- (a) The Secretary has designated the Department as the State agency to which significant pesticide accidents or incidents shall be reported.
- (b) A person after becoming aware of a significant pesticide accident or incident or who has knowledge of a significant pesticide accident or incident shall immediately report it to the Department.
- (c) As used in this section, the term ‘‘significant pesticide accident or incident’’ means an accident or incident involving a pesticide which requires a person to obtain medical treatment, results in illness requiring veterinary treatment of any wild or domestic animal, results in the unintended death of a human or animal, pollutes the waters of this Commonwealth or causes damage which results in an economic loss of plants, organisms, structures or stored commodities.
- (d) A regulated person who following a pesticide application becomes aware of an unexpected adverse effect resulting from the pesticide product when applied in a manner consistent with the label directions shall contact the Department and provide information on the application and its effects.
- (e) This section does not supersede the reporting procedures of other statutes or the regulations promulgated thereunder.
Authority
The provisions of this § 128.101 amended under section 7(b)(2) of the Pennsylvania Pesticide Control Act of 1973 (3 P. S. § 111.27(b)(2)).
Source
The provisions of this § 128.101 amended December 10, 2010, effective December 11, 2010, 40 Pa.B. 7044. Immediately preceding text appears at serial page (305270).