N.J. Admin. Code § 7:30-10.3

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 21, November 4, 2024

Section 7:30-10.3 - Rodent baiting

(a) No person shall use any rodent bait, unless it has been placed in tamper-resistant bait boxes pursuant to (b) and (c) below, or in locations not accessible to children, pets, domestic animals or non-target wildlife.

(b) No person shall use or otherwise possess any pesticide in any rodent bait box or bait tray unless:

1. The bait box is secured against tampering when placed in areas accessible to pets, domestic animals, non-target wildlife or children; and

i. The bait box or tray has attached to the exterior, a copy of the registered label of the pesticide; or

ii. The bait box or tray has, attached to the exterior, a readable label with the following information about the pesticide contained therein:

(1) The brand or trade name;

(2) The EPA registration number;

(3) The name and percentage of active ingredient(s) in the bait box; and

(4) An appropriate signal word, that is, Danger-Poison, Warning, or Caution.

(c) For purposes of interpretation of (b) above, a bait box shall be considered tamper-resistant when:

1. It has met the standards for tamper-resistant bait boxes used by the EPA in PR-Notice 94-7, incorporated herein by reference;

2. The bait box containing the pesticide is in a secure storage area; or

3. The bait box is under the direct observation of a pesticide applicator.

(d) After the application has been completed or the contract has been terminated, all accessible bait shall be removed by the applicator or applicator business.

N.J. Admin. Code § 7:30-10.3

New Rule, R.2001 d.427, effective 11/19/2001.
See: 33 N.J.R. 474(a), 33 N.J.R. 3956(b).
Former N.J.A.C. 7:30-10.3, Pesticide use and/or application, was recodified to N.J.A.C. 7:30-10.2.
Amended by R.2008 d.126, effective 5/19/2008.
See: 39 N.J.R. 5010(a), 40 N.J.R. 2451(b).
In (b)1i, substituted "the exterior" for "it or contained therein as part of the actual packaging of the pesticide"; in (b)1ii, inserted a comma following "has", and substituted "the exterior," for "it"; and in the introductory paragraph of (c)1, substituted "94-7" for "83-5".