ATCP 30.05(2)
(2) Exemptions. Subsection (1) does not apply to any of the following:
ATCP 30.05(2)(b)
(b) Use of DDT, or the isomers or metabolites of DDT, authorized by the department under s.
94.709, Stats.
ATCP 30.05(2)(c)
(c) The purchase, sale, or use of pesticides other than DDT, or the isomers or metabolites of DDT, for bona fide laboratory research or as laboratory standards or educational exhibits.
ATCP 30.05 History
History: Cr.
Register, May, 1998, No. 509, eff. 6-1-98; correction in (2) (b) made under s. 13.93 (2m) (b) 7., Stats.,
Register, March, 1999, No. 519.
ATCP 30.10
ATCP 30.10 Pesticides requiring special use permit. ATCP 30.10(1)(1)
PERMIT REQUIRED. Except as provided under
sub. (2), no person may purchase or use any of the following pesticides without a written permit from the department:
ATCP 30.10(1)(b)
(b) Strychnine, including products containing strychnine sold or purchased for use as pesticides.
ATCP 30.10(1)(c)
(c) Any pesticide used to control insects or rodents in public sewers, except when used by a commercial applicator certified under
s. ATCP 29.31 (11).
ATCP 30.10(2)
(2) Exemptions. Subsection (1) does not apply to any of the following:
ATCP 30.10(2)(b)
(b) The purchase, sale, or use of a pesticide for bona fide laboratory research, or as a bona fide laboratory standard or educational exhibit.
ATCP 30.10(3)
(3) Permit application. To obtain a permit under
sub. (1), a person shall apply on a form provided by the department. In an emergency, the department may accept an oral application which the applicant confirms in writing within 48 hours. An application shall include all of the following:
ATCP 30.10(3)(b)
(b) The name and address of each individual applicator who will apply the pesticide in the name of the applicant.
ATCP 30.10(3)(c)
(c) The name and formulation of the pesticide for which the applicant seeks a permit.
ATCP 30.10(3)(d)
(d) The proposed use of the pesticide, including purpose, location, and quantity.
ATCP 30.10(3)(e)
(e) The special circumstances that justify the purchase and use of the pesticide.
ATCP 30.10(3)(g)
(g) Any information required under
sub. (7) (b) if the applicant is applying to purchase or use sodium fluoroacetate (1080).
ATCP 30.10(4)
(4) Action on permit application. The department shall grant or deny a permit application within 60 business days after the applicant files a complete application with the department.
ATCP 30.10(5)
(5) Issuing a permit. The department may issue a permit under
sub. (1) if the department finds that the pesticide use is justified by special circumstances, that there is no effective alternative to the pesticide use, and that the proposed use does not pose an unreasonable risk to persons, property, or the environment.
ATCP 30.10 Note
Note: The department must prepare an environmental assessment on each permit issued under this subsection. See ch.
ATCP 3.
ATCP 30.10(6)
(6) Permit conditions. The department may impose permit conditions which it considers appropriate. No person may use a pesticide contrary to the conditions which the department specifies.
ATCP 30.10(7)(a)(a) No permit under
sub. (1) may authorize the purchase or use of sodium fluoroacetate (1080) for any purpose other than the control of rats or mice by a commercial applicator who is licensed under
s. ATCP 29.25 and certified for that purpose under
s. ATCP 29.26.
ATCP 30.10(7)(b)
(b) An application for a sodium fluoroacetate (1080) permit shall include all of the following information:
ATCP 30.10(7)(b)3.
3. The form in which the sodium fluoroacetate (1080) will be used, including the type of bait used.
ATCP 30.10(7)(c)
(c) The following conditions apply to all permits under this section or
s. ATCP 29.70 authorizing the use of sodium fluoroacetate (1080):
ATCP 30.10(7)(c)1.
1. The application site shall be secured against entry by nontarget animals, and by persons other than the pesticide applicator.
ATCP 30.10(7)(c)2.
2. The applicator shall apply the pesticide so that the application site is not contaminated. The applicator shall remove all unconsumed pesticide before the application site is reopened for access by other persons or nontarget animals.
