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TITLE 4AGRICULTURE
PART 1TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
CHAPTER 7PESTICIDES
SUBCHAPTER DUSE AND APPLICATION
RULE §7.39Sodium Fluoroacetate (Compound 1080) Livestock Protection Collar (LPC)--State-Limited-Use Requirements

    (D) the serial number of each collar; and

    (E) the names and addresses of collar pool members.

  (5) Each LPC applicator shall maintain records on the use of the collar on forms prescribed by the department. The records shall include:

    (A) the serial number of the collar attached to livestock;

    (B) the pasture(s) where collared livestock were placed;

    (C) the dates of each attachment, inspection, and removal;

    (D) the number and locations of livestock found with ruptured or punctured collars and the apparent cause of the damage;

    (E) the number, dates, and approximate location of collars lost;

    (F) the species, locations, and dates of all animals suspected to have been killed by collars;

    (G) all suspected poisonings of humans, domestic animals, or nontarget wild animals resulting from collar use and all other accidents involving the release of Compound 1080; and

    (H) number of collars in storage.

  (6) Each LPC applicator shall maintain a copy of collar use records for at least two years.

  (7) Each registrant, agent, or LPC applicator shall report accidents involving any suspected or actual poisoning of threatened or endangered species, humans, domestic animals, or nontarget wild animals to the department within one working day by telephone.

(h) Instructions to noncertified applicators working under the supervision of a licensed LPC applicator. The licensed LPC applicator shall give appropriate verifiable instructions on the use of the collar to a noncertified person as required by §7.31 of this chapter (relating to Supervision) before the noncertified person may handle the collar. Licensed commercial LPC applicators must be physically present to supervise use of collars by noncertified applicators. Certified private applicators authorized to apply collars may not supervise any person using collars.


Source Note: The provisions of this §7.39 adopted to be effective December 4, 1997, 22 TexReg 11652; amended to be effective July 4, 2001, 26 TexReg 4866; amended to be effective March 9, 2023, 48 TexReg 1286

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