Overview

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A team of six inspectors, with two also providing guidance as supervisors, travel throughout the State of Arizona conducting inspections and collecting product samples to make sure only products that are licensed, are safe and offer what they claim on their labels are sold within our state. Our inspectors also conduct record keeping audits to make sure records of products made, sold, delivered, received and used in Arizona, are kept in accordance to regulations, particularly restricted use pesticides.

ESS Compliance inspectors also provide compliance assistance and training. Compliance assistance is available to all Arizona Department of Agriculture customers that may have questions or may need assistance complying with regulations enforced by our section. Compliance assistance is most common with those companies or individuals that are new to our state and wish to become licensed to operate in Arizona. Training is provided to those who wish to become pesticide safety trainers, we also offer continuing education training, free of charge, which is required of those who hold certain pesticide related licenses.  

If you are seeking a license, a good place to start for questions relating to meat, dairy, pesticides, feed, seed, fertilizer, aquaculture, pesticide use credentials, equine, native plant, and brand issuance is to contact licensing at [email protected] or at 602-542-3578.