Washington Administrative Code › Title 16 - Agriculture, Department of (See also Titles 24, 60, and 142) › GRAIN AND CHEMICAL › Chapter 16-231 - Use restricted herbicides › Section 16-231-156 - Boundaries and restrictions on use restricted herbicides in Franklin County Area 6

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
(1) Area 6
				description. An area including all lands lying within a boundary line beginning
				at the northwest corner of Section 30, T10N, R29E; thence east seven miles
				along Selph Landing Road until its intersection with Highway 395 near the
				northeast corner of Section 30, T10N, R30E; thence south two miles along
				Highway 395 to the southeast corner of Section 31, T10N, R30E; thence east
				three miles along section lines to the northeast corner of Section 3, T9N,
				R30E; thence south one mile along section lines to the southeast corner of
				Section 3, T9N, R30E; thence east seven miles along section lines and a portion
				of the Pasco-Kahlotus Road until its intersection with the Ice Harbor Dam Road
				at the northeast corner of Section 11, T9N, R31E; thence southerly
				approximately two miles along section lines until the intersection with the
				Snake River; thence southwesterly along the Snake River until its intersection
				with the Bon-neville Power Administration power line in Section 25, T9N, R30E;
				thence northwesterly along the power line until its intersection with Foster
				Wells Road in Section 4, T9N, R30E; thence west approximately eight and
				one-half miles along section lines and portions of the Foster Wells Road to the
				southwest corner of Section 6, T9N, R29E; thence north along section lines
				approximately three miles to the point of beginning.
(2) Area 6 restrictions.
(a) The use or application of low volatile
				ester formulations of use restricted herbicides are prohibited on and after
				April 5th through October 31st of each year: Provided, That hormone sprays may
				be applied by aircraft to orchards for the prevention of fruit drop.
(b) On and after April 5th through October
				31st of each year, all applications of use restricted herbicides are prohibited
				daily from three hours prior to sunset to sunrise the following morning:
				Provided, That applications of use restricted herbicides are exempt from the
				sunset restrictions when using an application rate of forty gallons of water
				carrier or greater per treated acre and conforming to the manufacturer's
				specified combination of nozzle type/size and pressure in pounds per square
				inch (psi) at the nozzle that produces a spray droplet size that falls within
				the very coarse (or larger) range as defined by the ASABE standards: Provided
				further, That applications of granular and pellet formulations of the use
				restricted herbicides are exempt from the sunset restrictions: Provided
				further, That applications of use restricted herbicides on small experimental
				plots for research purposes are exempt from the sunset restrictions.
(c) On and after April 5th through October
				31st of each year, aerial applications of use restricted herbicides are
				prohibited daily from three hours prior to sunset until two hours after sunrise
				the following morning.