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76-4-5. Prohibited acts.

A.     It is unlawful for any person to distribute within the state, to deliver for transportation or transport in intrastate commerce, or between points within this state through any point outside this state, or use any of the following:   

(1)     any pesticide which has not been registered in accordance with the Pesticide Control Act or regulations adopted pursuant to that act;   

(2)     any pesticide if any of the claims made for it or any of the directions for its use or other labeling differs from the representations made in connection with its registration, or if the composition as represented in connection with its registration, differs. However, at the discretion of the department, a change in the labeling of a pesticide except changes in the ingredient statement may be made within a registration period without requiring reregistration of the product if the change will not have unreasonable adverse effects on the environment;   

(3)     any pesticide, unless it is in the unbroken immediate container of the registrant or manufacturer and there is affixed to the container, and to the outside container or wrapper of the retail package, if there is one through which the required information on the immediate container cannot be clearly read, a label bearing information required in the Pesticide Control Act and the regulations adopted pursuant to that act;   

(4)     any pesticide which has not been colored or discolored as required by the Pesticide Control Act;   

(5)     any pesticide which does not meet the professed standard of quantity or quality, as expressed on the labeling under which it is sold, or in which any substance has been substituted wholly or in part for the pesticide, or if any valuable constituent has been wholly or in part abstracted or if any contaminated is misbranded or is present in an amount determined by the department to be a hazard;   

(6)     any device which is misbranded; or   

(7)     any pesticide in containers violating regulations adopted pursuant to the Pesticide Control Act, or pesticides found in damaged containers which constituted a hazard to the environment.   

B.     It is unlawful:   

(1)     to distribute a restricted use pesticide to any person who is required by law or regulations promulgated pursuant to the Pesticide Control Act to have a permit to use or purchase restricted use pesticides, unless the person or his agent, to whom sale or delivery is made, has a valid permit to use or purchase the kind and quantity of the restricted use pesticide. However, subject to conditions established by the department, such permit may be obtained from any person designated by the department immediately prior to distribution;   

(2)     for any person to detach, alter, deface or destroy, wholly or in part, any label or labeling provided for in the Pesticide Control Act or regulations adopted pursuant to that act, or to add any substance to, or take any substance from, a pesticide in a manner that may defeat the purpose of the Pesticide Control Act or the regulations adopted thereunder;   

(3)     for any person to use or cause to be used any restricted use pesticide contrary to directions on the label or to regulations of the board if those regulation differ from or further restrict the labeling;   

(4)     for any person to use for his own advantage or to reveal, other than to the department, or to the courts of the state in response to a subpoena, or to physicians, or in emergencies to pharmacists and other qualified persons for use in the preparation of a practical treatment including first aid, in case of poisoning, any information relative to formulas of products acquired by authority of the Pesticide Control Act;   

(5)     for any person to handle, transport, store, display, distribute or use pesticides in such a manner as to endanger man and his environment or to endanger food, feed or any other products that may be transported, stored, displayed or distributed with such pesticides; or   

(6)     for any person to dispose of, discard or store any pesticides or pesticide containers in a manner that may cause injury to humans, vegetation, crops, livestock, wildlife, pollinating insects or to pollute any water supply or waterway.   

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Statutes > New-mexico > Chapter-76 > Article-4 > Section-76-4-5

76-4-5. Prohibited acts.

A.     It is unlawful for any person to distribute within the state, to deliver for transportation or transport in intrastate commerce, or between points within this state through any point outside this state, or use any of the following:   

(1)     any pesticide which has not been registered in accordance with the Pesticide Control Act or regulations adopted pursuant to that act;   

(2)     any pesticide if any of the claims made for it or any of the directions for its use or other labeling differs from the representations made in connection with its registration, or if the composition as represented in connection with its registration, differs. However, at the discretion of the department, a change in the labeling of a pesticide except changes in the ingredient statement may be made within a registration period without requiring reregistration of the product if the change will not have unreasonable adverse effects on the environment;   

(3)     any pesticide, unless it is in the unbroken immediate container of the registrant or manufacturer and there is affixed to the container, and to the outside container or wrapper of the retail package, if there is one through which the required information on the immediate container cannot be clearly read, a label bearing information required in the Pesticide Control Act and the regulations adopted pursuant to that act;   

(4)     any pesticide which has not been colored or discolored as required by the Pesticide Control Act;   

(5)     any pesticide which does not meet the professed standard of quantity or quality, as expressed on the labeling under which it is sold, or in which any substance has been substituted wholly or in part for the pesticide, or if any valuable constituent has been wholly or in part abstracted or if any contaminated is misbranded or is present in an amount determined by the department to be a hazard;   

(6)     any device which is misbranded; or   

(7)     any pesticide in containers violating regulations adopted pursuant to the Pesticide Control Act, or pesticides found in damaged containers which constituted a hazard to the environment.   

