35-7-374. Prohibited acts.
(a) It is unlawful for any person to:
(i) Detach, alter, deface or destroy, in whole or in part, any labeling prior to proper disposal of the pesticide containers;
(ii) Refuse to keep any records as required by the director by regulation or to refuse to allow the inspection of such records by the director during normal working hours;
(iii) Make available for use, or to use, any restricted pesticide classified for restricted use for some or all purposes, except by or under the direct supervision of a certified applicator;
(iv) Use any pesticide in a manner inconsistent with its labeling which means to use any pesticide in a manner not permitted by the labeling, or not authorized by the director under a special local need registration, an experimental use permit or an emergency exemption, provided that this paragraph does not include:
(A) Applying a pesticide at any dosage, concentration or frequency less than that specified on the labeling;
(B) Applying a pesticide against any target pest not specified on the labeling if the application is to the crop, animal or site specified on the labeling;
(C) Employing any method of application not prohibited by the labeling; or
(D) Mixing a pesticide or pesticides with a fertilizer when the mixture is not prohibited by the labeling.
(v) To falsify any records required by the director by regulation;
(vi) To falsify any application, examination or affidavit for certification or license;
(vii) Other than certified applicators or persons working under their direct supervision to use restricted use pesticides;
(viii) To use restricted use pesticides inconsistent with the applicator category of certification.
(b) If the director finds that the violation occurred despite the exercise of due care or did not cause significant harm to another person, to health or to the environment, he shall issue a warning in lieu of prosecution.
(c) Except as otherwise provided by the Wyoming Environmental Pesticide Control Act of 1973, no political subdivision of this state shall adopt or enforce any ordinance, resolution, rule or regulation regarding pesticides storage, sale, distribution, notification of use, or use that is more stringent than the Wyoming Environmental Pesticide Control Act of 1973 or rules promulgated thereunder.