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E. For any person to dispose Dispose of, discard or store
any pesticides or pesticide containers in such a manner as
may cause injury to humans, vegetation, crops, livestock,
wildlife, or beneficial insects or pollute any water supply
or waterway;

 
F. For any person to refuse Refuse or otherwise fail to
comply with the provisions of this subchapter, the
regulations rules adopted hereunder under this subchapter,
or of any lawful order of the board; or

 
G. For any person to apply Apply pesticides in a manner
inconsistent with rules for pesticide application adopted by
the board, which rules are designed to minimize pesticide
drift to the maximum extent practicable under currently
available technology. Without limitation, these rules may
prescribe procedures to be used for the application of
pesticides, including the time, place, manner and method of
that application, may restrict or prohibit use of pesticides
in designated areas or during specified periods of time and
may prescribe tolerance levels for pesticide residues in
off-target areas. The board shall propose the rules by June
15, 1985.

 
Sec. 6. 7 MRSA §607, as amended by PL 2003, c. 282, §1, is further
amended to read:

 
§607. Registration

 
1. Conditions requiring registration. Every A pesticide
which is may not be distributed in this State shall be unless it
is registered with the board subject to the in accordance with
the provisions of this subchapter. Such registration shall be
renewed annually prior to January 1, provided that registration
is not required if a pesticide is shipped from one plant or
warehouse to another plant or warehouse operated by the same
person and used solely at such plant or warehouse as a
constituent part to make a pesticide which is registered under
the provisions of this subchapter, or if the pesticide is
distributed under the provisions of an experimental use permit
issued under section 608 or an experimental use permit issued by
EPA., except that registration is not required if:

 
A.__A pesticide is shipped from one plant or warehouse to
another plant or warehouse operated by the same person and
is used solely at that plant or warehouse as a constituent
part to make a pesticide that is registered under the
provisions of this subchapter; or


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