Section 29.53. Aerial applications.

 

(1)   A IRCRAFT. Aircraft used to apply pesticides shall comply with, and be operated according to, applicable regulations of the federal aviation administration and the Wisconsin department of transportation.

(2)   P RIOR NOTICE OF APPLICATION.

(a) At least 24 hours before an aerial pesticide application occurs, the person who owns or controls the application site shall notify each adjacent resident from whom that person has received a written request under par. (b) during the same calendar year. Notice is not required if the application site is more than 1/4 mile from the adjacent parcel on which the requester resides.

(b) An individual residing on a parcel of land may request advance notice of aerial pesticide applications to any immediately adjacent parcel. Parcels are immediately adjacent if they are directly contiguous, are separated only by a road, railway, or utility right-of-way, or are separated only by a government-owned land corridor or waterway having a width of not more than 66 feet.

(c) A request under par. (b) shall be made in writing to the person who owns or controls the application site. The request shall include the requester's name, mailing address, property location, and telephone number if any. If residents of a migrant labor camp as defined under s. 103.90 (3) , Stats., are entitled to request notice under par. (b) , the camp operator shall annually request notice on their behalf and shall promptly communicate to them any notice received.

(d) A notice under par. (a) may be written or oral. The notice shall include the intended date and time of application, the brand or common name of the pesticide to be applied, and the location of the application site. If the application date changes after the notice is issued, the person who owns or controls the application site shall issue a corrected notice as soon as reasonably possible before the application occurs.

(e) Paragraph (a) does not apply to an emergency aerial application needed to control a sudden pest outbreak if, because of the emergency circumstances, there is inadequate time for notice under par. (a) . The person who owns or controls the application site shall give notice under par. (a) as soon as reasonably possible before or after the emergency application. The notice shall include a brief explanation of the circumstances constituting the emergency.

(f) Any person may give a notice under par. (a) on behalf of the person who owns or controls the application site.

Cr. Register, May, 1998, No. 509 , eff. 6-1-98.

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See certification requirements for aerial applicators under ss. ATCP 29.26 , 29.27 and 29.29 . Microsoft Windows NT 6.1.7601 Service Pack 1