Wis. Admin. Code Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection ATCP 30.31 - General restrictions and requirements for use of atrazine
(1) PROHIBITION ON
NON-CROP USES. Atrazine product may only be used on agricultural crops. For
purposes of this chapter, agricultural crops include forestry crops and tree
plantations. No atrazine product may be used on non-crop application sites such
as railroad, power line and road rights of way and industrial sites.
(2) TIMING OF APPLICATION. No atrazine
product may be applied to any site before April 1 or after July 31 in any
year.
(3) USE OF ATRAZINE WITH
IRRIGATION. The following restrictions apply to the use of atrazine product
with irrigation:
(a) Except as provided under
s.
ATCP 30.38(2), no person may apply
atrazine product through an irrigation system.
(b) No person may apply irrigation water to
any site to which atrazine product has been applied for a 2-year period
following the application of atrazine product, unless the application of
irrigation water is conducted in accordance with an irrigation management
program that does not cause the field moisture capacity in the root zone of the
soil being irrigated to be exceeded.
(4) USE AND MIXING-LOADING BY CERTIFIED
APPLICATORS AND MIXER-LOADERS ONLY.
(a)
Atrazine product may only be applied by a certified private applicator or by a
person who is certified as a commercial applicator in the appropriate pesticide
use category under s.
ATCP 29.31.
(b)
Atrazine product may only be mixed or loaded by a certified private applicator
or by a person who is certified as a commercial applicator or mixer-loader in
the appropriate pesticide use category under s.
ATCP 29.31.
Note: Sections ATCP 29.45 and 29.46 prohibit mixing or loading of atrazine or other pesticides within 100 feet of any well or surface water unless the mixing or loading occurs over a spill containment pad that is constructed in compliance with the rule's specifications. Sections ATCP 29.47 and 29.50 prohibit the disposal of atrazine or other pesticides, pesticide containers including empty containers, pesticide spray solutions, and pesticide rinsates in a manner inconsistent with label directions.
(5) RECORDKEEPING.
(a) Every person who applies atrazine product
shall keep a record of every application of atrazine product. The record shall
be completed on the day of application and include the following:
1. The name of the individual who applied the
atrazine product.
2. The name and
address of the person for whom the atrazine product was applied, if different
from the person who applied the atrazine product.
3. The location of the site where the
atrazine product was applied.
4.
The date and time of the application.
5. The brand name of the atrazine
product.
6. The name of the labeler
of the atrazine product, or the federal environmental protection agency
registration number (EPA Reg. No.) for the atrazine product.
7. The rate of application and size of the
total area treated.
8. The location
of the site, if other than the site of application, where the atrazine product
was loaded into the application equipment or nurse tank.
9. A map of the field as required under s.
ATCP 30.32 if the field is subdivided into smaller
application sites and different amounts of atrazine product are applied to the
different sites.
(b)
Every record of an atrazine product application under par. (a) shall be
retained for 3 years after the application date. The record shall, at the
request of the department, be made available for inspection and copying by the
department.
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