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Title: 2004Aug31


1
Your Name
Your Companys Name
A G or J
012345
Todays date
All
MN PIE City
Turn in at End of Day
Your Legal Signature
2
Kay Sargent, Agricultural Consultant
  • Applicator Licensing, Certification
  • and Recordkeeping
  • Categories A Core
  • G Forestry and J Rights-of-Way
  • Add-ons P Pocket Gopher F Aquatic
  • MN PIE Workshops April 5, 6 7

3
Federal MDA Roles
  • Federally FIFRA establishes the pesticide
    distribution requirements
  • Pesticide Registration
  • Pesticide Label
  • MDA is authorized by state law to regulate
    pesticide use in Minnesota
  • State Pesticide Registration
  • Applicator Certification and Licensing
  • Compliance

MN Department of Agriculture
3
4
Aquatic Compliance
  • MDA regulates pesticide use
  • Pesticide Applicators License
  • DNR regulates water management
  • Aquatic Plant/Nuisance Management Permits
  • PCA regulates Clean Water Act NPDES

5
Majority of MDA misuse violations are label
violations.
  • All labels read
  • It is a violation of Federal law to use this
    product in a manner inconsistent with its
    labeling.
  • Review labels often

6
Additional Common Issues
  • Application records
  • Personal protective equipment
  • Application site
  • Rate of application
  • Environmental conditions

7
Reporting Violations Complaints to MDA
  • Call MDA at 651-201-6333
  • Use MDAs online Pesticide Misuse Complaint
    Form
  • Information needed
  • Your name, address, phone
  • Specific info on the incident
  • Confidential investigation
  • Upon completion, results may become public.

8
Applicator Responsibilities
  • Carry and display License
  • Responsible for application outcome
  • May not use, store or handle pesticides
  • Inconsistent with label directions
  • Beyond target area
  • If in doing so it
  • endangers humans
  • damages ag products or
  • causes adverse effects to the environment

9
Licensing and Certification
  • Licensing Steps
  • Recordkeeping

10
Commercial License
  • All commercial applicators need to be licensed.
  • Required for any pesticide application made for
    hire
  • Employer must meet financial responsibility
    requirements

11
Non-Commercial License
  • Required for a Restricted Use Pesticide
    application made as part of job duties on
    employers property

12
Licensing Steps
  • License Application and Fee
  • Complete application form online or hard copy
  • Pay application fee
  • Certification
  • License Renewal
  • Recertification

13
Licensing Steps
  • License Application and Fee
  • Certification
  • Verify identity
  • Must pass closed
  • book exams
  • Core Use Category
  • License Renewal
  • Recertification

14
Licensing Steps
  • License Application and Fee
  • Certification
  • License Renewal
  • Sent in December
  • Late fee after March 1
  • Can renew online (if no changes or no retesting)
    or by mail
  • Recertification

15
Licensing Steps
  • License Application and Fee
  • Certification
  • License Renewal
  • Recertification
  • Attend a recertification workshop in order to
    renew your license next year
  • If you dont attend Retest! 75/test!

16
Check Your Licenses
03/29/2011 - 12/31/2011
APPLICATOR, AL FOREVER GREEN 1971 VIKING AVE
E NOWTHEN MN 55330 LICENSE 20123456
A G
12/31/2011 12/31/2011
17
Applicator Changes
  • Licenses do not transfer to new employers
  • Cannot change address or employer information
    online
  • Notify MDA to get a change form
  • Complete form and pay fees to MDA
  • MDA will issue the new license

Changes Contact MDA
18
License Certification Summary
  • Renew your license annually.
  • Attend Recertification Workshops as required.
  • Example
  • 2011 - Renew Attend Workshop (or retest)
  • 2013 - Renew
  • 2014 - Renew Attend Workshop (or retest)
  • and so on.

19
Keep your license with you when applying
20
Pesticide Application Records
21
MN Pesticide Control Law
  • A commercial or noncommercial applicator, or
    authorized agent, must maintain a record of
    pesticides used on each site.
  • Minn. Stat.18B.37

22
MDA Pesticide Records
  • May be a part of
  • Invoices, Work Order
  • DNR, other organizations records
  • Paper or Electronic
  • Needs to be Accurate and Honest

23
Considerations
  • License Type Category
  • Determines record content and format
  • Pesticide Application Records must be
  • Kept for 5 years
  • Given to MDA upon request

24
License Type Records
  • Commercial Applicators are required to keep
    records of ALL applications Restricted Use
    (RUPs) and General Use

25
License Type Records
  • Commercial Applicators
  • Must provide customer a complete record
  • 18B.37(2)(d)

26
License Type Records
  • Noncommercial Applicators are required keep
    records of all RUP applications

27
Category Specific Records
  • Category F Aquatic
  • Lake name/other description
  • Average depth
  • Units treated
  • Surface area or volume
  • Optional
  • DNR Permits
  • Target Pests

28
Category Specific Records
  • Category J Rights- of-Way
  • Starting Location
  • Ending Location
  • Update weather information every 2 hours

29
Category Specific Records
  • Category P Pocket Gopher
  • Start Point
  • End Point
  • Description of the application site

30
MDA Record Requirements
  • Company name and address
  • Location
  • Customer name and address (Commercial)

31
MDA Record Requirements
  • Pesticide
  • Brand name
  • EPA Reg. No.
  • Applicator
  • Printed name
  • License number
  • Signature

32
MDA Record Requirements
  • Units treated
  • Pesticide
  • Dose
  • Rate per Acre
  • Rate per Acre-Foot

33
MDA Record Requirements
  • Application start stop time
  • Weather information prevailing conditions
  • Temperature
  • Wind Speed
  • Wind Direction

34
Application Record
  • Complete as soon as possible
  • One page
  • May attach map
  • Applicator or designated agent must keep copy of
    record for 5 years

35
Common Mistakes
  • Omit required info
  • Incorrect info given
  • Example EPA Reg. No.
  • Multiple days work on a single record
  • Pre-printed/written
  • Time, Weather, Signature

36
MDA Sample Records
  • Sample records available on web
    www.mda.state.mn.us
  • Samples illustrate requirements compare to your
    records

37
Sharing Records
  • MDA inspectors, medical staff can request records
  • Who decides what records are shared with the
    public?

38
Recordkeeping Summary
  • Commercial Applicators
  • Keep records of all pesticide applications
  • Give a copy of record to customer
  • Noncommercial Applicators
  • Keep records of Restricted Use Pesticide
    applications
  • Use the category specific records.

39
Your Name
Your Companys Name
A G or J
012345
Todays date
All
MN PIE City
Turn in at End of Day
Your Legal Signature
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