Nev. Admin. Code § 555.460

Current through December 12, 2024
Section 555.460 - Protection of persons and animals
1. A licensee engaged in the application of pesticides known to be harmful to persons or animals other than bees, shall:
(a) Give notice to the owner of any animals known to be on the property to be treated or on property where the material appears likely to drift in harmful amounts within a reasonable time before treatment to enable the owner to protect the animals.
(b) Exercise reasonable precautions to prevent access of animals to areas where harmful residues remain.
(c) In applying materials harmful to fish, exercise reasonable precautions to avoid contaminating the water containing the fish.
(d) Place rodenticides in an area that is inaccessible to children or pets or other domestic animals or in a tamper-resistant bait station that is marked on the outside of the bait station with the following information:
(1) The name, address and telephone number of the pest control business that performed the pest control;
(2) The name of the rodenticide;
(3) The registration number assigned to the rodenticide by the United States Environmental Protection Agency;
(4) The name and percentage of the active ingredient of the rodenticide; and
(5) The precautionary word and symbol for the rodenticide that is used by the manufacturer of the rodenticide on the label of the rodenticide.
(e) Upon termination of the services of the pest control business, remove any bait stations placed on the property by the pest control business.
(f) Place insecticide baits in:
(1) An area that is inaccessible to children, pets and other domestic animals;
(2) A tamper-resistant bait container; or
(3) A place prescribed by the label.
2. The provisions of this section apply to any unlicensed employee of a licensee who engages in the activities described in this section under the supervision of the licensee.

Nev. Admin. Code § 555.460

Dep't of Agriculture, part No. 55.34, eff. 6-1-59; A 7-1-69; 5-22-72; + part No. 55.37, eff. 8-1-74; A 1-17-77-NAC A 2-5-82; R033-01, 5-1-2002; A by R093-15, eff. 3/10/2016; A by R154-17A, eff. 12/18/2019; A by R077-21A, eff. 12/17/2022

NRS 555.380, 555.400