the RFP are screened by the Pest and Science Technology Screening Committee; proposals which pass the screen are then evaluated by the Pest Management Research Committee, which makes recommendations to the Secretary on which proposals to fund.

California Environmental Quality Act
An Environmental Compliance Unit is also managed by the Division. The primary function of the unit is to provide enviornmental services to other branches of the division. This includes the assistance in developing environmental compliance strategies for the various division programs, preparing and defending environmental documents (environmental impact reports or environmental impact reports on exotic pests), and monitoring program activities to assure that the impacts of departmental actions are mitigated and properly documented..