Idaho Administrative Code › Title IDAPA 02 - Agriculture, Department of › Rule 02.03.03 - RULES GOVERNING PESTICIDE AND CHEMIGATION USE AND APPLICATION › Section 02.03.03.010 - DEFINITIONS

Current through August 31, 2023
The Idaho Department of Agriculture adopts the definitions set
				forth in Section
				22-3401, Idaho Code, and the
				following definitions: (3-15-22)
01.
Air Gap
. A physical separation between the free flowing discharge
			 end of a domestic water supply system pipeline and an open or non-pressure
			 receiving vessel. (3-15-22)
02.
Basin Irrigation
. Irrigation by flooding areas of level land
			 surrounded by dikes. (3-15-22)
03.
Border Irrigation
. Irrigation by flooding strips of land,
			 rectangular in shape and cross leveled, bordered by dikes. (3-15-22)
04.
Certification
. Passing one
			 (1) or more examinations, to initially demonstrate an applicant's competence,
			 as required by the licensing provisions of this act, in order to use or
			 distribute pesticides, or to act as a pesticide consultant. (3-15-22)
05.
Check Valve
. A certified
			 valve designed and constructed to close a water supply pipeline, chemical
			 injection line, or other conduit in a chemigation system to prevent reverse
			 flow in that line. (3-15-22)
06.
Chemigator
. Any person engaged in the application of chemicals
			 through any type of irrigation system. (3-15-22)
07.
Cross-Connection
. Any
			 connection that may have chemical injected or introduced into the domestic
			 water supply system and has the potential of or is connected to the domestic
			 water supply system. (3-15-22)
08.
Demonstration and Research
. The use of restricted use pesticides
			 to demonstrate the action of the pesticide or conduct research.
			 (3-15-22)
09.
Domestic Water
			 Supply System
. Any system providing water for human use.
			 (3-15-22)
10.
Drip
			 Irrigation
. A method of microirrigation wherein water is applied as
			 drops or small streams through emitters. (3-15-22)
11.
Flood Irrigation
. Method of
			 irrigation where water is applied to the soil surface without flow controls,
			 such as furrows, borders or corrugations. (3-15-22)
12.
Flow Rate
. The weight or
			 volume of flowable material per unit of time. (3-15-22)
13.
Furrow Irrigation
. Method of
			 surface irrigation where the water is supplied to small ditches or furrows for
			 guiding the water across the field. (3-15-22)
14.
Hazard Area
. Cities, towns,
			 subdivisions, schools, hospitals, or densely populated areas.
			 (3-15-22)
15.
High Volatile
			 Esters
. Formulations of 2,4-D which contain methyl, ethyl, butyl,
			 isopropyl, octylamyl and pentyl esters. (3-15-22)
16.
Injection Pump
. A pump that
			 uses a gear, rotary, piston or diaphragm to develop the pressures exceeding the
			 irrigation system pressure to inject a chemical. (3-15-22)
17.
Inspection Port
. An orifice
			 or other viewing device from which the low pressure drain and check valve may
			 be observed. (3-15-22)
18.
Limited Supervision
. Pertains to the supervision of a currently licensed
			 pesticide applicator who holds the Commercial Apprentice (CA) category. The
			 Supervising Applicator will be currently licensed in the same category
			 necessary for the pesticide application, and is limited to supervising a
			 maximum of two Commercial Apprentice applicators and must maintain immediate
			 communications (voice, radio, cellular telephone, or similar) with the
			 supervised applicators for the duration of all pesticide applications.
			 (3-15-22)
19.
Low Volatile
			 Esters
. Formulations of 2,4-D; 2,4-DP; MCPA and MCPB which contain
			 butoxyethanol, propylene glycol, tetrahydrofurfuryl, propylene glycol butyl
			 ether, butoxy propyl, ethylhexyl and isoctyl esters. (3-15-22)
20.
Mixer-Loader
. Any person who
			 works under the supervision of a professional applicator in the mixing and
			 loading of pesticides to prepare for, but not actually make, applications.
			 (3-15-22)
21.
On-Site
			 Supervision
. Pertains to the application of Restricted Use Pesticides
			 (RUP): On-Site Supervision of an unlicensed pesticide applicator or a pesticide
			 applicator who does not hold an appropriate category for the RUP being applied.
			 Supervising pesticide applicator must be physically at the site of application,
			 must have visual contact with the pesticide applicator, and must be in a
			 position to direct the actions of the pesticide applicator. The supervising
			 applicator may not supervise more than two pesticide applicators.
			 (3-15-22)
22.
Pesticide
			 Drift
. Movement of pesticide dust or droplets through the air at the
			 time of application or soon after, to any site other than the area intended.
			 (3-15-22)
23.
Pressure
			 Switch
. A device which will stop the chemical injection pump when the
			 water pressure decreases to the point where chemical distribution is adversely
			 affected. (3-15-22)
24.
Recertification
. The requalification of a certified person through
			 seminar attendance over a set period of time, or taking an examination at the
			 end of a set period of time, to ensure that the person continues to meet the
			 requirements of changing technology and maintains competence.
			 (3-15-22)
25.
Reduced
			 Pressure Principle Backflow Prevention Assembly (RP)
. An assembly
			 containing two (2) independently acting approved check valves together with a
			 hydraulically operating, mechanically independent pressure differential relief
			 valve located between the check valves and at the same time below the first
			 check valve. The unit shall include properly located resilient seated test
			 cocks and tightly closing resilient seated test cocks and tightly closing
			 resilient seated shutoff valves at each end of the assembly.
			 (3-15-22)
26.
Seminar
.
			 Any Department-approved meeting or activity convened for the purpose of
			 presenting pesticide recertification information. (3-15-22)
27.
Sprinkler Irrigation
. Method
			 of irrigation in which the water is sprayed, or sprinkled, through the air to
			 the ground surface. (3-15-22)
28.
System Interlock
. Safety equipment used to ensure that a chemical
			 injection pump will stop if the irrigation pumping plant stops to prevent the
			 entire chemical mixture from emptying from the supply tank into the irrigation
			 pipeline. The safety equipment may also be used to shut down the irrigation
			 system if the injection system fails. (3-15-22)
29.
Vacuum Relief Valve
. A
			 device to automatically relieve or break a vacuum. (3-15-22)
30.
Venturi
. A differential
			 pressure injector that operates on a pressure difference between the inlet and
			 outlet of the injector and creates a vacuum inside the body, which results in
			 suction through the suction port. (3-15-22)
31.
Venturi Injection System
. A
			 chemical injection system which operates with a Venturi using the suction from
			 the Venturi that can be used to inject and mix chemicals into the water.
			 (3-15-22)
32.
Working
			 Pressure
. The internal operating pressure of a vessel, tank or piping
			 used to hold or transport liquid. (3-15-22)
33.
Waters of the State
. Any
			 surface waters such as canals, ditches, laterals, lakes, streams, or rivers.
			 (3-15-22)