Section 634.116 – Pesticide operator license; authorized activities; fees; pesticide applicator license; liability insurance; limitation on damages; rules; exemptions.
(1) A pesticide operator’s license, or supplements thereto, shall authorize the licensee to engage in one or more of the classes of pest control or pesticide application business prescribed by the State Department of Agriculture under ORS 634.306 (2). The department may not issue a pesticide operator license to the United States, the State of […]
Section 634.016 – Registration of pesticides and application devices; fee; contents of application; restriction on pesticide distribution and use; exemptions.
(1) Every pesticide, including each formula or formulation, manufactured, compounded, delivered, distributed, sold, offered or exposed for sale in this state shall be registered each year with the State Department of Agriculture. (2) Every device manufactured, delivered, distributed, sold, offered or exposed for sale in this state shall be registered each year with the department. […]
Section 634.122 – Applicator license; qualifications; examination; fee.
(1) An applicant for a pesticide applicator’s license is entitled to be examined for or to be issued a license or supplements thereto by the State Department of Agriculture, if the applicant: (a) Is at least 18 years of age; and (b) Proves to the satisfaction of the department that the applicant: (A) Has had […]
Section 634.022 – Exemption from registration for experimental pesticides; approval required for use of experimental pesticides; applicability of law.
(1) The provisions of ORS 634.016 are not applicable to pesticides used only for experimental or research purposes. Such pesticides shall be conspicuously labeled “For experimental purposes only and not for sale” in addition to the labeling requirements of ORS 634.026, except that they need not be labeled with directions for use or the professed […]
Section 634.026 – Pesticide labeling requirements; highly toxic pesticides; applicability of law.
(1) If not otherwise required or prescribed by federal law or rule, each package or container of every pesticide shall be labeled with: (a) The name and address of the manufacturer or person for whom it was manufactured. (b) The brand name or trademark under which the material is sold. (c) The professed standard of […]
Section 634.032 – When pesticide is misbranded.
Pesticides shall be deemed misbranded if: (1) The package or container of such materials bears any false or misleading statement. (2) The container or package of such materials is not labeled as required by ORS 634.026. [1973 c.341 §11]
Section 634.036 – When pesticide is adulterated.
A pesticide shall be deemed to be adulterated if: (1) It is a pesticide other than a herbicide, defoliant or desiccant, is intended for use on vegetation and contains any substance which is injurious to such vegetation when used as directed under normal growing conditions. (2) The strength or purity of the pesticide is below […]
Section 634.042 – Unsafe use of certain pesticides on raw agricultural commodities; tolerances and exemptions; applicability to fertilizers, agricultural minerals and lime mix.
(1) Any poisonous or deleterious pesticide or any pesticide which, in the opinion of the State Department of Agriculture, is not generally recognized among experts qualified by scientific training and experience to evaluate the safety of pesticide chemicals as safe for use, added to a raw agricultural commodity, shall be deemed unsafe for the purposes […]
Section 634.045 – Avoidance of adverse effects on pollinating insects.
(1)(a) Oregon State University, in consultation with the State Department of Agriculture, shall develop educational materials regarding the best practices for avoiding adverse effects from pesticides on populations of bees and other pollinating insects. (b) The educational materials must include, but need not be limited to, measures that pesticide applicators and pesticide trainees can take […]
Section 634.048 – Website information regarding pesticides.
The State Department of Agriculture shall post information regarding pesticides on a department website that is available for access by the public without charge. The department shall indicate on the website those pesticides and devices that the department has listed under ORS 634.316 as highly toxic or restricted-use pesticides or devices. [2015 c.833 §17]