N.J. Admin. Code § 7:30-10.3 - Rodent baiting

(a) No person shall use any rodent bait, unless it has been placed in tamper-resistant bait boxes pursuant to (b) and (c) below, or in locations not accessible to children, pets, domestic animals or non-target wildlife.

(b) No person shall use or otherwise possess any pesticide in any rodent bait box or bait tray unless:

1. The bait box is secured against tampering when placed in areas accessible to pets, domestic animals, non-target wildlife or children; and

i. The bait box or tray has attached to the exterior, a copy of the registered label of the pesticide; or

ii. The bait box or tray has, attached to the exterior, a readable label with the following information about the pesticide contained therein:

(1) The brand or trade name;

(2) The EPA registration number;

(3) The name and percentage of active ingredient(s) in the bait box; and

(4) An appropriate signal word, that is, Danger-Poison, Warning, or Caution.

(c) For purposes of interpretation of (b) above, a bait box shall be considered tamper-resistant when:

1. It has met the standards for tamper-resistant bait boxes used by the EPA in PR-Notice 94-7, incorporated herein by reference;

2. The bait box containing the pesticide is in a secure storage area; or

3. The bait box is under the direct observation of a pesticide applicator.

(d) After the application has been completed or the contract has been terminated, all accessible bait shall be removed by the applicator or applicator business.

Notes

N.J. Admin. Code § 7:30-10.3

New Rule, R.2001 d.427, effective 11/19/2001.
See: 33 N.J.R. 474(a), 33 N.J.R. 3956(b).
Former N.J.A.C. 7:30-10.3, Pesticide use and/or application, was recodified to N.J.A.C. 7:30-10.2.
Amended by R.2008 d.126, effective 5/19/2008.
See: 39 N.J.R. 5010(a), 40 N.J.R. 2451(b).
In (b)1i, substituted "the exterior" for "it or contained therein as part of the actual packaging of the pesticide"; in (b)1ii, inserted a comma following "has", and substituted "the exterior," for "it"; and in the introductory paragraph of (c)1, substituted "94-7" for "83-5".