Pesticide Legislation Update

 

Photo: Ronald F. Billings, Texas Forest Service,www.forestryimages.org High-pressure spraying from a bucket lift is one way to deal with bark beetle infestation in conifers.

The National Pest Management Association (NPMA) government affairs manager Gene Harrington recently offered an update on state legislation affecting pest control chemical application. The report was summarized on the Pest Control Technology Online web site: www.pctonline.com

Arizona is preparing to rewrite its structural pest control rules and regulations, so PCOs are paying particular attention to those proceedings. Also, a bill is expected to be introduced that would exempt individuals who treat weeds from being licensed with the structural pest control commission. Many PCOs are understandably upset that they have to be licensed for this type of work and this proposed bill would exempt some non-PCOs from licenses.