FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
TUESDAY, JULY 21, 2015

N.C. Pesticide Board announces case settlements

RALEIGH − The N.C. Pesticide Board recently approved the following settlement agreements for individuals and companies in Anson, Duplin, Edgecombe and Rutherford counties.

• John B. Edwards agreed to pay $650 for pesticide drift that caused damage to a neighbor’s Japanese irises, vegetable garden and ornamental plants. It was determined that Edwards, a licensed applicator, applied pesticides during windy conditions, which is inconsistent with product labeling. 
  
  
• Randy D. Riggs, a licensed applicator for Riggs Brother Farms in Pollocksville, agreed to pay $2,400 for several violations on pesticide work done by William Whaley, who was performing the work under Riggs’ license. Whaley applied a soil fumigant to a tobacco field and did not restrict entry or provide notification of treatment, failed to post signage at entry points noting the treatment, did not have respirator-fit testing and training for workers, did not follow a buffer-zone requirement as listed on the product label and failed to have a written management plan.
  
  
• Carey F. Carr, an employee at Parkway Ag Center Inc. in Macclesfield, agreed to pay $1,200 for failing to keep a complete record of sales of restricted-use pesticides. Records must include name, license number and expiration date of license of certified applicator and sales clerk initials. Two other employees were also fined for selling restricted-use pesticides. Alton R. Hamill agreed to pay $2,100 and Ben Neville Jr. agreed to pay $1,000.
  
  
• Sherman T. MacArthur, owner of MacArthur’s Landscaping in Rutherfordton, agreed to pay $600 for performing pesticide work with an expired pesticide license. He has since renewed his license.

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