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<br />Minnesota Statutes 2005, Chapter 18B. <br /> <br />Page 10 of 42 <br /> <br />(d) For pesticide applications under paragraph (e), clause <br />(2), the following conditions apply: <br /> <br />(1) no practicable and effective alternative method of <br />control exists; <br /> <br />(2) the pesticide is among the least toxic available for <br />control of the target pest; and <br /> <br />(3) notification to residents in the area to be treated is <br />provided at least 24 hours before application through direct <br />notification, posting daily on the treating organization's Web <br />site, if any, and by sending a broadcast e-mail to those persons <br />who request notification of such, of those areas to be treated <br />by adult mosquito control techniques during the next calendar <br />day. For control operations related to human disease, notice <br />under this paragraph may be given less than 24 hours in advance. <br /> <br />(e) For pesticide applications under paragraph (c), clauses <br />(3) and (4), the following conditions apply: <br /> <br />(1) no practicable and effective alternative method of <br />control exists; <br /> <br />(2) the pesticide is among the least toxic available for <br />control of the target pest; and <br /> <br />(3) notification of residents in the area to be treated is <br />provided by direct notification and through publication in a <br />newspaper of general circulation within the affected area. <br /> <br />(f) For purposes of this subdivision, "direct notification" <br />may include mailings, public meetings, posted placards, <br />neighborhood newsletters, or other means of contact designed to <br />reach as many residents as possible. Public meetings held to <br />meet this requirement for adult mosquito control, under <br />paragraph (d), must be held within each city or town where the <br />pesticide treatments are to be made, at a time and location that <br />is convenient for residents of the area where the treatments <br />will occur. <br /> <br />(g) A person may not apply a pesticide in a manner so as to <br />expose a worker in an immediately adjacent, open field. <br /> <br />Subd. 3. Posting. Sites being treated with <br />pesticides through irrigation systems must be posted throughout <br />the period of pesticide treatment. The posting must be done in <br />accordance with labeling and rules adopted under this chapter. <br /> <br />Subd. 4. Pesticide safeguards at application sites. <br />A person may not allow a pesticide, rinsate, or unrinsed <br />pesticide container to be stored, kept, or to remain in or on <br />any site without safeguards adequate to prevent an incident. <br /> <br />Subd. 5. Use of public water supplies for filling <br />equipment. A person may not fill pesticide application <br />equipment directly from a public water supply, as defined in <br />section 144.382, unless the outlet from the public water supply <br />is equipped with a backflow prevention device that complies with <br />the Minnesota Plumbing Code under Minnesota Rules, parts <br /> <br />http://www.revisor.1eg.state.mn.us/bin/getpub.php?pubtype=ST AT_CHAP &year=current... <br /> <br />4/21/2006 <br />