ATCP 30.10(7)(c)3.
3. An applicator making an outdoor application shall use a tamper-proof bait box that precludes any hazard to humans or nontarget animals.
ATCP 30.10(7)(c)4.
4. The applicator shall promptly remove all rats and mice killed by the pesticide, to prevent access by humans or other animals. The applicator shall dispose of the carcasses in a landfill licensed by the department of natural resources s.
289.31, Stats.
ATCP 30.10(7)(c)5.
5. The applicator shall keep records of the application for at least 2 years, and shall make those records available to the department for inspection and copying upon request. Records shall include the date and time of application, the site at which the pesticide was used, the form in which the pesticide was used, the method of application, and the site used for carcass disposal.
ATCP 30.10(8)
(8) Strychnine permits. No permit under
sub. (1) may authorize the purchase or use of strychnine for any but the following purposes:
ATCP 30.10(9)(a)(a) No person may sell sodium fluoroacetate (1080) or strychnine to any person who does not have a permit under
sub. (1).
ATCP 30.10(9)(b)
(b) A person selling sodium fluoroacetate (1080) or strychnine shall keep all of the following records related to each sale:
ATCP 30.10(9)(c)
(c) A person selling sodium fluoroacetate (1080) or strychnine shall keep the records required under
par. (b) for at least 2 years, and shall make those records available to the department for inspection and copying upon request.
ATCP 30.10(9)(d)
(d) No person holding a permit under
sub. (1) may resell or distribute a pesticide identified under
sub. (1) to any person not covered by that permit.
ATCP 30.10 History
History: Cr.
Register, May, 1998, No. 509, eff. 6-1-98;
CR 14-047: am. (8) (title)
Register May 2015 No. 713, eff. 6-1-15.
ATCP 30.15
ATCP 30.15 Pesticides allowed only for certain purposes. ATCP 30.15(1)(1)
General. No person may label, sell, purchase, or use any pesticide identified in this section except for a purpose identified in this section. This section does not prohibit any of the following:
ATCP 30.15(1)(b)
(b) The purchase, sale, or use of a pesticide for bona fide laboratory research, or as a bona fide laboratory standard or educational exhibit.
ATCP 30.15 Note
Note: A pesticide must be registered and labeled according to ch.
ATCP 29, and used according to label directions. This section does not authorize any person to use a pesticide for any purpose for which that pesticide is not registered and labeled.
ATCP 30.15(2)(a)(a) Pesticides containing chromium may be used to pressure treat lumber against wood-damaging pests such as termites and decay-producing fungi.
ATCP 30.15(2)(b)
(b) Potassium dichromate may be used to preserve composite milk samples for testing. Milk samples treated with potassium dichromate may not be sold or distributed for consumption by humans or other animals. The following information shall appear on milk containers containing potassium dichromate, or on the shipping container in which they are shipped:
ATCP 30.15(2)(b)1.
1. The statement
“
NOT FOR SALE OR CONSUMPTION — CONTAINS POTASSIUM DICHROMATE."
ATCP 30.15(2)(b)3.
3. A skull and crossbones, or other readily recognizable poison prevention symbol.
ATCP 30.15 Note
Note: Milk samples treated with potassium dichromate are classified as hazardous waste under chs.
NR 660 to
670. Disposal must comply with those chapters.
ATCP 30.15(3)(a)(a) Lindane (gamma isomer of benzene hexachloride) may be used only according to the label for the following purposes:
ATCP 30.15(3)(a)1.
1. Treating animals, other than dairy or lactating animals, for mange and lice.
ATCP 30.15(3)(a)3.
3. Spot treating animals, other than dairy or lactating animals, to protect flesh and flesh wounds against insect infestation.
ATCP 30.15(3)(a)6.
6. Treating Christmas trees in tree plantations to control pine root collar weevil, pales weevil, and pine root tip weevil.
ATCP 30.15(3)(a)7.
7. Treating white pine Christmas trees and spruce Christmas trees in tree plantations to control white pine weevil.
ATCP 30.15(4)
(4) Mercury. Mercury may be used only to control winter turf disease on golf tees and greens.
