Comments on: Ruling Strengthens Case for Organic Farmers Impacted by Pesticide Drift http://www.beyondpesticides.org/dailynewsblog/?p=4763 News on pesticide science, policy and activism Thu, 16 May 2013 16:03:44 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: Larry Jacobs http://www.beyondpesticides.org/dailynewsblog/?p=4763#comment-99876 Larry Jacobs Thu, 13 Jan 2011 16:41:18 +0000 http://www.beyondpesticides.org/dailynewsblog/?p=4763#comment-99876 A California law was broken. The Deputy Ag Commissioner’s statement that “…a sprayer can now be held liable even if no law is broken…” is not accurate. California Code of Regulations (CCR)section 6614 “…prohibits making or continuing a pesticide application when there is a reasonable possibility of contamination to bodies or clothing not involved in the application or…damage to non-target crops, animals, or other public or private property…. including the creation of a health hazard preventing the normal use of that property…” Pesticide applicator must comply with federal and state pesticide regulations, not just with label instructions. Complying with pesticide label instructions does not make it OK to ignore California’s section 6614.

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