02 NCAC 09L .1005          RESTRICTED AREAS

(a)  No pesticide shall be applied by aircraft within the limits of any congested area except when permission is granted under 14 CFR Part 137.

(b)  No pesticide shall be deposited by aircraft within 300 feet of the premises of schools, hospitals, nursing homes, churches, or any building, other than a residence which is used for business or social activities if any person is in the building or on the premises.

(c)  No pesticide shall be deposited by aircraft on the right‑of‑way of a public road or within 25 feet of the road, whichever is the greater distance.

(d)  No pesticide labeled toxic or harmful to aquatic life shall be deposited in or adjacent to any body of water in such a manner as to be hazardous to aquatic life unless such aquatic life is the intended target of the pesticide.

(e)  No pesticide shall be deposited within 100 feet of any residence.

(f)  No pesticide shall be deposited onto any nontarget area in such a manner that it is more likely than not that an adverse effect will occur.

History Note:        Authority G.S. 143‑458;

Eff. July 2, 1976;

Amended Eff. July 1, 1988; January 1, 1985; December 1, 1976;

Readopted Eff. August 1, 2020.