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AB 2183: Pest control.
What AB 2183 does, verified February 22, 2026
This bill aims to make nonsubstantive changes to the purposes governing pest control operations. It updates the existing purposes to reflect current standards and regulations. The bill does not introduce any new provisions, but rather clarifies and refines the existing language. The changes made are intended to improve clarity and consistency in the application of pest control laws.
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Latest bill textIntroduced version, February 19, 2026 · 313 words
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE— 2025–2026 REGULAR SESSION
Assembly Bill
No. 2183
| Introduced by Assembly Member Alanis |
February 19, 2026 |
An act to amend Section 11501 of the Food and Agricultural Code, relating to pest control.
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
AB 2183, as introduced, Alanis. Pest control.
Existing law sets forth the purposes of certain provisions governing pest control operations.
This bill would make nonsubstantive changes to those purposes.
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
SECTION 1.
Section 11501 of the Food and Agricultural Code is amended to read:11501.
The purposes of this division and Chapter(a) To provide for the proper, safe, and efficient use of pesticides essential for the production of food and fiber and for the protection of the public health and safety.
(b) To protect the environment from environmentally harmful pesticides by prohibiting, regulating, or ensuring proper stewardship of those pesticides.
(c) To assure the agricultural and pest control workers of safe working conditions where pesticides are present.
(d) To permit agricultural pest control by competent and responsible licensees and permittees under strict control of the director and commissioners.
(e) To assure consumers and users that pesticides are properly labeled and are appropriate for the use designated by the label and that state or local governmental dissemination of information on pesticidal uses of any registered pesticide product is consistent with the uses for which the product is registered.
(f) To encourage the development and implementation of pest management systems, stressing application of biological and cultural pest control techniques with selective pesticides when necessary to achieve acceptable levels of control with the least possible harm to nontarget organisms and the environment.
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