- Collection:
- Georgia Government Publications
- Title:
- Self-reporting enforcement response policy for the Georgia structural pest control industry
- Creator:
- Georgia. Department of Agriculture
- Date of Original:
- 2010
- Subject:
- Pest control industry--Law and legislation--Georgia
Pests--Control--Law and legislation--Georgia
Pesticides--Law and legislation--Georgia - Location:
- United States, Georgia, 32.75042, -83.50018
- Medium:
- state government records
- Type:
- Text
- Format:
- application/pdf
- Description:
- Description based on online resource harvested on February 4, 2014 from agr. georgia. gov; title from PDF caption (Georgia Government Publications database, viewed July 7, 2015)
- External Identifiers:
- OCLC 913741714
NZ MMS ID 9910274734902931
Call Number A400 .M1 2010 E5 - Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/id:dlg_ggpd_s-ga-ba400-b-pm1-b2010-be5-belec-p-btext
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/do:dlg_ggpd_s-ga-ba400-b-pm1-b2010-be5-belec-p-btext
- Language:
- eng
- Extent:
- 1 online resource (1 page)
- Holding Institution:
- University of Georgia. Libraries
- Rights:
-
Georgia Department of Agriculture
19 Martin Luther King, Jr. Drive, Room 411 Atlanta, Georgia 30334-4201
Gary W. Black
Commissioner
Telephone: (404) 656-3641 Facsimile: (404) 463-6671
www.agr.georgia.gov
Self-Reporting Enforcement Response Policy for the Georgia Structural Pest Control Industry
The Georgia Department of Agriculture (GDA) restates a long standing policy to enhance compliance with Georgia Structural Pest Control Act & Regulations by encouraging the regulated community to discover violations by self-auditing and voluntarily disclose and correct violations by self-reporting to GDA. Incentives for the regulated community include elimination or substantially reducing penalties. These incentives are offered to PMPs that voluntarily self-report and promptly correct violations. Under this policy, a self-report will not initiate enforcement inspections.
Three steps for self-reporting: Discovery: Review records including service records, inspection records and contracts. Review pesticide labels for use requirements, restrictions, post-application requirements, etc. Correction & Prevention: If a problem is discovered during the self-audit, take immediate corrective and preventive action. Include self-audits on a regular schedule. Disclosure: Contact GDA and schedule a self-reporting compliance assistance meeting.
Answers to Frequently Asked Questions 1. If GDA discovers a violation, can I self-report? Once GDA initiates an inspection, the self-auditing and reporting policy would not apply. 2. Can a company self-report more than once on the same regulatory requirement? No 3. If a company self-reports on a regulatory requirement, will this cover other regulatory requirements? No. After self-reporting on regulatory requirement and another problem is discovered, the company must go through all of the same steps of selfreporting. 4. What should I bring to the self-reporting compliance assistance meeting? A record of the self-audit and supporting documentation such as service records, contracts, etc., documentation of corrective actions taken and plan for prevention of future violations. 5. Has GDA revoked a license, certification or employee registration based on a selfreported violation? No. The self-reporting policy reduces or eliminates these penalties.
September 2010
SPS-13-15
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