Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 250 - Department of Environmental Management › Chapter 40 - Agriculture and Resource Marketing › Subchapter 15 - Pesticides › Part 2 - Rules and Regulations Relating to Pesticides (250-RICR-40-15-2) › Section 250-RICR-40-15-2.19 - General Rules

Current through June 14, 2024
A. Pesticide
				  Anti-Siphon. All pest control equipment using pesticides and drawing water from
				  the surface waters of the State or from potable water supplies shall have an
				  effective anti-siphon device approved by the Director to prevent back
				  flow.
B. No pesticide shall be
				  applied to public water supplies or their tributaries except by legally
				  established water supply entities or their agents as authorized by the
				  Director. Pesticide applications to lands near or adjacent to public water
				  supplies shall be made in such a manner that no pesticides drift or flow into
				  such water supplies.
C. No
				  pesticide application may be made within 400 feet of gravel packed wells used
				  for public water supply or within 250 feet of other wells so used, unless
				  materials and methods to be employed have been approved by the
				  Director.
D. No restricted use or
				  "state limited use" pesticide shall be applied to woodland areas exceeding 25
				  acres without the prior approval of the Director.
E. Pesticide applications to areas adjacent
				  to crops or pasturage shall be such that contamination of crops or pasturage
				  does not occur.
F. Pesticide
				  application for agricultural purposes shall be such that contamination to
				  adjacent lands does not occur.
G.
				  Pesticide applications to any surface waters of the State for the control of
				  aquatic nuisances or for any other reason shall not be made unless such
				  applications have been approved by the Director.
H. No application of pesticides by means of
				  aircraft shall be made within the State without prior approval of the Director
				  or his designated representative.
I. No application of pesticides shall be made
				  by mechanically powered equipment at such times as the wind velocity will cause
				  a hazardous chemical to drift beyond the target area.
J. Pesticide containers shall not be used for
				  any purpose, other than the storage of pesticides, unless such purpose has been
				  approved by the Director and the containers have been properly
				  cleaned.
K. Pesticide dealers
				  displaying "restricted use" or "state limited use" pesticides, shall display
				  such pesticides in an area separate from general use pesticides.
L. Pesticide dealers displaying "restricted
				  use" or "state limited use" pesticides, shall post a sign bearing the statement
				  "for sale to certified applicators only", at the display in a prominent
				  position. The statement shall be imprinted letters at least one inch
				  high.
M. No pesticide may be
				  distributed if part or all of the label is missing, unreadable, or otherwise
				  damaged beyond recognition.
N. No
				  pesticide may be distributed in containers which are unsafe due to corrosion,
				  leakage, spillage, or other damage.
O. No person(s) under the age of eighteen
				  (18) years of age shall apply "restricted use" or "state limited use"
				  pesticides as a private or commercial applicator. Except that; farms that can
				  demonstrate and provide written documentation of a hardship situation
				  acceptable to the Department will allow an immediate family member between the
				  ages of sixteen (16) and eighteen (18) years to obtain a private certification
				  as long as the member has attended the required pesticide applicator training;
				  passes the required examinations and satisfies the private certification
				  licensing requirements.
P. No
				  person under the age of eighteen (18) shall apply general use pesticides as a
				  commercial or private applicator except:
1.
				  Farm employees sixteen (16) years of age or older may apply general use
				  pesticides only under the direct supervision of a private applicator.
2. Immediate farm family members sixteen (16)
				  years or older may apply general use pesticides only on their parents farm
				  without the supervision of a private applicator.