California Code of Regulations
Title 16 - Professional and Vocational Regulations
Division 19 - Structural Pest Control Board
Article 4 - Fumigation and Pesticide Use
Section 1984 - Structural Integrated Pest Management
Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 12, March 22, 2024
(a) Structural integrated pest management (IPM) means a systematic decision making approach to managing pests, which focuses on long-term prevention or suppression with minimal impact on human health, property, the environment, and non-target organisms. Structural IPM incorporates all reasonable measures to prevent pest problems by properly identifying pests, monitoring population dynamics, and using behavioral, physical, biological or chemical pest population control measures to reduce pests to acceptable levels. If a pesticide application or other intervention is determined to be necessary, the selection and application of the intervention shall be performed in a manner that minimizes risk to people, property, the environment, and non-target organisms, while providing effective pest management.
(b) For the purpose of this section, intervention means an action, device, product or practice that is intended for the prevention, control, management, elimination or abatement of a pest.
1. New section
filed 7-9-2008; operative 8-8-2008 (Register 2008, No. 28).
2.
Amendment of subsection (a) filed 9-16-2009; operative 10-16-2009 (Register
2009, No. 38).
Note: Authority cited: Section 8525, Business and Professions Code. Reference: Section 8505, Business and Professions Code.
