Section 29.40. Storing and transporting pesticides.

 

(1)   Requirements. Persons storing or transporting pesticides shall do all of the following:

(a) Store and transport pesticides according to label directions, in a manner that avoids reasonably foreseeable and reasonably preventable hazards to persons, property, and the environment.

(b) Store bulk pesticides according to ch. ATCP 33 .

(c) Secure pesticides and pesticide containers against access by children, the general public, domestic animals, and wild animals.

(d) Keep pesticides adequately separated from food, feed, and other products so that pesticides will not contaminate or be mistaken for those products.

(e) Thoroughly clean pesticide residues from storage areas and transport vehicles before reusing those storage areas or transport vehicles for other purposes.

(f) Protect pesticide containers and labels from reasonably foreseeable damage or destruction.

(g) Inspect pesticide containers when those containers are removed from their outer shipping containers, to ensure that the pesticide containers are intact and properly sealed, and that pesticide labels are intact and fully legible.

(2)   Prohibitions. No person may do any of the following:

(a) Store or transport a pesticide in a manner inconsistent with the pesticide label.

(b) Store or transport a pesticide in a visibly broken, defective, or improperly sealed container unless that container is enclosed in another suitable container which effectively prevents foreseeable spillage.

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