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N.C. Tightens Pesticide Rules02-02-09 | News

N.C. Tightens Pesticide Rules

The North Carolina Pesticide Board recently approved tighter regulations for commercial applicators making restricted use pesticide applications. The rule changes, announced January 14th, will impact all licensed pesticide applicators, including landscape contractors licensed in Ornamentals and Turf Pest Control, using the aforementioned pesticide class.

Previous to the recent rule change, N.C. commercial applicators making restricted use pesticide applications only needed to record the date and approximate time that the chemicals were used. These records had to be kept for 3 years.

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It is the opinion of this editor that increasing concerns over public health associated with pesticide use will likely lead to similarly increased regulations else ware. Landscape contractors must be ever vigilant for new legislation in their area and proactive in compliance to keep pesticide use in the landscape a viable proposition.

Source: North Carolina Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services