NOTE: Policies available for viewing/download are marked with PDF and/or WORD; those not yet available will be added as soon as possible, as will descriptions.
Title |
Brief Description |
ADMINISTRATIVE |
| Issuance of Refunds [PDF] |
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BOARD OPERATIONS |
| Board Review of Plant Incorporated Protectants [PDF or Word] |
Details under what circumstances a Board review will be required for Plant Incorporated Protectants. |
| Criteria for Considering Pesticide Products for State Restricted Use Status [PDF] |
Describes the criteria used by the Board for considering placement of pesticides on the state restricted use list. |
| Environmental Risk Advisory Committee [PDF or Word] |
The ERAC is convened to provide expert advice to the Board. This policy outlines the function, membership and other aspects of the Environmental Risk Advisory Committee. |
| Interim Policy to Delegate Authority to the Staff to Approve Requests for Variance from CMR 01-026 Chapter 29 for Control of Plants that Pose a Dermal Toxicity Hazard [PDF or Word] |
Delegates authority to staff for variance from the 25-foot untreated buffer zone required by Chapter 29 for control of plants that pose a dermal toxicity hazard. |
| Medical Advisory Committee [PDF or Word] |
The MAC is convened to provide expert advice to the Board. This policy outlines the function, membership and other aspects of the Medical Advisory Committee. |
| Receipt of Public Comment [PDF or Word] |
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| Repeat Variances of CMR 01-026 Chapter 22 [PDF] |
Delegates the approval of repeat variances to staff in certain circumstances |
| Submission and Review of Special Local Needs (24c) Applications [PDF or Word] |
Details the process for submitting applications for consideration for Special Local Needs status. |
| Submission of Comments and Information [PDF or WORD] |
Details types of acceptable comment, and the procedure and deadline for submission of comments to the Board. |
CERTIFICATION/LICENSING |
| Adding a New Category [PDF] |
Details how adding a category or upgrading from operator to master will affect the certification period for a licensed applicator. |
| Certification Exams from Other States [PDF] |
Clarifies the Board's position that all licensed applicators in Maine must pass all the necessary exams in Maine. |
| Commercial Applicators - Application of Restricted or Limited Use Pesticides on Their Own Property [PDF] |
Clarifies the requirement for applicators using restricted or limited use pesticides on their own property for agricultural commodities to have a Private Applicator license. |
| Cooperatives [PDF or Word] |
Details situations in which cooperatives should be licensed as applicators and/or dealers. |
| Interim Enforcement Policy to Allow Unlicensed Distribution and Installation of Antimicrobial Copper Hardware [PDF or Word] |
Details circumstances in which antimicrobial copper hardware can be sold and applied without a pesticide dealer or applicator license. |
| Interim Enforcement Policy to Exempt Employees and Volunteers who Supervise Children from Certain Requirements in CMR 01-026 Chapter 31 [PDF or Word |
Details circumstances in which certain adults are allowed to apply insect repellents to children. |
| Interim Enforcement Policy to Exempt High School Agricultural and Horticultural Education Programs from Certain Requirements in CMR 01-026 Chapter 27 [PDF or Word] |
Details procedures which schools may follow in lieu of the five-day notification requirement and the limitation on indoor applications in Chapter 27. |
| Interpretation by Attorney General of Definition of Government Employee [PDF] |
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| Licensing Requirements for Sale or Use of Biocides or Slimicides [PDF] |
Details circumstances under which users and distributors of biocides and slimicides must be licensed and products which must be registered. |
| Oral Examinations for Private Applicators [PDF] |
Details circumstances under which oral examinations may be given. Includes necessary form for assistant. |
| Private vs. Commercial Applicators [PDF] |
Details circumstances under which a private applicator's license is required and under which a commercial applicator's license is required. |
| Spray Contracting Firm, Definition of [PDF] |
Memo from Assistant Attorney General defining spray contracting firm. |
| Spray Contracting Firm License Requirements [PDF or Word] |
Clarifies the requirements set forth in 22MRSA 1471-C, 23-B and CMR 01-026 Chapter 10, Section 2 DDD regarding spray contracting firms. |
COMPLIANCE |
| Citizen Requests that Staff Inspect Applicator Records [PDF] |
Details under what circumstances BPC staff will inspect and share applicator records based upon a citizen request. |
| Enforcement Protocol [PDF] |
Details enforcement protocol to be utilized in routine enforcement matters arising under the Board's statutes and regulations. |
| Sales of Restricted/Limited Use Pesticides to Unlicensed Corporate Farm Employees or Public or Private Lenders [PDF or Word] |
Clarifies that restricted/limited use pesticides may be billed to an unlicensed corporate farm employee or a public or private lender as long as the pesticides are delivered to a farm where a documented licensed private applicator will have on-site supervision over the application, storage and disposal of those products. Also includes the form which must be used to verify the responsible licensed private applicator. |
| Sprout-less Herbicide Applicator |
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| Verifiable Authorization of Commercial Pesticide Application Services [PDF] |
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STATUTES/REGULATIONS |
| Adverse Effects Reporting [PDF] |
Outlines submission requirements regarding adverse environmental effects of products. |
| Board Designated Public Health Pests [PDF or Word] |
Defines what pests are designated public health pests under CMR 01-026 Chapter 26 Section 4(C)(2). |
| Determining Allowable Pesticide Applications Pursuant to CMR 01-026, Chapter 29, Section 6 [PDF or Word] |
Clarifies what types of applications are allowed in the 25-foot-buffer area. |
| Easements and Rights of Ways [PDF] |
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| Household Pesticides [PDF] |
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| Interim Interpretative Policy on the Applicability of CMR 01-026 Chapter 26 [PDF or Word] |
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| Pesticide Use in Greenhouses [PDF] |
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| Plant Incorporated Protectant Technical Committee [PDF or Word] |
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| Positive Identification of Proper Treatment Site by Commercial Applicators [PDF or Word] |
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| Private versus Commercial Application when Property is Rented [PDF or Word] |
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| Production of Pesticides for Personal Use [PDF or Word] |
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| Water Carrying Equipment - Chapter 29 [PDF] |
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| What Pesticide Products May be Distributed by a Landlord to a Tenant for use in the Tenant's Own Apartment [PDF or Word] |
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WATER QUALITY |
| Citizen Requests for Sampling/Analysis of Potable Domestic Water Supplies [PDF] |
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