Section 27.501 - Protection of Individuals, Livestock Wildlife and Honeybee Colonies(a) Any applicator or applicators retained by the Corporation to apply or cause to be applied pesticides for the purpose of suppression of the invasive citrus pests and diseases in an established pest management zone will make such applications in accordance with the requirements of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA), the Texas pesticide laws and regulations, the pesticide label requirements of the product being used, the federal guidelines and any other special provision provided for in this section.(b) The Corporation shall establish procedures for each pest management zone that are consistent with specific parts of the Texas pesticide regulations relating to prior notification and reentry into sprayed groves and found at Chapter 7, Subchapter D of this title (relating to Use and Application), and § RSA 8.1 of this title (relating to General Provisions) to ensure compliance with requirements regarding prior notification and reentry.(c) The Corporation shall establish any zone-specific rules needed in addition to the requirements of subsections (a) and (b) of this section after analyzing each pest management zone for specially identified risks to humans, livestock, wildlife, honeybee colonies, or the environment. Such analysis will allow for specific rules to be written by the Corporation for each pest management zone with special concerns.(d) Beekeepers must file the location of their hives and their address and phone number with the Chief Apiary Inspector, Apiary Inspection Service, Entomology Department, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas 77843-2475, so that a list of beekeepers may be prepared for each county and furnished to the Corporation. In lieu of filing the location of hives and names and addresses with the chief apiary inspector, any beekeeper may file such information with the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension agent for the county in which hives are located. The Corporation shall notify or cause to be notified beekeepers located adjacent to any fields being sprayed prior to the application at the earliest time possible to allow the beekeeper to restrict the bees leaving the hive or to move the hives until danger to the bees has diminished. In addition, the Corporation will make available the pest management zone plans to any beekeeper upon request.4 Tex. Admin. Code § 27.501
Adopted by Texas Register, Volume 40, Number 48, November 27, 2015, TexReg 8638, eff. 12/6/2015