Pesticide Applicators & Pesticide Dealers

Worker Protection Standard Pesticide Applicators & Pesticide Dealers You must: • Follow all Worker Protection Standard IMPORTANT NOTICE! (WPS) Label Directions Please Read The Label • Provide pesticide safety training for Before You Mix The Chemicals your workers and handlers It is the responsibility of commercial applicators to be aware of all label requirements and crop • Have an Environmental Protection restrictions for each pesticide applied to a Agency (EPA) Safety Poster at your Pesticide Applicators clients ﬁeld crop. Commercial and non- central location commercial pesticide applicators, pesticide & • Supply your employees with Personal dealer representatives, crop consultants, and Pesticide Dealers Protective Equipment (PPE) in clean chemical manufacturer representatives who operating condition misuse or recommend the misuse of a pesticide • Provide emergency assistance when will be held responsible for the label violation. Information handlers or workers have been You Should Know poisoned or injured by pesticides Current Pesticide Laws and Regulations can be found at: agriculture.arkansas.gov/plant- • Post written warnings or orally warn industries/pestcide-secton/laws workers who will be within a 1/4 mile of a treated area • Establish a decontamination site within Questions? We’re here to help! 1/4 mile of all workers and handlers • Provide enough water for routine and For further information emergency whole body wash and for about Pesticide Applicators & Pesticide eye ﬂushing Dealers, see resources available online at agriculture.arkansas.gov/ All of the information can be found in plant-industries/pesticide-section “The Worker Protection Standard For Agricultural Pesticides - How To Comply” Manual.

Resources WPS resources can be found on Pesticide Educational Resource Collaborative (PERC) website at www.pesticideresources.org, Arkansas Department of Agriculture or contact the Pesticide Section at the 1 Natural Resources Drive Arkansas Department of Agriculture, Plant Little Rock, AR 72205 Industries Division at (501) 225-1598. (501) 225-1598 | agriculture.arkansas.gov v100920 Worker Protection Standard Pesticide Applicators & Pesticide Dealers You must: • Follow all Worker Protection Standard IMPORTANT NOTICE! (WPS) Label Directions Please Read The Label • Provide pesticide safety training for Before You Mix The Chemicals your workers and handlers It is the responsibility of commercial applicators to be aware of all label requirements and crop • Have an Environmental Protection restrictions for each pesticide applied to a Agency (EPA) Safety Poster at your Pesticide Applicators clients ﬁeld crop. Commercial and non- central location commercial pesticide applicators, pesticide & • Supply your employees with Personal dealer representatives, crop consultants, and Pesticide Dealers Protective Equipment (PPE) in clean chemical manufacturer representatives who operating condition misuse or recommend the misuse of a pesticide • Provide emergency assistance when will be held responsible for the label violation. Information handlers or workers have been You Should Know poisoned or injured by pesticides Current Pesticide Laws and Regulations can be found at: agriculture.arkansas.gov/plant- • Post written warnings or orally warn industries/pestcide-secton/laws workers who will be within a 1/4 mile of a treated area • Establish a decontamination site within Questions? We’re here to help! 1/4 mile of all workers and handlers • Provide enough water for routine and For further information emergency whole body wash and for about Pesticide Applicators & Pesticide eye ﬂushing Dealers, see resources available online at agriculture.arkansas.gov/ All of the information can be found in plant-industries/pesticide-section “The Worker Protection Standard For Agricultural Pesticides - How To Comply” Manual.

