California’s Department of Pesticide Regulation is placing Tractor Supply Co. on a five-year probation after repeated violations of its pesticide dealing and sales policies for years.
Of the Tennessee-based company’s 99 California locations, the state said 65 were cited by county agricultural commissioners for pesticide compliance issues between Jan. 1, 2023, through June 30, 2025.
Tractor Supply Co. violated state pesticide enforcement regulations such as selling restricted material pesticide products without requesting a permit, license or certification information from buyers and selling pesticide products without a dealer license. Restricted pesticides are products that are hazardous to public health, farmworkers, the environment and wildlife…