Ariz. Admin. Code § 3-8-504

Current through Register Vol. 30, No. 50, December 13, 2024

Section R3-8-504 - Reporting Incidents and Bulk Releases

A. Notice to PMD of an incident.

1. A business licensee and political subdivision shall provide written notice to the PMD within one business day after one of the following incidents is confirmed by medical personnel or an applicable regulatory agency to be caused by a pesticide applied by the business licensee or political subdivision:

a. Death or illness of an individual;

b. Contamination of food, feed, drugs, or water supply;

c. Contamination of a structure that results in the hospitalization of an occupant or evacuation of the structure; or

d. Contamination of the environment that results in evacuation of the area.

2. A QP shall determine if the business licensee or school district has complied with subsection (A)(1). If compliance has not occurred, the QP shall provide the written notice required by subsection (A)(1) to the PMD within the time-frame specified in subsection (A)(1).

B. Notice to PMD of a bulk release.

1. A business licensee or political subdivision shall notify the PMD at the Pesticide Hotline, 1-800-423-8876, as soon as practical after a bulk release, but no later than three hours after the bulk release. If the bulk release is on a public highway or railway, or results in the death of an individual, the person shall immediately report the release to the Arizona Department of Public Safety Duty Office.

2. A QP shall determine if the business licensee or school district has complied with subsection (B)(1). If compliance has not occurred, the QP shall provide the notices specified in subsection (B)(1) within one business day after the release.

Ariz. Admin. Code § R3-8-504

Adopted by exempt rulemaking at 23 A.A.R. 1949, effective 8/9/2017.