S.D. Admin. R. 12:56:05:04.01
In addition to meeting general core standards in § 12:56:05:04 and/or §12:56:05:04:17 applicators must demonstrate practical knowledge of crops, grasslands, and non-crop agricultural lands and the specific pests of those areas on which they may be using pesticides. The importance of such competency is amplified by the extensive areas involved, the quantities of pesticides needed, and the ultimate use of many commodities as food and feed. The required knowledge includes pre-harvest intervals, restricted entry intervals, phytotoxicity, potential for environmental contamination such as soil and water problems, non-target injury, and other problems resulting from the use of pesticides in agricultural areas. The required knowledge also includes the potential for phytotoxicity due to a wide variety of plants to be protected, for drift, for persistence beyond the intended period of pest control, and for non-target exposures.
S.D. Admin. R. 12:56:05:04.01
General Authority: SDCL 38-21-51.
Law Implemented: SDCL 38-21-18.