AKA Spray Days is the new DPR program that launches on February 24, 2025, requiring all restricted material applications to be submitted at least 24 hours in advance of application and 48 hours in advance for fumigant materials. The regulations require compliance to start on February 24th, but DPR has up till March 26th to make Spray Days data available to the public.
What does this mean to me?
If you are a PCA in California recommending a restricted use material that requires a Notice of Intent, your timing between NOI and application may have changed depending on your current county conditions.
DPR has created a SprayDays Information Sheet for Growers and Pesticide Applicators to help address common question and concerns
Do I need to submit my NOI differently?
This regulation change requires electronic submission of your NOI to the county to meet the timing requirements above for Statewide Notification. If you are having issues submitting electronically, see Help My Internet is Down below for more information on conditions to submit a paper NOI.
Please note if you are already using a third party compliance system that submits your recommendation to CalAg Permits, you need to take no further action on submission, only note the updated submission window which may have changed depending on your county conditions.
For more information on Third Party Compliance Software tips see Compliance Software Tips
You can see the full updated text of regulations at:
https://www.cdpr.ca.gov/docs/legbills/rulepkgs/23-003/dpr_23-003_oal_final_text_notification_revised.pdf
What has changed?
From an application perspective, two uniform notification windows have been applied statewide for both restricted materials and fumigants – 24 hours for Restricted Materials and 48 hours for Fumigants.
All NOIs once approved (once NOI is submitted, regardless of approved by CAC or not is live-“intended applications” will be in the system. This includes any NOI in error or deleted) by County Ag Commissioner will be made publicly available on Spray Days to interested parties in a 1 mile block radius (base line, meridian, township, range, and section, not a standard GIS measurement) based on the address they enter into the system. At this time, there is not broad public access to all NOIs.
What is the same?
Help, I need to apply now!
Contact your Ag Commissioner directly. Local discretion stayed intact with this regulation change, your County Ag Commissioner can exercise distention to waive the 24 or 48 hour notification under special circumstances if the application safety is at risk based on timing factors like weather. If you don’t know how to contact your Ag Commissioner visit the statewide association website at: County Info | CACASA and click on the permit county.
Help, my internet is down. What are my options to file a paper NOI?
See CCR 6434 (e) “undue hardship”. CAC has discretion to accept paper NOI, but note that the NOI’s will need to be received by the CAC earlier to provide time for CAC to enter that NOI digitally.
To see/search the full text of the final regulation text visit:
https://www.cdpr.ca.gov/docs/legbills/rulepkgs/23-003/dpr_23-003_oal_final_text_notification_revised.pdf
Help, someone is trespassing on my property during an application – what do I do?
Contact your local law enforcement and ag commissioner. This has been an ongoing concern expressed by Agriculture during the process of developing these regulations – in addition, have your trespassing documented by your preferred commodity group or statewide representative – we want to know how often this is happening to document with decision makers the reality of our concerns.
More Information:
Visit DPR’s newly published, official SprayDays webpage: https://spraydays.cdpr.ca.gov
Compliance Software:
- Telus/Agrian: Statewide Notification brief for CAPCA.pdf
- Insert Ag World: CAPCA – Agworld 1-pager.pdf
In December 2024, the County Ag Commissioners posed several questions to the Department of Pesticide Regulation. The feedback to these questions can be found here.
To learn more about the new regulations and system visit: https://www.cdpr.ca.gov/docs/pesticide_notification_network/
Wondering how to explain Statewide Notification to your neighbors or friends? You can find more information to help inform the public at: https://notificationsexplained.com/