Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 22a - Environmental Protection › 66 - Use of Pesticides › Section 22a-66-4 - Registration of pesticide distributors

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) All pesticide
			 distributors shall register annually with the Commissioner. If a firm has more
			 than one location or sales outlet at which a restricted-use or permit-use
			 pesticide is distributed, sold, held for sale, or offered for sale, then each
			 outlet shall have at least one person who has demonstrated his/her competency
			 within the meaning of Section
			 22a-56(b)
			 of the General Statutes.
(b)
			 Application for registration shall be made on forms provided by the
			 Commissioner. Application forms shall be submitted annually prior to October
			 31st of each year.
(c) Repealed,
			 June 27, 1985.
(d) In order to
			 receive a registration, distributors must first demonstrate competence with
			 respect to the handling of pesticides and demonstrate knowledge concerning
			 application, hazard and impact of pesticides, including but not limited to the
			 legal uses and precautions regarding the restricted-use and permit-use
			 pesticides they may sell. The Commissioner may refuse registration to any
			 applicant who has shown by previous action that he/she is not competent with
			 respect to the handling and use of pesticides. If registration is so refused,
			 the applicant shall be so informed in writing, giving the reasons for such
			 refusal. Any person aggrieved by such a decision may, within thirty days from
			 date of issuance of such denial, request a hearing before the Commissioner,
			 which hearing shall be conducted in accordance with Chapter 54 of the General
			 Statutes.
(e) Registered
			 distributors shall maintain records of the sale of permit-use or restricted-use
			 for at least three years. An accurate report of the sales of restricted-use and
			 permit-use pesticides for the year shall be submitted by the distributor on
			 forms provided by the Commissioner as a requirement for renewal of
			 registration.
(f) Registered
			 distributors shall maintain their restricted-use and permit-use pesticides in
			 secure structures, physically separated from food, feed, grain, electrical
			 service entrances, and any other condition which could create a potentially
			 hazardous situation. The entrance shall be marked with appropriate warning
			 signs and kept closed and locked when unattended. The structure should be well
			 ventilated, clean and contain essential fire prevention and clean-up equipment,
			 including but not limited to absorbent material to contain spills, fire
			 extinguisher and respirator.
(g)
			 Each registered distributor shall be responsible for the acts of co-workers in
			 relation to all provisions of these regulations.
(h) Any distributor displaying restricted-use
			 pesticides for sale, shall display such pesticides in an area separate from
			 general-use pesticides and shall post a prominent sign bearing the statement
			 "for sale to certified applicators only" at the display. The statement shall be
			 imprinted in letters at least one inch high.
(i) The fee for the registration of
			 restricted or permit use pesticide distributors shall be as specified in
			 Section
			 22a-56-1
			 of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies.