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Home » US Law » 2022 West Virginia Code » Chapter 31. Corporations » Article 2. Railroad Companies » §31-2-16. Railroad Company Pesticide Use

(a) No later than seven days before applying a pesticide to a rightofway that a railroad company owns or maintains, the railroad company shall provide pesticide safety information, which may be obtained by the railroad company's contracted pesticide applicator, by posting at affected on-duty railroad locations and through train bulletins, dispatcher messages, or other required documentation for each train and engine crew that will be working in the affected pesticide spray area. Additionally, the railroad company shall provide appropriate documentation to ensure prompt notification for maintenance of way, mechanical, signal employees, or other rail workers that will be working in the affected pesticide spray area. A railroad company shall include all of the following in the safety information provided under this subdivision:

(1) The location and description of the area to be treated.