Section 29.51. Advance notice of pesticide applications.

 

(1)   P ESTICIDES HIGHLY TOXIC TO BEES.

(a) At least 24 hours before a pesticide labeled "Highly Toxic to Bees" or containing the active ingredient methomyl is applied to any site, the person who owns or controls that application site shall notify each beekeeper who has made a request under par. (b) during the same calendar year.

(b) A beekeeper who owns a honeybee colony located within 1 1/2 miles of a pesticide application site under par. (a) may request notice of pesticide applications under par. (a) . The beekeeper shall make the request in writing to a person who owns or controls the application site. The request shall include the beekeeper's name, address, and telephone number, if any, and the specific location of each of the beekeeper's bee yards.

(c) 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.

(d) Paragraph (a) does not apply to an emergency application needed to control a sudden pest outbreak if, because of the emergency circumstances, there is not enough 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.

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

(2)   Aerial applications. An individual may request advance notice of aerial pesticide applications to land immediately adjacent to that individual's residence, as provided under s. ATCP 29.53 (2) .

(3)   Residential applications. A person hired by a customer to make a residential pesticide application shall offer that customer pre-application information as provided under s. ATCP 29.55 (2) .

(4)   Landscape applications.

(a) A person hired by a customer to make a landscape application shall offer that customer pre-application information as provided under s. ATCP 29.56 (2) .

(b) An individual may register, under s. ATCP 29.56 (7) , to receive advance notice of commercial landscape applications to land immediately adjacent to that individual's residence.

(5)   Applications affecting agricultural workers. Persons employing agricultural workers, or applying pesticides to places where agricultural workers are employed, shall give prior notice of pesticide applications as required by s. ATCP 29.61 .

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

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See also s. ATCP 29.22 . Microsoft Windows NT 6.1.7601 Service Pack 1