Vermont Pesticide Use and Records
About 5 of every 50 questions on a Vermont Core practice exam come from this topic.
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What to know
Under the Vermont Rule for Control of Pesticides, every use must follow a label registered with EPA and the Agency, under conditions that minimize spray drift (droplets or dust at or soon after application) and vapor drift (volatilized gas). Equipment must be leak-free, and filling needs an anti-siphoning device. Treating soil or vegetation requires buffers of 50 feet around any potable water source, 100 feet around public non-community groundwater sources and 200 feet around public community sources. Before a listed flowering crop is treated, a beekeeper with an apiary on the premises gets 48 hours' notice. State law bars outdoor neonicotinoid use on crops in bloom and any use on ornamental plants, and since November 1, 2026 paraquat needs the Secretary's authorization. Permits cover right-of-way herbicides (apply before March 1; newspaper notice 25 to 60 days ahead), aerial work, golf courses, bird or animal control, mosquito larvicides (up to five years) and terrestrial invasive plants (written landowner permission). On outdoor turf and ornamental jobs the customer first gets product names and EPA registration numbers; a sign of at least four by five inches goes up 12 inches high before work and comes down after 24 hours; and the applicator's name and certification number are left behind. Apartment occupants get 24 hours' to seven days' notice. Daily records list EPA numbers and the certified applicator, are kept three years and support an annual report filed even with no use; dealers keep sales records three years. Class A products go only to properly certified buyers, never self-service. The Secretary may enter premises to inspect and issue cease and desist orders.
Where it comes from
- Vermont Rule for Control of Pesticides §§ 1.64, 1.73, 5.01, 5.02, 5.04
- 6 V.S.A. §§ 1105c, 1105d
- Vermont Rule for Control of Pesticides §§ 6.01, 6.02, 6.04, 6.05, 6.06, 6.08
- Vermont Rule for Control of Pesticides §§ 7.01, 7.02, 7.03
- Vermont Rule for Control of Pesticides §§ 8.01, 8.02, 8.05
- Vermont Rule for Control of Pesticides §§ 2.04, 2.05, 4.03, 4.04
Try a practice question
Under § 5.01(a) of the Vermont Rule, a pesticide use must comply with the pesticide's label, registered with which bodies?
- AThe Agency only
- BThe EPA and the Agency
- CThe EPA only
- DThe manufacturer's state of origin
Show the answer
The EPA and the Agency. A use must follow the label, which must be registered with both the EPA and the Vermont Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets.
Vermont Rule for Control of Pesticides § 5.01(a)