Food & Agr. Code, § 13165 · Article 16. The Interim Data Gap Exemption for Qualified Federally Registered Pesticides
Food & Agr. Code, § 13165
Text — As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)
Notwithstanding Section 13163, the director shall not grant a certificate of interim registration unless he or she consults with the Pesticide Registration and Evaluation Committee on the proposed interim registration, and makes a written finding, after consultation, declaring all of the following:
(a) That the pesticide is needed and will be a significant component of a pest management system as demonstrated by the applicant pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 13164.
(b) That the interim use of the pesticide, in conformance with the limitations established by the director pursuant to Section 13166, is not expected to cause any significant adverse effect on the public health, the safety of the pesticide workplace, or the environment, including a finding that the pesticide does not threaten to pollute the groundwater of the state.
(c) That the weight of evidence supports a scientific judgment in favor of interim registration.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Stats. 1993, Ch. 963, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 1994.
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