Oregon Statutes 634.026 – Pesticide labeling requirements; highly toxic pesticides; applicability of law
(1) If not otherwise required or prescribed by federal law or rule, each package or container of every pesticide shall be labeled with:
Terms Used In Oregon Statutes 634.026
- Antidote: means a practical immediate treatment in case of poisoning and includes first-aid treatment. See Oregon Statutes 634.006
- Highly toxic: means a pesticide or device determined by the department to be capable of causing severe injury, disease or death to human beings. See Oregon Statutes 634.006
- Person: includes individuals, corporations, associations, firms, partnerships, limited liability companies and joint stock companies. See Oregon Statutes 174.100
- Professed standard of quality: means a plain and true statement of the name and percentage of each active ingredient and the total percentage of all inert ingredients contained in any pesticide. See Oregon Statutes 634.006
- trademark: means any word, name, symbol or any combination thereof adopted or used by a person to identify pesticides manufactured, compounded, delivered, distributed, sold or offered for sale in this state and to distinguish them from pesticides manufactured, compounded, delivered, distributed, sold or offered for sale by others. See Oregon Statutes 634.006
(a) The name and address of the manufacturer or person for whom it was manufactured.
(b) The brand name or trademark under which the material is sold.
(c) The professed standard of quality of the material.
(d) The net weight or volume of the contents.
(e) Adequate and necessary directions for its proper and intended use.
(2) In addition to the information required by subsection (1) of this section, any pesticide which is highly toxic shall be labeled with:
(a) A sign of a skull and crossbones.
(b) The word ‘poison’ in red on the package printed on a background of contrasting color.
(c) A poison antidote for the material, if any.
(3) The provisions of subsection (2) of this section shall not apply to bleaching powder or chloride of lime. [1973 c.341 § 10]
[Repealed by 1953 c.118 § 2]