sec.27Applying products—spraying

sec.27 Applying products—spraying

The person may apply the product or allow the product to be applied only if— the product is applied using a shielded sprayer fitted with nozzles that produce spray droplets ( medium range spray droplets ) no smaller than the medium spray quality category under ASAE S572; or the product is applied below the canopy of sugarcane that is at least 600mm high using another type of spraying device fitted with nozzles that— are directed at the ground; and produce medium range spray droplets; or the product is applied using a spraying device fitted with nozzles that produce spray droplets no smaller than the coarse spray quality category under ASAE S572. The person may apply the product, or allow the product to be applied, within 30m of the edge of a water body only if— the product is applied using a shielded sprayer; or the product is applied below the canopy of sugarcane that is at least 600mm high using a spraying device fitted with nozzles directed at the ground; or the water body is not downwind of where the product is being applied. The person may apply the product or allow the product to be applied using a shielded sprayer only if the product is applied at ground level. In this section— ASAE S572 means the standard ASAE S572 published by the American Society of Agricultural Engineers. ASAE S572 is available for inspection during normal business hours at the department’s head office in Brisbane and regional offices in Cairns, Mackay and Townsville. The document titled ‘Agricultural chemical users’ manual—Guidelines and principles for responsible agricultural chemical use’ and published by the department in 2005 contains information about the nozzle classification system on which ASAE S572 is based. The document can be viewed on the department’s website. (sec.27-ssec.1) The person may apply the product or allow the product to be applied only if— the product is applied using a shielded sprayer fitted with nozzles that produce spray droplets ( medium range spray droplets ) no smaller than the medium spray quality category under ASAE S572; or the product is applied below the canopy of sugarcane that is at least 600mm high using another type of spraying device fitted with nozzles that— are directed at the ground; and produce medium range spray droplets; or the product is applied using a spraying device fitted with nozzles that produce spray droplets no smaller than the coarse spray quality category under ASAE S572. (sec.27-ssec.2) The person may apply the product, or allow the product to be applied, within 30m of the edge of a water body only if— the product is applied using a shielded sprayer; or the product is applied below the canopy of sugarcane that is at least 600mm high using a spraying device fitted with nozzles directed at the ground; or the water body is not downwind of where the product is being applied. (sec.27-ssec.3) The person may apply the product or allow the product to be applied using a shielded sprayer only if the product is applied at ground level. (sec.27-ssec.4) In this section— ASAE S572 means the standard ASAE S572 published by the American Society of Agricultural Engineers. ASAE S572 is available for inspection during normal business hours at the department’s head office in Brisbane and regional offices in Cairns, Mackay and Townsville. The document titled ‘Agricultural chemical users’ manual—Guidelines and principles for responsible agricultural chemical use’ and published by the department in 2005 contains information about the nozzle classification system on which ASAE S572 is based. The document can be viewed on the department’s website.