Code of Maine Rules
01 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, CONSERVATION AND FORESTRY
026 - BOARD OF PESTICIDES CONTROL
Chapter 29 - STANDARDS FOR WATER QUALITY PROTECTION
- Section 026-29-1 - Protecting Waters of the State During Pesticide Mixing and Loading Operations
- Section 026-29-2 - Securing Pesticide Product Containers and Mix Tanks on Sprayers, Nurse Vehicles and Other Support Vehicles During Transportation
- Section 026-29-3 - Cleaning up Pesticide Spills Within Setback Zone in Section 1
- Section 026-29-4 - Exemptions
- Section 026-29-5 - Restrictions on Pesticide Applications to Control Browntail Moths Near Marine Waters
- Section 026-29-6 - Buffer Requirement
Current through 2024-13, March 27, 2024
SUMMARY: These regulations establish standards for protecting surface water. This chapter establishes a fifty-foot setback from surface water for mixing and loading of pesticides, sets forth requirements for securing containers on sprayers and cleaning up spills occurring within the setback zone, establishes restrictions on pesticide applications to control browntail moths near marine waters and requires an untreated 25-foot buffer zone for outdoor terrestrial broadcast pesticide applications near waters of the State.
STATUTORY AUTHORITY: 7 M.R.S.A. §§601 - 625 and 22 M. R.S.A. §§1471-A -X.
Disclaimer: These regulations may not be the most recent version. Maine may have more current or accurate information. We make no warranties or guarantees about the accuracy, completeness, or adequacy of the information contained on this site or the information linked to on the state site. Please check official sources.
This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google
Privacy Policy and
Terms of Service apply.
