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5) “To Use Any Registered Pesticide in a Manner Inconsistent with its Labeling”: to use anypesticide in a manner not permitted by the labeling, provided that the term shall not include:a) Applying a pesticide at any dosage, concentration or frequency less than thatlisted on the labeling.b) Applying a pesticide against any target pest not on the labeling if the applicationis to a crop, animal, or site that is listed.c) Use any equipment or method of application that is not prohibited by the labeling.d) Mix a pesticide or pesticides with a fertilizer, if the labeling does not prohibit themixture.6) General Use Pesticide: a pesticide, when applied in accordance with its directions foruse, warnings and cautions and for the uses for which it is registered, which will notgenerally cause unreasonable adverse effects on the environment.7) Restricted Use Pesticide: a pesticide, when applied in accordance with its directions foruse, warnings and cautions and for the uses for which it is registered, may generally cause,without additional regulatory restrictions, unreasonable adverse effects on the environment,including injury to the applicator. Restricted Use pesticide packaging and labels are clearlydistinguishable from general use pesticides by a text box stating “Restricted Use” displayedprominently on the front panel.8) “Pest control”: means publicly holding oneself out as being in the business of detecting,preventing, controlling or exterminating pests or otherwise engaging in, advertising orsoliciting for:a) The use for hire of pesticides or mechanical devices for the extermination, controlor prevention of infestations of pests.b) The inspection for hire of households or other structures and the submission ofreports of inspection, estimates or bids, written or oral, for the inspection,extermination, control or prevention of wood-destroying pests.9) “Primary principal”: a principal who has been designated by a pest control businessas the person responsible for the daily supervision of each category of pest control.10) “Principal”: an owner, officer, partner, member or technician of a pest controlbusiness who has qualified by examination in one or more categories of pest control.11) “Location Principal”: the primary principal at a business location of a pest controlbusiness or a principal who has been designated by a primary principal as the personresponsible for the daily supervision of the category or categories of pest control performedat a business location of the pest control business.12) “Operator”: a person who:a) Is licensed pursuant to NAC 555.360; andb) Applies a pesticide without the immediate supervision of a principal.13) “Agent”: any person who solicits business on behalf of a custom pest control licensee.-2-

The Federal Worker Protection Standard:EPA has revised its regulations governing worker protection from agriculturalpesticides. The scope of standards includes farm/ranch, forest, nursery and greenhouseworkers. This proposal expands requirements for training, warnings about applications,personal protective equipment and re-entry restrictions and adds new provisions fordecontamination, emergency medical duties, and training.The WPS reference statement will appear on agricultural pesticideproducts that require employers to provide pesticide handlers andagricultural workers with all WPS protections. These protections include: Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) (handlers only).Display and exchange of information; emergency assistance.Notification of handlers and workers about pesticide applications.Providing a decontamination site for workers and handlers.Pesticide safety training for agricultural workers and handlers.For the full text of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) TITLE 40 - Protection ofEnvironment; CHAPTER I – Environmental Protection Agency; SUBCHAPTER E –Pesticide Programs; PART 170 – Worker Protection Standard, go to:http://www.ecfr.gov/cgi-bin/text-idx?tpl /ecfrbrowse/Title40/40cfr170 main 02.tplAGRICULTURAL USE REQUIREMENTSUse this product only in accordance with its labeling and with the Worker ProtectionStandard, 40 CFR 170. This standard contains requirements for the protection ofagricultural workers on farms, forests, nurseries, and greenhouses, and handlers ofagricultural pesticides. It contains requirements for training, decontamination,notification, and emergency assistance. It also contains specific instructions andexceptions pertaining to the statements on this label about personal protective equipment,notification of workers, and restricted-entry intervals.Commercial Applicator Information Exchange - Pesticide application information mustbe shared between the commercial applicator and the client/grower within twenty-four (24)hours prior to the pesticide application. Information to be shared includes: date and time ofthe application, specific location, Restricted Entry Interval (REI), notification method(posting or oral warning), EPA registration number and active ingredient of pesticide(s) tobe applied.The grower, in turn, must provide the commercial applicator information regardingany REIs that are in effect within ¼ mile of the scheduled pesticide application target site,(pertains only to grower’s establishment).If it is necessary for you to meet the requirements of the WPS, you will need to obtain acopy of the WPS “How to Comply” Manual, http://www.epa.gov/agriculture/htc.html-3-

