A mitigation rule that requires compensation to the state when buffers can not be met was also approved.
Work is now underway by a stakeholder group to draft permanent rules for the Catawba River Basin.
North Carolina State University recognizes that the probability of disease transfer at the meeting is extremely low, but a potential of FMD transfer still exists. Therefore, the University feels that taking this conservative stance is in the best interest of the North Carolina's economy and livestock industry. At its May Board meeting, the NC Pesticide Board approved revisions in the regulations for how farmers become and maintain the private applicator certification for using restricted use pesticides. The proposed revisions would require first time pesticide applicators to take an examination in order to become certified. The proposed revisions would also increase the amount of training hours to maintain a certification.