Pesticide Pesticide Investigation and Investigation and Enforcement Enforcement Oregon Department of Agriculture Pesticides Division
Jan 04, 2016
Pesticide Investigation Pesticide Investigation and Enforcementand Enforcement
Oregon Department of Agriculture
Pesticides Division
ODA Pesticides DivisionODA Pesticides Division
• Pesticide Investigation & Enforcement Program– Primary Goal: To ensure compliance
Oregon Revised Statues (ORS) 634Pesticide Control Law
Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA)
USDA Record Keeping Requirements
Pesticide Regulatory ActivitiesPesticide Regulatory Activities
• Pesticide Product Registration (12, 000)• Licensing (Commercial, Public, Private)• Routine Compliance Monitoring
– Pesticide Application Activities– Record Inspections
• Use Observations• Complaint-Initiated Investigations.
Additional Services & ProgramsAdditional Services & Programs
• Regulatory and Technical Information• Education & Outreach• Compliance Assistance• Water Quality• Endangered Species• Section 18, 24c Registrations• Pesticide Analytical and Response Center
OfficesOffices
• Headquarters– Salem Office
• Field Offices– Central Point– Hermiston– Bend– Baker City
Who is regulated by ODA?Who is regulated by ODA?
• Licensees
• Non-licensed users of pesticides (3,823,465)
Oregon Pesticide Licenses - 2009
0 1000 2000 3000 4000 5000
PrivateApplicators
CommercialApplicators
PublicApplicators
Trainees
CommercialOperators
Consultants
Dealers
Enforcement Statistics - FY ‘09 Enforcement Statistics - FY ‘09 July 1, 2008July 1, 2008 - - June 30, 2009June 30, 2009 • Complaints/Concerns - 267
– General inquiries Pesticide regulations Licensing regulations Specific use practices
• 24% lead to formal investigations
200 Pesticide Complaints200 Pesticide Complaints
• 267 Total complaints• Sources:
– Referrals from other agencies– Neighbors– Customers– General Public– Employees– Competitors– NPIC ?
Enforcement Statistics - FY ‘09 Enforcement Statistics - FY ‘09 July 1, 2008July 1, 2008 - - June 30, 2009June 30, 2009 Counties with highest number of complaints:
– Marion County– Lane County– Clackamas County– Multnomah County– Yamhill County– Washington County
Enforcement Statistics - FY ‘09 Enforcement Statistics - FY ‘09 July 1, 2008July 1, 2008 - - June 30, 2009June 30, 2009
• Investigations Completed- 372– Routine Compliance Monitoring– Pesticide Use/Observation Investigations
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Routine Compliance Monitoring Routine Compliance Monitoring • Operator/Applicator Record Inspection (ARI)• Dealer Record Review (DRI)• Market Place Inspection (MPI)• Agricultural Use Follow Up/Observation
(AUF/AUO)• Non-agricultural Use Follow Up/Observation
(NUF/NUO)• Producer Establishment Inspection (PEI)• Experimental Use Inspection (EUP)• Import/Export Inspections (IMP/EXP)
Enforcement Responses Enforcement Responses
• Civil Penalties:16• Notices of Violation: 70• Stop Sale, Use or Removal Order: 3• Crop Seizures or Embargoes: 2• Case Referred to EPA: 22• Letters of Advisement: 25