94.708 Pesticides; sale and use to control bats.
(1) Definition. As used in this section, “bat control purposes" means for the purpose of killing, injuring, repelling or otherwise affecting the behavior of bats.
(2) Sale prohibited. Except as provided under sub. (4), no person may sell, hold for sale or distribute any pesticide except naphthalene for bat control purposes to a person in this state. No dealer may advertise in this state or recommend any pesticide for bat control purposes to a person in this state.
(3) Use prohibited. Except as provided under sub. (4), no person may use any pesticide except naphthalene for bat control purposes.
(4) Exception. The department shall promulgate rules establishing standards for the sale, advertisement and use of pesticides for emergency bat control. The department may issue a permit authorizing the use of a pesticide in accordance with the rules that it promulgates only in the case of an individual bat colony after a determination that there exists an outbreak of rabies that threatens public health or another situation where the existence of a colony of bats threatens the health or welfare of any person. The department may not base its determination on an isolated individual instance of a rabid bat.
History: 1983 a. 353; 1997 a. 27.
Structure Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations
Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations
94.01 - Plant inspection and pest control authority.
94.03 - Shipment of pests and biological control agents; permits.
94.10 - Nursery stock; inspection and licensing.
94.11 - Special inspections; fees.
94.26 - Cranberry culture; maintenance of dams, etc.
94.27 - Liability for damages.
94.28 - Arbitrators to fix damages.
94.35 - Cranberry Growers Association.
94.36 - Certified seed potatoes.
94.38 - Agricultural and vegetable seeds; definitions.
94.385 - Seed label requirements.
94.43 - Seed labeler's license.
94.45 - Powers and authority of the department.
94.46 - Stop sale; penalties; enforcement.
94.643 - Restrictions on the use and sale of fertilizer containing phosphorus.
94.645 - Fertilizer and pesticide storage.
94.65 - Soil and plant additives.
94.66 - Sale of agricultural lime; license; penalty.
94.67 - Pesticides; definitions.
94.675 - Pesticides; adulteration.
94.676 - Pesticides; misbranding.
94.68 - Pesticides; licensing of manufacturers and labelers.
94.681 - Pesticide manufacturers and labelers: fees and surcharges.
94.685 - Pesticides; licensing of dealers and distributors of restricted-use pesticides.
94.697 - Railroad pesticide use.
94.70 - Pesticides; prohibited acts.
94.701 - Pesticides; local regulation.
94.703 - Pesticides; licensing of commercial application businesses.
94.704 - Pesticides; licensing of individual commercial applicators.
94.705 - Pesticides; certification requirements and standards.
94.707 - Distribution and sale of certain pesticides.
94.708 - Pesticides; sale and use to control bats.
94.709 - Distribution and sale of DDT prohibited.
94.71 - Pesticides; penalties; enforcement.
94.715 - Pest management for schools.
94.73 - Agricultural chemical cleanup program.
94.76 - Honeybee disease and pest control.