Alaska Pesticide Use and Records
About 5 of every 50 questions on a Alaska Core practice exam come from this topic.
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What to know
Under 18 AAC 90, no one may use, or advise on, a pesticide inconsistently with its labeling, operate faulty or unsafe equipment, sell a pesticide outside the producer's original unbroken container, or remove a label without DEC or EPA approval. Applicators measure concentrates with apparatus calibrated to the smallest unit and keep suspensions uniformly mixed. Wind is measured with a calibrated device, and spraying stops above the label's maximum or, if none, 7 miles per hour. Any discharge, including emergency aerial dumping, is reported to DEC as soon as known and contained. Outdoor automatic insect misters need wind, rain, temperature (below 50 degrees F) and motion cutoffs. Empty containers are burned only if labeling allows and air rules are met. Commercial applicators lock all pesticides in a listed enclosure; trailers, buildings and fenced yards carry an 8 by 10 inch warning sign, repeated in another language where needed. Private applicators record restricted-use applications, including the area treated; commercial applicators also record every general-use application for two years; and dealers record an uncertified buyer's name, address and signature. Schools notify parents 24 hours ahead (three dates for outdoor work), post a sign kept up for the reentry interval or 24 hours, and keep public records two years. Public places, including common areas of buildings with more than four units, are posted at each access point immediately before application, for 24 hours or the label's safe-entry time, whichever is longer; tenants are notified first. DEC may seek a search warrant and issue stop use orders.
Where it comes from
- 18 AAC 90.020; 18 AAC 90.600
- 18 AAC 90.610; 18 AAC 90.040
- 18 AAC 90.615
- 18 AAC 90.400 - 90.420
- 18 AAC 90.625, 90.630, 90.635; AS 46.03.320
- 18 AAC 90.700, 90.705
Try a practice question
To knock down a heavy infestation faster, an applicator mixes an insecticide at twice the highest rate on its label. How does 18 AAC 90.020 treat this?
- AAs allowed, because a certified applicator chose the rate
- BAs allowed, if the customer agrees to the higher rate in writing
- CAs allowed, if the product is a general-use pesticide
- DAs prohibited use inconsistent with labeling instructions
Show the answer
As prohibited use inconsistent with labeling instructions. No person may use, or advise on the use of, a pesticide in a manner inconsistent with labeling instructions, whoever approves it and whatever the product's classification.
18 AAC 90.020(5)