Pesticide Sales and Distribution in Washington State

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Pesticide Sales and Distribution in Washington
State

• Hugh Watson
• Certification Training
• WA State Dept. of Agriculture

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Basic Parameters

• Licensing is required for the sale or
  distribution of any non-home garden
  pesticide. This includes,
• Federal Restricted Use Pesticides,
• WA State designated RUPs for the
  protection of water bodies and groundwater, and
• General Use Pesticides (defined as product used
  in agricultural and industrial locations. Based
  on site boundaries, of active ingredient(s) et
  al.

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WA State RUP List

• All Federal RUPs
• Pesticides under the following common chemical
  names
• Atrazine, bromacil, DCPA, disulfoton, diruon,
  hexazione, metolachlor, metribuzin, picloram,
  prometon, simazine and tebuthiuron.

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Licensing Requirements

• Dealer Manager (minimum of one per physical sales
  outlet)
• WSDA administered
• closed book exam (70)
• 25 Annual Fee
• 5-year recertification cycle
• 40 credit hours or retest

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Licensing Requirements

• Pesticide Dealer License (endorsement on the
  Master Business License)
• WDOL administered
• business must have licensed Dealer Manager
  before WDOL license is issued
• 50 annual fee

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Sales Verification

• The Dealer Manager, on site during any
  transaction, must verify that the purchaser of
  any Federal or State RUP,
• has a current, valid license
• with the appropriate category endorsements

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Sales Verification

• WSDA has issued all licensees a durable plastic
  ID card

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Sales Verification

• Dealer Manager can verify the license status by
  going on-line at,
• http//agr.wa.gov/PestLicense
• or by
• Calling directly to regional offices or toll
  free at 877-301-4555

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Record Keeping

• License pesticide dealers must,
• keep records on the distribution of all
  non-home and garden pesticides
• records must be maintained for a period of
  seven years

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Record Keeping

• RUP sales
• full name and address of certified applicator
• full name and address of authorized agent (if
  applicable)
• brand, specific pesticide name and EPA
  registration number of pesticide distributed

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Record Keeping

• RUP sales (cont.)
• number of pounds or gallons
• date of distribution
• certified applicators License number, and
• crop or site to which the pesticide will be
  applied

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Record Keeping

• General Use sales
• full name and address of purchaser
• brand, specific pesticide name and EPA
  registration number of pesticide distributed
• number of pounds or gallons
• date of distribution

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Questions?

• Hugh Watson
• [phone]
• hwatson_at_agr.wa.gov
• Certification Training Staff
• 1-[phone]
• license_at_agr.wa.gov
• Website http//agr.wa.gov/PestFert/