2 N.C. Admin. Code 9L.0707

Current through Register Vol. 39, No. 11, December 2, 2024

Section 09L .0707 - EASTERN AND HAIRY-TAILED MOLES

(a) The North Carolina Pesticide Board hereby declares the eastern mole, Scalopus aquaticus, and the hairy-tailed mole, Parascalops breweri, to be pests.

(b) Pesticides registered for use to control the eastern mole and the hairy-tailed mole may be used when either species is tunneling in managed turf in the following areas:

(1) residential;

(2) commercial;

(3) government property, excluding federal and State parks;

(4) golf courses, driving ranges, and golf instructional facilities;

(5) sod farms;

(6) athletic fields; or

(7) cemeteries.

(c) For purposes of this Rule, managed turf shall not include pastures.

(d) Pesticides used to control the eastern mole and the hairy-tailed mole shall not be applied within 100 feet of natural or man-made bodies of water, including streams, rivers, ponds, swamps, lakes, and wetlands.

(e) Pesticides used to control the eastern mole and the hairy-tailed mole shall not be applied at elevations of 4000 feet or greater.

02 N.C. Admin. Code 09L .0707

Authority G.S. 143-444(1); 143-458;
Eff. April 1, 2015;
Readopted Eff. August 1, 2020.

Adopted by North Carolina Register Volume 29, Issue 21, May 1, 2015 effective 4/1/2015.

Readopted by North Carolina Register Volume 35, Issue 05, September 1, 2020 effective 8/1/2020.