Current through 2024 Regular Session legislation
Section 634.705 - Adoption of integrated pest management plan and related provisions; exceptions; low-impact pesticide list(1) The governing body responsible for a school shall adopt an integrated pest management plan for use on the campuses of the school. The governing body shall also adopt provisions for: (a) Designating an integrated pest management plan coordinator;(b) Identifying plan coordinator responsibilities;(c) Giving notices under ORS 634.740;(d) Retaining pesticide application records under ORS 634.750;(e) Providing a process for responding to inquiries and complaints about noncompliance with the integrated pest management plan; and(f) Conducting outreach to the school community about the school's integrated pest management plan.(2) If a governing body has control over only part of a building, a structure or property where a campus is located, the governing body may limit an integrated pest management plan to those parts of the building, structure or property over which the governing body exerts substantial control.(3) A governing body is not required to adopt an integrated pest management plan for off-campus buildings, structures or property, notwithstanding any incidental use for instruction.(4) Unless a governing body expressly provides otherwise, the application of a germicide, disinfectant, sanitizer, deodorizer, antimicrobial agent or insecticidal soap at a campus is not subject to the requirements for a pesticide application under an integrated pest management plan. However, this subsection does not permit the application at a campus of a germicide, disinfectant, sanitizer, deodorizer, antimicrobial agent or insecticidal soap that is a pesticide in a manner that is inconsistent with the goal of the integrated pest management plan.(5) A governing body shall adopt a list of low-impact pesticides for use with the integrated pest management plan. The governing body may include any product on the list except products that: (a) Contain a pesticide product or active ingredient that has the signal words "warning" or "danger" on the label;(b) Contain a pesticide product classified as a human carcinogen or probable human carcinogen under the United States Environmental Protection Agency 1986 Guidelines for Carcinogen Risk Assessment; or(c) Contain a pesticide product classified as carcinogenic to humans or likely to be carcinogenic to humans under the United States Environmental Protection Agency 2003 Draft Final Guidelines for Carcinogen Risk Assessment.