Exhibit_13_ISDA_Use_Inspections.pdf

Exhibit 13: Idaho State Department of Agriculture Pesticide Use Inspections

Pesticide use inspections. 22-3414. INSPECTION. (1) For the purpose of carrying out the provisions of this act the director may enter on any public or private premises at reasonable times in order to have access for the purpose of observing the use and application of pesticides, inspecting records that are required to be maintained by this act, chemigation equipment and standards, chemical use for chemigation, spraying equipment, storage facilities, disposal areas, investigating complaints of injury, inspection and sampling of land and sampling pesticides being distributed, offered for sale, applied or to be applied. The department shall conduct, or make provision to conduct, at least two hundred fifty (250) annual chemigation system inspections to assure the effectiveness of the chemigation system from keeping chemicals out of surface and ground water. (2) Should the director be denied access to any land where such access was sought for the purposes set forth in this act, he may apply to any court of competent jurisdiction for a search warrant authorizing access to such land for said purposes. The court may, upon such application, issue the search warrant for the purposes requested.

The stated objective of the ISDA use inspection is to:

1. Ensure that the applicator is properly certified (Private or Professional Applicator) or trained (WPS Handler) for the pesticide applications being made.

2. Ensure that the pesticide applications are made in accordance with the label directions, which includes use of the required Personal Protective Equipment (PPE).

3. Ensure that the pesticide rinsate is used or disposed of in a proper manner.

4. Ensure the proper disposal of pesticide containers.

5. Ensure that proper application records are being maintained for RUP’s (IDAPA

02.03.03.150 or USDA Record Keeping).

6. Ensure that equipment being used for pesticide application is in good condition.