RECENT CALIFORNIA DECISIONS

March 2006

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First District Finds State Agency Must Conduct CEQA Review of Use of Pesticide Products in Winegrap Disease Control Program
Californians for Alternatives to Toxic, et al. v. Calif. Department of Food and Agriculture, ___Cal.App.4th___

On December 29, 2005 (decision published on January 27, 2006), the First District Court of Appeal reversed the trial court’s decision and found that the California Department of Food and Agriculture (DFA) could not forego environmental analysis required under the California Environmental Quality Act (Pub. Resources Code, § 21000 et seq) (CEQA) of the use of pesticides in the Pierce’s Disease Control Program (PDCP) by relying on the certified regulatory and registration program operated by the Department of Pesticide Regulation (DPR).