§ 5504 Aerial Pest Control Exemption

Public Utilities Code·California

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Key Takeaways

•This law does not apply to people who have a special license to spray pesticides from planes.
•If you have this license, you must follow different rules found in another part of the law.
•The rules are about using planes to spray chemicals to kill pests.

Example

A farmer hires a pilot to spray pesticides on crops from a small plane.

This law does not apply to the pilot because they have a special license for spraying pesticides from planes. Instead, the pilot must follow the rules in a different section of the law.

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§ 5504 Aerial Pest Control Exemption

This article does not apply to any person licensed under Article 1 (commencing with Section 11701) of Chapter 4 of Division 6 of the Food and Agricultural Code with respect to that person’s operation of an aircraft for the purpose of applying pest control materials or substances by dusting, spraying, or any other manner whereby the materials or substances are applied through the medium of aircraft. That person is subject to Article 2 (commencing with Section 11931) of Chapter 5 of Division 6 of the Food and Agricultural Code with respect to that aircraft operation. (Amended by Stats. 1983, Ch. 142, Sec. 137.)

Last verified: January 23, 2026

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Official text at leginfo.legislature.ca.gov
California Legislature. Public Utilities Code. Section 5504.

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