Maine Revised Statutes Title 7. Agriculture and Animals § 610. Determinations; rules; restricted use pesticides; uniformity

A. Declare as a pest any form of plant or animal life, except viruses, bacteria or other microorganisms on or in living human beings or other living animals, that is injurious to health or the environment;

B. Determine whether pesticides registered under the authority of FIFRA, Section 24(c)  1 are highly toxic to human beings.

C. Determine whether pesticides or quantities of substances contained in pesticides are injurious to the environment. The board must be guided by EPA regulations in this determination; and

D. Require any pesticide to be colored or discolored if it determines that such a requirement is feasible and is necessary for the protection of health and the environment.

A. Providing for the collection, examination and reporting of samples of pesticides or devices;

B. Providing for the safe handling, transportation, storage, display, distribution and disposal of pesticides and their containers;

C. Establishing requirements of all pesticides required to be registered under provisions of this subchapter, provided that such rules do not impose any requirements for federally registered labels in addition to or different from those required pursuant to FIFRA;  2

D. Specifying classes of devices that are subject to the provisions of section 605, subsection 1;

E. Governing pesticide application, including, but not limited to, rules:

F. Prescribing the submission of information necessary for the board to undertake its responsibilities under this subchapter;

G. Prescribing requirements as necessary to carry out the provisions of section 607;

H. Governing the registration and the cancellation and suspension of registration of pesticides pursuant to section 609; and

I. For the purpose of achieving uniformity of requirements between the states and the Federal Government, provided the rules are in conformity with the primary pesticide standards, particularly as to labeling, registration requirements and criteria for classifying pesticides for restricted use, as established by EPA or other federal or state agencies.

A. Drift from outside spraying;

B. Notification requirements for outside spraying;

C. Pesticides applications in occupied buildings;

D. A notification registry for indoor applications of pesticides;

E. Buffers from shorelines for broadcast applications of pesticides;

F. Use of organophosphate pesticides adjacent to occupied areas; and

G. Distribution and use of plant-incorporated protectants.