Types and Kinds of Nevada Pest Control Licenses:Fields of pest control are:(a) Aerial—The use of aircraft for the application of pesticides on standing orrunning water, agricultural crops, rangeland, forest, idle cropland and noncroplandassociated with the production of agricultural crops.(b) Agricultural ground—The use of ground equipment for the application ofpesticides on livestock, rangeland, agricultural crops, idle cropland and noncroplandassociated with the production of agricultural crops.(c) Urban structural—The use of ground equipment for the application of pesticidesin urban areas and in, on or around structures.Categories of Licenses are:(a) Aerial:(1) Insect pests—The application of insecticides, miticides andacaricides.(2) Weeds—The application of herbicides and plant regulators.(3) Desiccants and defoliants—The application of desiccants anddefoliants.(4) Fungi pests—The application of fungicides, bactericides andnematicides.(b) Agricultural ground:(1) Insect pests—The application of insecticides, miticides andacaricides.(2) Weeds—The application of herbicides and plant regulators.(3) Desiccants and defoliants—The application of desiccants anddefoliants.(4) Fungi pests—The application of fungicides, bactericides andnematicides.(5) Vertebrate pests--The application of various substances onagricultural ground for the control of vertebrate pests, including, withoutlimitation, the use of fumigants for burrowing rodents. This category doesnot include the control of vertebrate pests in, on or around industrialcomplexes, institutional complexes, dwelling units or other structuresdesigned for use by humans, or on ornamentals or turf in, on or aroundsuch structures.(c) Urban and structural:(1) Limited landscape—The control of insect pests, vertebrate pests andplant diseases and the use of plant regulators on ornamentals and turf inurban areas, including, without limitation, fruit trees in urban areas if thefruit trees are not used for commercial purposes.(2) Industrial and institutional—The control of insect pests andvertebrate pests in, on or around industrial complexes, institutionalcomplexes and dwelling units.(3) Structural—The control of wood-destroying pests, inspection forwood-destroying pests and inspection for conditions conducive toinfestations of wood-destroying pests.-4-

(4) Fumigation—The use of poisonous and lethal fumigants.(5) Aquatic—The control of insect pests, weeds and vertebrate pests inaquatic areas that are used or are intended for use in and aroundindustrial complexes, institutional complexes and dwelling units.(6) Weeds—The control of weeds in the maintenance of landscapes, turfand rights-of-way, including, without limitation, public roads, power lines,pipelines and railway rights-of-way. This category does not include thecontrol of aquatic weeds.(7) Preservation of wood—The application of pesticides directly to woodor wood products that are not a part of a habitable structure to prevent orcontrol the degradation of the wood or wood product by a wood-destroyingorganism, including, without limitation, a fungus or bacterium.Pesticide Record Keeping Requirement:Licensed Pesticide Applicators: Whereas certified applicators are only required to keeprecords of restricted use pesticides (RUP), licensed pesticide applicators are required tokeep accurate and legible written records of each pesticide application. NAC 555.410states:1. Keep accurate and legible records for 2 years of each property treated,showing:(a) If the person is licensed in the aerial or agricultural ground field:(1) The date of the treatment.(2) The full name of the person for whom and the county where thetreatment was conducted.(3) The full name of the pilot or applicator doing the treating.(4) The crop or site treated or, in the case of a spot treatment, theterm “spot treatment” must be noted, followed by a description of thetreatment area and the spot or spots treated.(5) The number of units treated, including, without limitation, thenumber of acres or miles or fraction thereof.(6) The number, name or site identification of the field.(7) The brand name or generic name of the pesticide that wasapplied, the registration number assigned to the pesticide by theEnvironmental Protection Agency and the dosage applied.(8) The purpose for which the crop, site or spot was treated.(9) The time the treatment was started and the time the treatmentwas finished.(10) The temperature at the start and finish of the treatment.(11) The wind velocity and wind direction at the start and finish ofthe treatment.(b) If the person is licensed in the urban and structural field:(1) The date of the treatment.(2) The address where the treatment was conducted.(3) The full name of the applicator.(4) The site treated, including, without limitation, the kitchen, thecrawlspace beneath the structure, and the yard or area surroundingthe structure. In the case of a spot treatment, the term “spot-5-

