- (a) Pesticides are valuable to the state’s agricultural production and to the protection of people and the environment from insects, rodents, weeds, and other forms of life which may be pests, but it is essential to the public health and welfare that they be regulated to prevent adverse effects on human life and the environment.
(b) However, at times certain pesticides present problems that were unanticipated by the:
- (1) Manufacturer;
- (2) Grower; or
- (3) Applicator.
(c) The purpose of this part is to provide additional mechanisms, other than denying registration of a product in Arkansas, to minimize the adverse effects of certain pesticides to:
- (1) Plants, including forage plants, or adjacent or nearby lands;
- (2) Wildlife in the adjoining or nearby areas;
- (3) Fish and other aquatic life in waters in reasonable proximity to the area to be treated; and
- (4) Humans, animals, or beneficial insects.