NOTICE: Structural Pest Control Commission
The Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Forestry submitted a Notice of Intent with the State Register giving public notice that the Department, through the Office of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, Structural Pest Control Commission, proposed to adopt additions to LAC 7:XXV.101, 113 and 117. The proposed Rule change is made in accordance with R.S. 3:3366, which gives the Structural Pest Control Commission the authority to adopt rules and regulations. The proposed Rule removes the term and definition for material safety data sheet and creates a new term and definition for safety data sheet. The proposed Rule clarifies language for the employer records requirement. The proposed Rule removes continuing education program and adds language for training of registered technicians. The proposed Rule clarifies language for obligations of a licensee and/or permittee. Also, the proposed Rule clarifies language for the period of years for record retention of a person applying pesticides for a fee and the permittee or the primary licensee. The proposed Rule adds language for record retention for applications of pesticides and termite control inspections to include “per location, per application;” The proposed Rule adds language for record keeping of applications of general pest and commercial phases of pesticides to include the “total amount of product applied per location, per application; and the size of area treated (square feet or linear feet)”. The proposed Rule also adds language for records of applications of pesticides in the fumigation phase to include “per location, per application:”. Lastly, the proposed Rule clarifies language for records for using bait and baiting systems.
The Notice of Intent will be published in the September 2024 State Register. Interested persons may submit written comments, data, opinions and arguments regarding the proposed Rule directly to Kelly Moore, , Department of Agriculture and Forestry, 5825 Florida Blvd., Baton Rouge, LA, 70806 and must be received no later than 4 p.m. on October 10, 2024. Interested Persons are invited to attend and submit oral comments on the proposed amendments. A public hearing will be held on Monday, October 28, 2024 at 9:30 a.m.. in the Veterans’ Auditorium at the Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Forestry, 5825 Florida Blvd., Baton Rouge, LA 70806.