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The department hosts the annual North Carolina State Fair.. The Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services is responsible for promoting agriculture in the state and enforcing various health and safety regulations through the implementation of over 75 laws and programs.
The Worker Protection Standard (WPS) identifies the type of requirements that must be satisfied to obtain the proper license needed to purchase and apply restricted use pesticide. [2] The process required to obtain a pest control licenses is regulated by a combination of state laws, federal laws, common law, and private company policies.
Restricted use pesticides are pesticides that have a higher potential for adverse impact on humans or the environment. California is the only state that requires a permit in addition to a license in order to use restricted pesticides.
The Pesticide Recordkeeping Program (PRP), authorized by the 1990 farm bill (P.L. 101–624, Sec. 1491), requires that private pesticide applicators keep records of the pesticides they use in agricultural production and that the records be surveyed to provide a database on restricted-use pesticides.
Nearly 21 million people in the U.S. have already received their federal tax refunds, but North Carolina residents are still waiting on money from the state. That’s because the state just ...
The eggs included in the recall were sold to 25 Costco stores starting in late November, according to the FDA. If you have the eggs, don’t eat them.
The National Pesticide Information Center does not have regulatory authority in relation to pesticides. [9] Pesticide regulatory agencies [ 10 ] in many states are delegated primary enforcement responsibilities for pesticide violations by the United States Environmental Protection Agency. [ 11 ]
The bird flu outbreak has taken concerning turns, with more than 60 human cases confirmed. Experts outlined four signs that the virus is going in the wrong direction.