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• ADMINISTRATION

• AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT

• ANIMAL HEALTH

• CROP INSPECTIONAL SERVICES AND PEST MANAGEMENT

• AGRICULTURAL TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE (DATA)

The Division of Crop Inspectional Services and Pest Management is responsible for the regulation of the agricultural industry and pesticide application services in Massachusetts through the diligent inspection, examination, licensing, registration, quarantine, and enforcement of laws, regulations and orders; to improve operational efficiency and mainstreaming of programs /policies into overall EEA priorities.

The Division of Crop Inspectional Services and Pest Management:
Lee Corte-Real, Acting Director Lee.Corte-Real@state.ma.us - 617.626.1776

Specific programs in the Division include:

• Pesticide Applicator Licensing
• Pesticide Product Registration
• Enforcement of Federal and State Pesticide Regulations
• State Reclamation Board
• Feed Certification and Registration
• Fertilizer Certification and Registration
• Nursery Inspections
• Bee Inspections
• Plant Import and Export Certifications
• Organic Farm Certification
• Implementation of USDA Programs
• Houseplant Inspections
• Sugarhouse Inspections
• Good Agricultural Practice (GAP) Inspections
• Farm Product Inspections
• Cranberry
• Apple
• Vegetable
• Invasive Plants Inspections