The department shall have the authority to carry out and effectuate the purpose of this chapter by rules, including but not limited to the following:

(1) To establish fees, procedures, conditions, and standards to certify persons for the use of restricted use pesticides under section 4 of FIFRA;

Terms Used In Hawaii Revised Statutes 149A-33

  • Department: means department of agriculture. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 149A-2
  • Environment: includes water, air, land, and all plants and humans and other animals living therein, and the interrelationships which exist among these. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 149A-2
  • FIFRA: means the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act, as amended. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 149A-2
  • Label: means the written, printed, or graphic matter on or attached to the pesticide or device or any of its containers or wrappers. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 149A-2
  • Pesticide: means :

    (1) Any substance or mixture of substances intended for preventing, destroying, repelling, or mitigating any pest; and

    (2) Any substance or mixture of substances intended for use as a plant regulator, defoliant, or desiccant. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 149A-2

(2) To establish limitations and conditions for the application of pesticides by aircraft, power rigs, mist blowers, and other equipment;
(3) To establish, as necessary, specific standards and guidelines which specify those conditions which constitute unreasonable adverse effects on the environment;
(4) To establish, as necessary, record keeping requirements for pesticide use by applicators; and
(5) To establish, as necessary, procedures for the issuance of guidelines to specify those conditions that constitute use of a pesticide in a manner inconsistent with its label.

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