treatment” must be followed by a description of the treatment areaand the spot or spots treated.(5) The brand name or generic name of the pesticide that wasapplied and the registration number assigned to the pesticide bythe Environmental Protection Agency.(6) The total amount of any diluted pesticide and the concentrationof the pesticide that was applied.(7) If the treatment is conducted in the categories of limitedlandscape, weeds, aquatic or fumigation:(I) The temperature at the start and finish of the treatment.(II) The wind velocity and direction at the start and finish ofthe treatment.(III) The area of any turf or ground treated.(IV) The purpose for which the pesticidewas applied.(V) The area or volume fumigated.(VI) The times at which fumigation startedand finished.Your personal protection is not the only reason for keepingpesticide application records. Many herbicides can be used safely on certain sites or crops,but may be fatal to others. Without written records, it is difficult to know what pesticideshave been used on a site during the previous few years. More detailed information aboutrecord keeping requirements can be obtained from the Nevada Department of Agriculture.Types of PesticidesTwo common ways of grouping pesticides are according to what pests they controland how the pesticide works to control them. The following is a listing of various pesticideclasses. Insecticides are chemicals used to control insects and other related organisms,such as ticks, spiders, centipedes and mites. Often the word “insecticide” isconfused with the word “pesticide”; however, it is just one of many types ofpesticides. Herbicides are chemicals used to control unwanted plants (i.e. weeds). Fungicides are chemicals used to kill or inhibit fungi that cause rot, leaf spotting,blights, mildews and rusts on plants, or wood rot. Nematicides are chemicals used to control nematodes that cause certain plantdiseases. Bactericides are chemicals used to kill bacteria. Some bacteria cause plantdisease. Rodenticides are chemicals used to control rats, mice, and other rodents. Fumigants are gases designed to kill insects and other organisms in confinedspaces. They are hazardous and require special precautions. Those who applyfumigants must be licensed in the fumigation category (category C4).-6-

Although not usually thought of as pesticides, the following three classes ofchemicals are also regulated as pesticides under both federal and state laws. Defoliants are chemicals that cause leaves or foliage to drop from plants. Desiccants are chemicals that promote drying or loss of moisture from plant tissue. Growth regulators are substances that alter the normal or expected growth ofinsects or plants, and/or alter insect or plant reproductionHow Pesticides WorkPesticides can also be grouped according to how they control pests. Read the labelto find out what each pesticide will do. Selective pesticides are effective against a limited group of pests (for example,ants), as opposed to non-selective pesticides which control all related pests. Forexample, a non-selective insecticide will destroy all insects it contacts. Residual or persistent pesticides actively kill pests for at least a week, and in somecases several weeks or even years (usually herbicides) after application.Conversely, non-residual or non-persistent pesticides breakdown rapidly afterapplication. Contact pesticides control the pest on contact. Contact pesticides are applied tothe surface of an animal, plant, or structure. The pest is killed upon coming incontact with the pesticide. Systemic or translocated pesticides are absorbed by plants or animals, and movefrom the site of absorption to other tissues. For example, a systemic insecticide likeMerit is absorbed by the plant and moved throughout its tissues, killing insects thatfeed on it.The Pesticide LabelThe pesticide label is the information printed on the container, including anyadditional information included with the product. The label represents the best singlesource of information available to the applicator. The label is a “legal document”. Itsimportance to the buyer or user can not be overstated. It is the source of facts on how thepesticide is to be legally handled and used.Pesticide Properties:Information contained on the pesticide label is based on scientific researchconducted to register the pesticide. Information on the pesticide’s properties and its humanhealth and environmental hazards must be submitted to the Environmental ProtectionAgency (EPA) for review and approval. If the pesticide is not approved, its registrationapplication will be rejected.-7- p

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