California Legislature—2013–14 Regular Session

Assembly Bill No. 1789

Introduced by Assembly Member Williams

February 18, 2014

An act to add Section 12838 to the Food and Agricultural Code, relating to pesticides.

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL’S DIGEST

AB 1789, as introduced, Williams. Pesticides: neonicotinoids: reevaluation: determination.

Existing law requires pesticides to be registered by the Department of Pesticide Regulation. Existing law requires that a pesticide be thoroughly evaluated prior to registration, and provides for the continued evaluation of registered pesticides.

This bill would require the department, by July 1, 2015, to issue a proposed determination with respect to its reevaluation of neonicotinoids, and to issue a final determination 6 months after the department issues its proposed determination.

Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: yes. State-mandated local program: no.

The people of the State of California do enact as follows:

SECTION 1.  

Section 12838 is added to the Food and
Agricultural Code, to read:

12838.  

(a) By July 1, 2015, the department shall issue a
proposed determination with respect to its reevaluation of
neonicotinoids. The department shall accept public comments on
its proposed determination for a minimum of 30 days thereafter.

(b) No later than six months after issuance of the proposed
determination, the department shall issue its final determination
with respect to its reevaluation of neonicotinoids, with a written
response to any comments received.

(c) The department shall implement its final determination
within six months after the department issues the final
determination.