v100920 Restricted Use Pesticide Dealer Commercial/Non-Commercial Private Applicators *Must be a producer of a Agricultural Commodity • A license is required to purchase any • It is a violation of the law for a dealer to Federal or State Restricted Use Pesticide sell Restricted Use Pesticides (RUP) to an Initial Certification (RUP) in Arkansas. individual that does not have a current year Certification for a first time applicant can be license. Duly licensed applicators should be obtained in one of two ways: • Federal RUPs will be clearly marked on the prepared to show their license when making outside container label. a purchase. 1. Applicant may attend the Pesticide Applicator Training offered by one of the • State RUPs include products designated as • Commercial/Non-Commercial applicators, do County Cooperative Extension Offices each Class F (2,4-D) and/or Class H (dicamba) in not wait until the last minute to apply for an year. containers more than one quart for applicator’s license. If you wait until you need Agricultural Use. the license to pursue it, the processing time 2. Applicant must pass an exam administered may hold you up. by the Arkansas Department of Agriculture. • Please reference the “Arkansas Regulations The certification or recertification will be on Pesticide Classification” on the Arkansas • All commercial applications made by ground valid for either one 5-year license or five Department of Agriculture Plant Industries must be done under the supervision of a 1-year licenses. Division webpage for the most current certified, licensed Commercial Applicator. information on Pesticide Classification. The driver/operator of the vehicle must be Recertification either a certified, licensed Commercial • All license expire December 31 of each year. There are two methods of recertification: Applicator or a licensed Commercial Applicator Technician (CAT). 1. Applicant may attend the Pesticide The “Registered Pesticide Search” feature Applicator Training offered by one of the allows public access to the Pesticide • Equipment set up must meet droplet size County Cooperative Extension Offices Registration database. Labels and product specifications for herbicide application to field each year, or specific information can be viewed for all crops. Please refer to the regulations products registered in Arkansas. Also regarding droplet size formation to prevent off 2. NEW! Applicant may complete the Online available on the webpage is a list of target movement of pesticides. Recertification Training available through Federally Restricted Use Pesticides and State the University of Arkansas Cooperative Restricted Use Pesticides. • Refer to Regulations Under Act 389 of 1975 as Extension Service. amended, for additional information. Visit the Pesticide Registration webpage Extension Service Website: for more information at: www.uaex.edu/farm-ranch/pest-management/ agriculture.arkansas.gov/plant-industries/ pesticide-licensing/ pesticide-section/registration Renewal applications will be mailed 30 days before your old license expires. Once certified or recertified, complete application form (DP-25) and submit with fee to: Arkansas Department of Agriculture Plant Industries Division, Pesticide Section 1 Natural Resources Drive Little Rock, AR 72205 Restricted Use Pesticide Dealer Commercial/Non-Commercial Private Applicators *Must be a producer of a Agricultural Commodity • A license is required to purchase any • It is a violation of the law for a dealer to Federal or State Restricted Use Pesticide sell Restricted Use Pesticides (RUP) to an Initial Certification (RUP) in Arkansas. individual that does not have a current year Certification for a first time applicant can be license. Duly licensed applicators should be obtained in one of two ways: • Federal RUPs will be clearly marked on the prepared to show their license when making outside container label. a purchase. 1. Applicant may attend the Pesticide Applicator Training offered by one of the • State RUPs include products designated as • Commercial/Non-Commercial applicators, do County Cooperative Extension Offices each Class F (2,4-D) and/or Class H (dicamba) in not wait until the last minute to apply for an year. containers more than one quart for applicator’s license. If you wait until you need Agricultural Use. the license to pursue it, the processing time 2. Applicant must pass an exam administered may hold you up. by the Arkansas Department of Agriculture. • Please reference the “Arkansas Regulations The certification or recertification will be on Pesticide Classification” on the Arkansas • All commercial applications made by ground valid for either one 5-year license or five Department of Agriculture Plant Industries must be done under the supervision of a 1-year licenses. Division webpage for the most current certified, licensed Commercial Applicator. information on Pesticide Classification. The driver/operator of the vehicle must be Recertification either a certified, licensed Commercial • All license expire December 31 of each year. There are two methods of recertification: Applicator or a licensed Commercial Applicator Technician (CAT). 