5.04.210 Notification

Pesticide Applicators are required to provide notice of all pesticide use including all indoor and outdoor applications made in public and commercial buildings and for agricultural applications. Notification shall consist of posting signs on the property to be treated a minimum of 48-hours before application treatment and remain posted on the property a minimum of 24-hours after application. However, certain products may have labels with stricter notification requirements. In these particular instances the label directions must be followed.

Notification signage shall display the following information:

(a) Indication that pesticides will be applied.

(b) The date of application.

(d) Date the notice expires, maximum of seven days.

(e) Name and telephone number of a person who can give information about what was applied.

(f) EPA Registration number and full name of pesticide (product common name).

Signage specifications are:

(g) Size - A minimum of one-foot by one-foot in dimension.

(h) Color - Dark lettering on a yellow background.

(i) Location - Posted in a conspicuous place along the principal street frontage of the property to be sprayed.

(j) Posted - At common access points of commercial buildings or apartment complexes.

Private homeowners using pesticides in their own home and on their own property are not required to comply with notification requirements.

In addition to public posting, the applicator shall make written notification to the Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe, Environment Division of plans to apply pesticides. The Applicator is required to notify the Tribe a minimum of 48-hours in advance of an application. However, certain products may have labels with stricter notification requirements. In these particular instances the label directions must be followed.

Information to be provided to the Environment Division in the written notification shall consist of:

Date or dates of pesticide use
Full name of pesticide(s) product(s)
The pest(s) to be treated
Where the pesticide(s) will be applied
Re-entry period restrictions (if any)
The name of the pesticide Applicator (individual) and Company Name
Applicator registration number
Pest controller contact number(s)
EPA Registration number and full name of pesticide (product common name)
Where pesticide will be applied within a building or site
E-mail address of applicator
Applicator certification number