CDPR Publishes Comments on SprayDays California System

The California Department of Pesticide Regulation (DPR) has reviewed and published all public comments received on SprayDays California, the state’s pesticide application notification system. DPR gathered the comments from March 10 through May 1, 2026, alongside the release of the system’s first annual status update.  SprayDays is a relatively new system that allows people statewide to be provided advance notifications and details about scheduled applications of restricted material pesticides, which require approval from a county agricultural commissioner before use.  The regulation behind SprayDays requires DPR to gather public input and report on the system’s progress. This year, DPR completed these required activities, issuing the system’s first annual status update, holding an extended public comment period, and presenting updates to DPR’s Environmental Justice Advisory Committee and to the California State Board of Food and Agriculture.  Environmental justice and anti-pesticide activists submitted numerous comments focused on urging CDPR to revise the program to include the specific location of each application rather than the 1 mile by 1 mile section currently reported, and to expand the list of reported pesticides beyond those considered as restricted materials.  The Association part of a coalition of ag groups who submitted comments opposing further changes and specifically opposing the listing of the exact location. These comments are available to view on DPR’s SmartComment page(external link).