1. Applicant may attend the Pesticide The “Registered Pesticide Search” feature Applicator Training offered by one of the allows public access to the Pesticide • Equipment set up must meet droplet size County Cooperative Extension Offices Registration database. Labels and product specifications for herbicide application to field each year, or specific information can be viewed for all crops. Please refer to the regulations products registered in Arkansas. Also regarding droplet size formation to prevent off 2. NEW! Applicant may complete the Online available on the webpage is a list of target movement of pesticides. Recertification Training available through Federally Restricted Use Pesticides and State the University of Arkansas Cooperative Restricted Use Pesticides. • Refer to Regulations Under Act 389 of 1975 as Extension Service. amended, for additional information. Visit the Pesticide Registration webpage Extension Service Website: for more information at: www.uaex.edu/farm-ranch/pest-management/ agriculture.arkansas.gov/plant-industries/ pesticide-licensing/ pesticide-section/registration Renewal applications will be mailed 30 days before your old license expires. Once certified or recertified, complete application form (DP-25) and submit with fee to: Arkansas Department of Agriculture Plant Industries Division, Pesticide Section 1 Natural Resources Drive Little Rock, AR 72205 Restricted Use Pesticide Dealer Commercial/Non-Commercial Private Applicators *Must be a producer of a Agricultural Commodity • A license is required to purchase any • It is a violation of the law for a dealer to Federal or State Restricted Use Pesticide sell Restricted Use Pesticides (RUP) to an Initial Certification (RUP) in Arkansas. individual that does not have a current year Certification for a first time applicant can be license. Duly licensed applicators should be obtained in one of two ways: • Federal RUPs will be clearly marked on the prepared to show their license when making outside container label. a purchase. 1. Applicant may attend the Pesticide Applicator Training offered by one of the • State RUPs include products designated as • Commercial/Non-Commercial applicators, do County Cooperative Extension Offices each Class F (2,4-D) and/or Class H (dicamba) in not wait until the last minute to apply for an year. containers more than one quart for applicator’s license. If you wait until you need Agricultural Use. the license to pursue it, the processing time 2. Applicant must pass an exam administered may hold you up. by the Arkansas Department of Agriculture. • Please reference the “Arkansas Regulations The certification or recertification will be on Pesticide Classification” on the Arkansas • All commercial applications made by ground valid for either one 5-year license or five Department of Agriculture Plant Industries must be done under the supervision of a 1-year licenses. Division webpage for the most current certified, licensed Commercial Applicator. information on Pesticide Classification. The driver/operator of the vehicle must be Recertification either a certified, licensed Commercial • All license expire December 31 of each year. There are two methods of recertification: Applicator or a licensed Commercial Applicator Technician (CAT). 1. Applicant may attend the Pesticide The “Registered Pesticide Search” feature Applicator Training offered by one of the allows public access to the Pesticide • Equipment set up must meet droplet size County Cooperative Extension Offices Registration database. Labels and product specifications for herbicide application to field each year, or specific information can be viewed for all crops. Please refer to the regulations products registered in Arkansas. Also regarding droplet size formation to prevent off 2. NEW! Applicant may complete the Online available on the webpage is a list of target movement of pesticides. Recertification Training available through Federally Restricted Use Pesticides and State the University of Arkansas Cooperative Restricted Use Pesticides. • Refer to Regulations Under Act 389 of 1975 as Extension Service. amended, for additional information. Visit the Pesticide Registration webpage Extension Service Website: for more information at: www.uaex.edu/farm-ranch/pest-management/ agriculture.arkansas.gov/plant-industries/ pesticide-licensing/ pesticide-section/registration Renewal applications will be mailed 30 days before your old license expires. Once certified or recertified, complete application form (DP-25) and submit with fee to: Arkansas Department of Agriculture Plant Industries Division, Pesticide Section 1 Natural Resources Drive Little Rock, AR 72205 Worker Protection Standard Pesticide Applicators & Pesticide Dealers You must: • Follow all Worker Protection Standard IMPORTANT NOTICE! (WPS) Label Directions Please Read The Label • Provide pesticide safety training for Before You Mix The Chemicals your workers and handlers It is the responsibility of commercial applicators to be aware of all label requirements and crop • Have an Environmental Protection restrictions for each pesticide applied to a Agency (EPA) Safety Poster at your Pesticide Applicators clients field crop. Commercial and non- central location commercial pesticide applicators, pesticide & • Supply your employees with Personal dealer representatives, crop consultants, and Pesticide Dealers Protective Equipment (PPE) in clean chemical manufacturer representatives who operating condition misuse or recommend the misuse of a pesticide • Provide emergency assistance when will be held responsible for the label violation. Information handlers or workers have been You Should Know poisoned or injured by pesticides Current Pesticide Laws and Regulations can be found at: agriculture.arkansas.gov/plant- • Post written warnings or orally warn industries/pestcide-secton/laws workers who will be within a 1/4 mile of a treated area • Establish a decontamination site within Questions? We’re here to help! 1/4 mile of all workers and handlers • Provide enough water for routine and For further information emergency whole body wash and for about Pesticide Applicators & Pesticide eye flushing Dealers, see resources available online at agriculture.arkansas.gov/ All of the information can be found in plant-industries/pesticide-section “The Worker Protection Standard For Agricultural Pesticides - How To Comply” Manual.

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