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217.560 Unlawful practices.

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217.560 Unlawful practices. It shall be unlawful: <br>(1) For any person to detach, alter, deface, or destroy, in whole or in part, any label or labeling provided for in KRS 217.542 to 217.630 or the regulations adopted <br>hereunder, or to add any substance to, or take any substance from a pesticide in a <br>manner that may defeat the purposes of KRS 217.542 to 217.630 or the regulations <br>adopted hereunder; (2) For any person to use for his own advantage or to reveal, other than to the department, or proper officials or employees of the state or officials or employees of <br>EPA, or other federal agencies, or to the courts in response to a subpoena, or to <br>physicians, or in emergencies to pharmacists and other qualified persons for use in <br>the preparation of antidotes, in accordance with such directions as the department <br>may prescribe, any information relative to formulas of products, or trade secrets or <br>other confidential information obtained under authority of KRS 217.542 to 217.630; (3) For any person to oppose or interfere in any way with the department or its duly authorized agents in carrying out the duties imposed by KRS 217.542 to 217.630 or <br>any regulations adopted hereunder; (4) For any person to handle, transport, store, display or distribute pesticides in such a manner as to endanger man and his environment, or to endanger food, feed, or any <br>other products that may be transported, stored, displayed or distributed with such <br>pesticides; and (5) For any person to dispose of, discard, or store any pesticides or pesticide containers in such a manner as to cause injury to humans, vegetation, crops or livestock, <br>wildlife, beneficial insects, or to pollute any water supply or waterway. Effective: July 15, 1980 <br>History: Amended 1980 Ky. Acts ch. 295, sec. 51, effective July 15, 1980. -- Amended 1974 Ky. Acts ch. 200, sec. 5. -- Created 1956 Ky. Acts ch. 218, sec. 3, effective July <br>1, 1956.