Madera County Department of Agriculture

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1 Madera County Department of Agriculture

2 Any applications of pesticides expected to be made for the production of an agricultural commodity within a ¼ mile of a schoolsite or Daycare facility. This excludes non-production agriculture applications and non-agricultural applications Rights of Way Ditch banks Maintenance gardener CalTrans Private Schools Fence lines

3 Annual notification of pesticide use is due to the school/daycare no later than April 30, Pesticide list should include all pesticides that are intended to be applied from July 1 through June 30 Who needs to be notified? Principal of the K-12 school Administrator of Child Care Facility County Agriculture Commissioner

4 Electronically CalAgPermits Username Password County Ag Commissioner office will provide you with a Log-in Username and Temp. password. Let s get started!!!

5 Step 1: Log in to

6 Step 2: Find the School Notification module (bottom left corner)

7 Step 3: Press Click here to begin Note: you can always watch the video tutorial.

8 Step 4: Selecting settings: -Click Yes to include all Pesticides associated with the current Permit. -Click Select to view the products that have been applied to school site, based on the past two years of product use reports. Easiest & Fastest

9 Step 5: Select all the pesticides you wish to add to your list. If you would like to select all the products listed, click here, it will highlight all products in blue.

10 Step 6: Click Next

11 Step 7: Click Continue Note: Once you click Continue, you will no longer be able to go back to the start up wizard and selected pesticide products.

12 Step 8 If you have a flag, this will mean you are missing some information that is required to move on.

13 Step 9 -A List of pesticides should populate. Find the the flag or + sign on the list and click to view the missing information.

14 Click on + sign A message identifying the error should appear. NOTE: Example Products is just an example of a label product with the EPA or CA Registration number. Click Ok to continue

15 For this example product, we chose Savage Note: This just needs to be an example of a product. It does not necessarily mean you are limited to this product. Click Save

16 Find the flag and click on it. A message identifying the error should appear. Click OK

17 For this example, PRO AMS PLUS was used. Select the first active ingredient on the label. Click Save Hint: Information can be found on the Product Label or can be found at and websites.

18 Step 10 Find the Notifications tab and Click

19 Step 11 This takes you to the listing of all the schools and daycares to whom you are required to submit the notification. Click Create on the first school site. Note: You will need to submit to each school site individually

20 Step 12 Verify your contact information and Click Continue The contact information should be the person that the school or daycare can call for questions. You can change the person and phone number that CalAgPermits adds to contact information. Farmer John Farmer John This will not change any information on the actual grower s permit.

21 Step 13 Review the CAC contact information, and click Approve

22 Step 14 Approve the Notification and confirm

23 Notification Sent!!! Click OK

24 Amendments Need to be submitted 48 hours prior to the application. To view Annual Notification, click View

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26 Formulation of Pesticide Fumigant Sulfur / Dust & Powder Granules, flakes, pellets Other pesticide formulations Example: Mating Disruptors & Puffers Method of Application Method of Application Method of Application Soil Injection Fumigant Granules or applied using Aircraft Airblast sprayer Aircraft Sprinkler Method of Application Backpack sprayer Bait station Hand pump sprayer At least ¼ mile is required* At least ¼ mile is required No distance is required. At least ¼ mile is required No distance is required. At least 25 feet is required *At least 36 hours must elapse from the end of fumigation until class starts or the child day care facility opens.

27 6690. Pesticide Use Near Schoolsites means any property used as a child day care facility, as defined in Health and Safety Code section , or for a kindergarten, elementary, or secondary school. This includes all areas of the property used on weekdays by children who attend such facilities or schools, or other property identified by the commissioner as a park adjacent to a school that is used by the school for recess, sports, or other school activities Pesticide Application Restrictions will apply Monday through Friday, during the hours of 6:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., depending on the distance from the treated area to a schoolsite, the application equipment used, and type of pesticide applied. The operator of the property and the applicator shall assure that an application is not made within the distance of the schoolsite as specified below Annual Notification expected to be made for the production of an agricultural commodity within ¼ mile of a schoolsite, the operator of the property to be treated shall provide annual notification to those specified no later than April 30 of pesticide(s) expected to be used from July 1 of the current year through June 30 of the next year.

28 For more information on Schoolsite Regulations, please visit California Department of Pesticide Regulation website. For pesticide information, please contact us at (559) or come to our Main Office: 332 S. Madera Ave, Madera Monday Friday, from 8am 5pm