PESTICIDE REGULATIONS AND ANTIFOULING PAINTS WISCONSIN MARINE ASSOCIATION

PESTICIDE REGULATIONS AND ANTIFOULING PAINTS WISCONSIN MARINE ASSOCIATION MARCH 12, 2015 MIKE MURRAY DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, TRADE AND CONSUMER PROTECTION

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (EPA) Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) • Regulates use & safety of pesticides; • Registers pesticides; • Classifies pesticides by specific use and risk; • Restricts environmentally harmful pesticides

WISCONSIN DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, TRADE AND CONSUMER PROTECTION (DATCP) Enforces state and federal regulations and policies • Pesticide use, control and management • Certify and License Pesticide Applicators • License Pesticide Business Locations and Restricted-Use Pesticide Dealers State program must meet federal benchmarks

PESTICIDE PROGRAM PEST CONTROL AND DISTRIBUTION STORAGE HANDLING SPILLS DISPOSAL WORKER PROTECTION SAFETY ATCP 29 - ATCP 30 - ATCP 31 - ATCP 33

12, 000 REGISTERED PESTICIDES Herbicide – Insecticide – Fungicide – Rodenticide – Fumigant – Antimicrobial – etc. What is a pesticide? s. 94. 67(25) Wis Stats "Pesticide" means any substance or mixture of substances labeled or designed or intended for use in preventing, destroying, repelling or mitigating any pest, or as a plant regulator, defoliant or desiccant.

PESTICIDE USE IMPACTS MANY INDUSTRIES Agriculture Public Health Landscaping Utilities Greenhouse & Nurseries Invasive Species Control Forestry Food Processing And more

INDIVIDUAL PESTICIDE APPLICATOR CERTIFICATION AND LICENSE REQUIREMENT Certification • Competency to use pesticides Licensing • Legal ability to use pesticides

APPLICATOR CERTIFICATION Commercial and Private 6, 000 exams per year >29, 000 certified applicators 3, 000 new every year Partner with UW PAT Commercial Categories 001. 1 Field & Vegetable 001. 2 Fruit 001. 3 Livestock & Poultry 002. 0 Forestry 003. 0 Turf & Landscape 003. 1 Greenhouse & Nursery 004. 0 Seed Treatment 005. 0 Aquatic & Mosquito 005. 1 Antifouling Paint # Applicators 2948 44 99 660 6596 194 253 910 21 006. 0 Right of Way and Natural Area 007. 1 Structural 007. 2 Space & Commodity Fumigation 007. 3 Termite 007. 4 Wood Preservation 007. 5 Sewer Root 009. 9 Aerial Application 011. 0 Companion Animal 024. 0 Mixer & Loader 025. 0 Soil Fumigation 026. 0 Chemigation Total Private Categories 100. 0/101. 0 General Farming 104. 0/105. 0 Greenhouse & Nursery 107. 0 Fumigation by Private Applicator 109. 0 Chemigation 111. 0 Aerial Application 112. 0/113. 0 Fruit Crop Total 1385 2234 197 187 70 8 79 6 57 63 7 16018 # Applicators 11905 236 44 38 0 616 12839

HOW TO BECOME CERTIFIED Purchase UW Pesticide Applicator Training Program certification category manual Study Pass DATCP certification exam Valid for 5 years

INDIVIDUAL PESTICIDE APPLICATOR CERTIFICATION AND LICENSE REQUIRED FOR: Applicators using “Restricted-Use” pesticides Commercial applicators For-Hire Use any pesticide on public school property (K 12) Your business may want employees to be certified

INDIVIDUAL COMMERCIAL APPLICATOR FOR-HIRE Contracts pesticide application work • Use either general or restricted-use pesticide products • To property they do not own Must be certified and licensed

INDIVIDUAL COMMERCIAL APPLICATOR NOT-FOR-HIRE Only applies pesticides on property that they and/or their employer owns, rents, or controls Receives no compensation for the application, other than normal wages Must be certified and licensed to use restricted-use pesticide products • Landlords, shipbuilders…

ANNUAL LICENSING 1. Individual Applicator • Pass category certification exam • Complete application form and pay fee • For-Hire applicators must work at licensed business • 8, 300 Individual Pesticide Applicators 2. Commercial Pesticide Application Business • Exemptions: Government and educational entities. • 2, 200 Application Businesses Annual, expires December 31.

USING PESTICIDES IN WISCONSIN Product must be registered in Wisconsin Follow all applicable directions, restrictions, and precautions on the label • Personnel protective equipment • Application rate • Disposal

SAFE AND EFFECTIVE USE Follow label directions Stay on target Personal protective equipment Record keeping Information to customer Post application precautions Tolerance

APPLICATION RECORD INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING: 1. Applicator’s complete name, license and certification number. 2. Customer’s name and address. 3. Treated site (trees, shrubs, etc. ). 4. Specific location of application site. 5. Month, day, year, approximate start and finish times of the application. 6. Brand, product or common chemical name AND EPA product registration number of each pesticide used. 7. Each location, other than a licensed business location, at which the pesticide was mixed and loaded. 8. At least one of the following: a. The concentration and total quantity of each pesticide used. OR b. The amount of each pesticide applied per unit area and the total area treated.

COMPLIANCE Observations Complaints Inspections Investigations

FIELD STAFF Not Just Pesticides Fertilizer Feed Toxic Response Spills Remediation Soil Plant Additives Lime Worker Protection Bulk Storage

QUESTIONS? Mike Murray Pesticide Program Manager DATCP Michael. murray@wi. gov 608 -224 -4551