Which agency administers the Colorado Pesticide Program?

Which agency administers the Colorado Pesticide Program?

• A. Colorado Department of Agriculture Pesticide Program
• B. Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment
• C. Colorado Department of Natural Resources
• D. United States Environmental Protection Agency

Answer: (A)

Colorado’s pesticide program is run at the state level by the Colorado Department of Agriculture’s Pesticide Program. This program handles licensing and certification of applicators, product registrations, label compliance, and enforcement within Colorado. The U.S. EPA registers pesticides nationally, but the day-to-day administration of Colorado’s pesticide program sits with the CDA. The other agencies aren’t responsible for running the Colorado pesticide program: the Department of Public Health and Environment focuses on public health protections rather than licensing and enforcement of pesticides; the Department of Natural Resources oversees natural resources management; and the EPA is the federal regulator, not the state administrator.

Colorado’s pesticide program is run at the state level by the Colorado Department of Agriculture’s Pesticide Program. This program handles licensing and certification of applicators, product registrations, label compliance, and enforcement within Colorado. The U.S. EPA registers pesticides nationally, but the day-to-day administration of Colorado’s pesticide program sits with the CDA. The other agencies aren’t responsible for running the Colorado pesticide program: the Department of Public Health and Environment focuses on public health protections rather than licensing and enforcement of pesticides; the Department of Natural Resources oversees natural resources management; and the EPA is the federal regulator, not the state administrator.