Iowa Administrative Code
Agency 21 - Agriculture and Land Stewardship Department
Chapter 45 - Pesticides
Rule 21-45.33 - Use of Inorganic Arsenic
Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 6, September 18, 2024
(1) Home use. Formulations of inorganic arsenic containing more than one percent arsenic (expressed as elemental arsenic) shall not be distributed or sold for use as a pesticide in or around the home for the purpose of preventing, destroying or repelling any weed, rodent, insect or other pests.
(2) Other uses. Formulations of inorganic arsenic shall not be distributed or sold for use as a pesticide for the purpose of preventing, destroying or repelling any weed, rodent, insect or other pests, unless there are no acceptable alternative methods of control available, as determined by the department. Where no acceptable alternative methods of control are available, and an inorganic arsenic formulation is approved for use by the department, such approval shall include specific conditions designed to protect the applicator, as well as the public health and welfare; and a permit must be secured by the user from the department prior to the application or use of the product.
