Agricultural Owner Exemptions

Owners of agricultural establishments and members of their immediate families are exempt from many WPS requirements. Certain requirements and provisions do apply to owners of agricultural establishments and to members of their immediate families, including employer information exchange, restrictions during handler tasks, restrictions during applications, and restrictions during restricted-entry intervals.

The WPS does not allow any exemptions for owners of commercial pesticide-handling establishments or for persons who operate or manage, but do not own, an agricultural establishment. Agricultural owners must provide all protections required by the WPS to persons who are not members of their immediate family.

The EPA encourages owners to provide themselves and their families with all of the WPS protections.

To learn more about Pesticide Handler Safety visit our Pesticide Handler Safety Online Training web page.