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PI-20/PI012: Pesticide Recordkeeping

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Changes to the 1990 Farm Bill by the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) included the "Recordkeeping Requirements for Certified Applicators of Federally Restricted-Use Pesticides," which became law May 11, 1995.

Also, the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (FDACS), under the authority of the Florida Pesticide Law, requires certified pesticide applicators to maintain records relating to the application of all restricted-use pesticides. These requirements are unrelated to the Worker Protection Standard requirements, which provide specific information to agricultural workers and pesticide handlers about applications made to fields, forests, greenhouses, and nurseries.

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Restricted-Use Pesticides

Restricted-use pesticides are for retail sale to, and use by, only certified applicators or persons under their direct supervision and only for those purposes covered by the applicator's certification. When a pesticide is classified as restricted, the label will state "Restricted-Use Pesticide" at the top of the front panel. Below this heading may be a statement describing the reason for the restricted classification.

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The required information shall be recorded no later than two (2) working days after the date of application, and may be incorporated into other business transaction records. All records must be retained for a period of two (2) years and must be maintained in a matter that is accessible to authorized representatives.

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Upon written request by an authorized FDACS representative, a licensed applicator must make available the restricted-use pesticide application records. The authorized representative may copy or photograph the records. Original records are to be kept by the licensed applicator.

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Violations

A certified applicator who violates any provision of this program will, in the case of the first offense, be asked to correct their violation(s) and be subject to a civil penalty of not more than $500. For subsequent offenses, an applicator may be subject to a greater civil penalty. The penalty may be adjusted if FDACS or USDA determines that the certified applicator made a good-faith effort to comply. Any violators who are penalized will be served with a signed, written notice of the violation and will have twenty-one (21) days to request a hearing or respond to the charges.

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Drift and Florida Law

Chapter 487 of the Florida Statutes: "It is unlawful for any person to apply a pesticide directly to, or in any manner cause any pesticide to drift onto, any person or area not intended to receive the pesticide."

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• Providing civil penalties when there is an unintentional violation of a regulation. Fines can be $1,000 for private applicators and others and as much as $5,000 for each offense by commercial applicators.

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This was most definitely not an unintentional violation.

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He purposefully violated label laws in many ways.

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      Fipronil is a Restricted use pesticide that should never be used

  - to treat the eves & soffits

  - at a dilution rate of 50oz/gal

  - on a honeybee swarm 

  Plus,

  - all dead bodies must be removed immediately

  - a warning sign should be left to warn people to stay off and keep pets off until dry

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• Providing criminal penalties when the law is knowingly violated. The maximum penalty for private applicators and others is $1,000 and/or 30 days in prison. Commercial applicators may be fined up to $25,000 or one year in prison, or both.

   

 If the label law was knowingly violated, why was Florida Pest Control only fined $5,000 and not forced to make us whole?

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