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Louisiana Pesticide Use and Records

About 5 of every 50 questions on a Louisiana General Standards practice exam come from this topic.

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What to know

Louisiana requires every pesticide to be applied according to its label and labeling (LAC 7:XXIII.1101), and R.S. 3:3252 makes a recommendation or application inconsistent with the labeling a prohibited act; R.S. 3:3254 excludes a lower dose, an unlisted pest on a labeled site, an application method the label doesn't prohibit, and a fertilizer mix the label doesn't prohibit. Only pesticides registered with LDAF and EPA may be applied, powered equipment needs a current decal and annual inspection, low-carbon phenoxy esters are banned, unused pesticide and rinsate go only to approved sites, ground applications stay within 3 feet of the crop, and avoidable drift onto non-target sites is forbidden. Section 1103 makes the pesticides it lists state restricted use and bars listed products at winds of 10 mph or more; seasonal waivers are requested 24 hours ahead. Aerial applicators may not spray in rain heavier than a light drizzle, within 100 feet of an inhabited structure, or within 1,000 feet of school grounds in school hours. At schools, applications are by or under a certified commercial applicator, systems of 10 or more schools employ two, IPM plan deviations are reported within 24 hours, plans are open to the public, and restricted use pesticides are not applied when students are present. Records (LAC 7:XXIII.2101) are made within three days, kept three years at the business address, include the EPA registration number, and go to LDAF on request; non-fee category 7 records within seven days. Dealers record the buyer's certification number, consultants write recommendations in two copies, containers are cleaned per label and held no more than 90 days after the spraying season (180 if recycled), spills over a gallon are phoned in within 24 hours, damage complaints are filed within fifteen days, physicians report poisonings, and stop orders, inspections and daily penalties enforce the law.

Where it comes from

  • LAC 7:XXIII.1101, 1103, 1107, 1109
  • LAC 7:XXIII.1111, 1113, 1301
  • LAC 7:XXIII.2101, 2701
  • La. R.S. 3:3252, 3:3254, 3:3255
  • La. R.S. 3:3204, 3:3205, 3:3208, 3:3245, 3:3246

Try a practice question

Under LAC 7:XXIII.1101, how must all pesticides be applied in Louisiana?

  1. AAs the applicator judges best for the target pest
  2. BAs the customer directs, if the customer signs off
  3. CIn accordance with label and labeling requirements
  4. DIn line with the dealer's verbal advice at the sale
Show the answer

In accordance with label and labeling requirements. Section 1101 requires every pesticide to be applied in accordance with its label and labeling.

LAC 7:XXIII.1101(E)