B.     It is unlawful:   

(1)     to distribute a restricted use pesticide to any person who is required by law or regulations promulgated pursuant to the Pesticide Control Act to have a permit to use or purchase restricted use pesticides, unless the person or his agent, to whom sale or delivery is made, has a valid permit to use or purchase the kind and quantity of the restricted use pesticide. However, subject to conditions established by the department, such permit may be obtained from any person designated by the department immediately prior to distribution;   

(2)     for any person to detach, alter, deface or destroy, wholly or in part, any label or labeling provided for in the Pesticide Control Act or regulations adopted pursuant to that act, or to add any substance to, or take any substance from, a pesticide in a manner that may defeat the purpose of the Pesticide Control Act or the regulations adopted thereunder;   

(3)     for any person to use or cause to be used any restricted use pesticide contrary to directions on the label or to regulations of the board if those regulation differ from or further restrict the labeling;   

(4)     for any person to use for his own advantage or to reveal, other than to the department, or to the courts of the state in response to a subpoena, or to physicians, or in emergencies to pharmacists and other qualified persons for use in the preparation of a practical treatment including first aid, in case of poisoning, any information relative to formulas of products acquired by authority of the Pesticide Control Act;   

(5)     for any person to handle, transport, store, display, distribute or use pesticides in such a manner as to endanger man and his environment or to endanger food, feed or any other products that may be transported, stored, displayed or distributed with such pesticides; or   

(6)     for any person to dispose of, discard or store any pesticides or pesticide containers in a manner that may cause injury to humans, vegetation, crops, livestock, wildlife, pollinating insects or to pollute any water supply or waterway.   


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Statutes > New-mexico > Chapter-76 > Article-4 > Section-76-4-5

76-4-5. Prohibited acts.

A.     It is unlawful for any person to distribute within the state, to deliver for transportation or transport in intrastate commerce, or between points within this state through any point outside this state, or use any of the following:   

(1)     any pesticide which has not been registered in accordance with the Pesticide Control Act or regulations adopted pursuant to that act;   

(2)     any pesticide if any of the claims made for it or any of the directions for its use or other labeling differs from the representations made in connection with its registration, or if the composition as represented in connection with its registration, differs. However, at the discretion of the department, a change in the labeling of a pesticide except changes in the ingredient statement may be made within a registration period without requiring reregistration of the product if the change will not have unreasonable adverse effects on the environment;   

(3)     any pesticide, unless it is in the unbroken immediate container of the registrant or manufacturer and there is affixed to the container, and to the outside container or wrapper of the retail package, if there is one through which the required information on the immediate container cannot be clearly read, a label bearing information required in the Pesticide Control Act and the regulations adopted pursuant to that act;   

(4)     any pesticide which has not been colored or discolored as required by the Pesticide Control Act;   

(5)     any pesticide which does not meet the professed standard of quantity or quality, as expressed on the labeling under which it is sold, or in which any substance has been substituted wholly or in part for the pesticide, or if any valuable constituent has been wholly or in part abstracted or if any contaminated is misbranded or is present in an amount determined by the department to be a hazard;   

(6)     any device which is misbranded; or   

(7)     any pesticide in containers violating regulations adopted pursuant to the Pesticide Control Act, or pesticides found in damaged containers which constituted a hazard to the environment.   

B.     It is unlawful:   

(1)     to distribute a restricted use pesticide to any person who is required by law or regulations promulgated pursuant to the Pesticide Control Act to have a permit to use or purchase restricted use pesticides, unless the person or his agent, to whom sale or delivery is made, has a valid permit to use or purchase the kind and quantity of the restricted use pesticide. However, subject to conditions established by the department, such permit may be obtained from any person designated by the department immediately prior to distribution;   

(2)     for any person to detach, alter, deface or destroy, wholly or in part, any label or labeling provided for in the Pesticide Control Act or regulations adopted pursuant to that act, or to add any substance to, or take any substance from, a pesticide in a manner that may defeat the purpose of the Pesticide Control Act or the regulations adopted thereunder;   

(3)     for any person to use or cause to be used any restricted use pesticide contrary to directions on the label or to regulations of the board if those regulation differ from or further restrict the labeling;   

(4)     for any person to use for his own advantage or to reveal, other than to the department, or to the courts of the state in response to a subpoena, or to physicians, or in emergencies to pharmacists and other qualified persons for use in the preparation of a practical treatment including first aid, in case of poisoning, any information relative to formulas of products acquired by authority of the Pesticide Control Act;   

(5)     for any person to handle, transport, store, display, distribute or use pesticides in such a manner as to endanger man and his environment or to endanger food, feed or any other products that may be transported, stored, displayed or distributed with such pesticides; or   

(6)     for any person to dispose of, discard or store any pesticides or pesticide containers in a manner that may cause injury to humans, vegetation, crops, livestock, wildlife, pollinating insects or to pollute any water supply or waterway.