Effective Date of Rule: Thirty-one days after filing.

     Purpose: When the terminology was changed from "restricted use" to "use restricted" for certain pesticides applied in eastern Washington counties in April of 2007, a few of the terminology changes were inadvertently omitted. This also corrects typographical omissions.

     Citation of Existing Rules Affected by this Order: Amending WAC 16-230-410, 16-232-007, and title on chapter 16-232 WAC.

     Statutory Authority for Adoption: Chapters 17.21, 15.58, and 34.05 RCW.

      Adopted under notice filed as WSR 09-16-071 on July 30, 2009.

     Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

     Number of Sections Adopted at Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

     Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's Own Initiative: New 0, Amended 2, Repealed 0.

     Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

     Number of Sections Adopted Using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0;      Pilot Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 0, Amended 2, Repealed 0.

     Date Adopted: October 8, 2009.

Dan Newhouse

Director

OTS-2390.1

AMENDATORY SECTION(Amending WSR 07-11-041A, filed 5/9/07, effective 6/9/07)

WAC 16-230-410   What are use restricted herbicides in Spokane County?   All formulations of phenoxy hormone-type herbicides, (e.g., 2,4-D, 2,4-DB, 2,4-DP (dichlorprop), MCPA, MCPB, MCPP (mecoprop)) and dicamba are declared as use restricted herbicides except as listed below:

     (1) Salt formulations, including amine and sodium, distributed in quantities of one gallon or less;

     (2) Dry formulations of phenoxy hormone-type herbicides (e.g., 2,4-D, 2,4-DB, 2,4-DP (dichlorprop), MCPA, MCPB, MCPP (mecoprop)) and dicamba labeled and intended only for home and garden use or for turf.

[Statutory Authority: Chapters 17.21, 15.58, and 34.05 RCW. 07-11-041A, § 16-230-410, filed 5/9/07, effective 6/9/07. Statutory Authority: Chapters 15.58 and 17.21 RCW. 91-06-019 (Order 2073), § 16-230-410, filed 2/26/91, effective 3/29/91; 79-01-038 (Order 1585), § 16-230-410, filed 12/20/78.]

OTS-2391.1

     (1) Use restricted herbicides*:

     (a) Sulfonylurea herbicides (such as Glean, Telar, Finesse, Escort);

     (b) Desiccants and defoliants (such as Paraquat, Diquat, Endothall);

     (c) Glyphosate (such as Roundup, Landmaster);

     (d) Phenoxy hormone-type herbicides (such as 2,4-D, MCPA);

     (e) Dicamba (such as Banvel);

     (f) Bromoxynil except that the cutoff dates of April 5, April 15 and May 15 do not apply.

*This is to be used only as a guide and may not include all brand or trade names under which these chemicals are distributed.

     (2) All aerial applications of Category I insecticides with the signal words danger/poison on the label, except granular and pellet formulations.

[Statutory Authority: Chapters 17.21, 15.58, and 34.05 RCW. 07-11-041A, § 16-232-007, filed 5/9/07, effective 6/9/07. Statutory Authority: Chapters 17.21 and 15.58 RCW. 00-24-002, § 16-232-007, filed 11/22/00, effective 12/23/00.]

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