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Federal Insecticide Act of 1910Federal Insecticide Act of 1910• Ensure the quality of pesticide chemicals• Inspections, seizure of products and
prosecution • Set standards for manufacture of lead
arsenate, insecticides and fungicides
Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, Rodenticide Act
1990 Farm Bill - Federal Recordkeeping
Worker Protection Standard
SARA Title III
Occupational Safety & Health Act
Endangered Species Act
Coastal Zone Management Act
Transportation Regulations
FIFRA’s Major Provisions
use
transportation
storage
disposal of pesticides
State can enact standards that exceed federal standards
Pesticides are classified as- general use pesticides or- restricted use pesticides (RUPs)
FIFRA’s Major Provisions
All pesticides must be registered by EPA
General use pesticides- purchased, used by anyone
RUPDanger
Tordon 22K, Hoelon 3EC, Furadan, Warrior, Phostoxin
Restricted Use Pesticides
- purchased, used by certified applicators
- hazardous enough to limit sale
- potential for human injury & environmental impact
FIFRA’s Major Provisions cont.
Definition of Misuse
“to use any pesticide inconsistent with its labeling.”
RUP records must be kept by all applicators (private & commercial)
Commercial applicators must provide RUP spray records to their clients
Federal PesticideRecordkeeping
(1990 Farm Bill)
As a certified private pesticide applicator, you are responsible for
keeping records for all RUP applications that you make.
• You must record the application information within 14 days of the application and…..
• You must keep these records for 2 years following the application.
Recordkeeping format – Page 51. Name of applicator and applicator ID number
2. Date when application was made
3. Location
4. Size of the area treated
5. Crop or site sprayed
6. Amount of RUP used
7. Product or trade name of pesticide used
8. EPA Registration Number
Date when application was made
• Month/ Day and year
• Be precise…. May 23, 2002
• Not:– Sometime in May
– Between May 22 and May 28
Location
• Actual location of the spraying & not the farm address!!
• Any method can be used– USDA Maps
– Latitude/Longitude
– Applicator maps
Size of the area treated
• Use simple calibration formula (Must know GPA)
• Volume used ÷ GPA = acres treated 400 Gallons used = 20 acres 20 Gallons Per Acre
2 gallons used = 0.025 acres 80 GPA
Amount of RUP used
• Calibration formula and acres treated
• Acres treated x rate used
• 20 acres x 1 pint per acre = 20 pints used
• 0.025 acres x 16 oz. = 0.4 oz. used
Product or trade name of pesticide used
• Tordon 22K is the trade or brand name
• Picloram is the common name
Recording a Spot Treatment
• “Spot application" is an application(s) of a restricted use pesticide made on the same day to a sprayed area of less than 1/10 acre. (4,356 ft2 or 66 x 66 ft.)
• Let your calibration help you. – Ex. Your backpack is calibrated to 50 GPA
– With 5 gallons you should spray 1/10 acre
(5 gallons ÷ 50 GPA = 0.1 or 1/10 of an acre
Spot Treatments
Field 6 as designated on a farm map.
You don’t need to record a location every time you pull the trigger!
“Spot Applications for noxious weeds throughout field 6.”
Spot Treatments
Suppose you sprayed a full 5 gallons in Field #6
• Montana Pesticides Act• Montana Agricultural
Chemical Groundwater Protection Act
• Montana Water Quality Act• Montana Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act• Montana Clean Air Act• Montana Solid Waste Laws
State Laws
Losing Your Licenseo Fail to keep license current!o Sell or give away any pesticide!
o Includes restricted-use herbicides – Tordon 22K.
o Fail to keep records of restricted-use pesticide use!
o Make false records of restricted-use applications.
o Make false statements involving pesticide misuse.
o Use pesticides off label.
FINES
• Allows you to…..– apply restricted-use pesticides to ground
that you own, rent, or lease– apply general-use pesticides to ground
that you own, rent, or lease and that of their immediate neighbor - not done commercially.
Private Applicator
(Farm) License
You Cannot…
…..apply pesticides commercially. …..apply restricted-use pesticides on land
that you do not own, rent, or lease. …..sell or give away pesticides …..give your permit to non-family
members or non-employees to buy restricted-use pesticides (RUP).
Buying RUP’s
Employees? Family members?
Triple rinse within 48 hoursDestroy the container
Dispose within 90 days
Containers?
Montana Agricultural Chemical Groundwater
Protection Act
Allows for groundwater monitoring
Establishes water quality standards for agricultural
chemicals
Montana Water Quality Act
It is unlawful to pollute any state waters, or to place anything in a location that will cause pollution of state waters.
Water treated with aquatic herbicides.
Noxious weeds adjacent to river
Montana Clean Air Act Burning of pesticide
containers (cardboard, paper
bags, plastic bags) is prohibited.
Burning of pesticide containers
(cardboard, paper bags, plastic bags)
is prohibited.
Montana Solid Waste Laws
Prohibits the disposal of any solid waste in any location not licensed as a solid
waste disposal site by the DEQ.
This includes pesticide containers
The Worker Protection The Worker Protection Standard (WPS)Standard (WPS)
• Employers/producers of agricultural crops– provide safety training– sites for decontamination & emergency treatment
• Product labels – Agricultural Use Requirement– REI - Restrict entry of workers in treated fields– Specify protective clothing– Notify workers of fields treated
with pesticides
http://agr.state.mt.us
Important Info
Montana Department of Agriculture
(406) 444-3144http://agr.state.mt.us
http://mtpesticides.org
Your local county Extension or Weed District Offices