La. Admin. Code tit. 7 § XXIII-1301

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 11, November 20, 2024

Section XXIII-1301 - Pesticide Containers

A. Storage Areas for Full or Partially Full Pesticide Containers

1. Pesticide containers shall be stored in a secure enclosure.

2. Pesticide containers shall be free of leaks.

3. The storage area shall be maintained in good condition, without unnecessary debris.

B. Pesticide containers shall be cleaned and disposed of according to the product label.

C. Pesticide containers, ready for disposal, shall be stored in a secured area and shall be kept for no more than 90 days after the end of the product spraying season or 180 days if held for recycling.

D. Rinsate from pesticide container cleaning shall be used in the following manner:

1. in subsequent applications of the pesticide; or

2. placed in a rinsate collection system dedicated to that pesticide and used according to the label and labeling by the end of that applicable pesticide's spray season; or

3. disposed in a permitted waste facility.

La. Admin. Code tit. 7, § XXIII-1301

Promulgated by the Department of Agriculture, Advisory Commission on Pesticides, LR 10:197 (March 1984), amended LR 11:943 (October 1985), amended by Department of Agriculture and Forestry, Office of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, Advisory Commission on Pesticides, LR 37:3482 (December 2011).

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 3:3203.