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Arkansas Plant Board votes to amend proposed dicamba rule

Arkansas’ State Plant Board has voted to change the current rule regarding dicamba herbicide use in Arkansas. 

The board has voted to amend the proposed rule by removing the GPS mapping and online registry requirements for dicamba applications.  It also permanently allows the use of dicamba for burn-down applications from April 16 to May 25.  The board also clarified the definition of egregious violation for violations occurring before March 11, 2019, and for violations occurring on or after March 11, 2019.  Violations prior to March 11 are egregious if significant off-target crop damage is established and violations after March 11, 2019, are considered egregious if the product is intentionally used in violation of the federal label or a state law or rule.

The proposed changes will be reviewed at a joint meeting of the House and Senate Ag, Forestry, and Economic Development Committees.  It will then go to the Arkansas Legislative Council’s Rule Review Subcommittee and then sent to the full Arkansas Legislative Council for review and approval.