Lawn Care Operations Legalities
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ANY HOMEOWNER CAN DO ANY THING ON HIS OWN PROPERTY.
- "HELPING" A NEIGHBOR IS A LIGHT GREY AREA.
WHEN LAWN CARE IS DONE FOR HIRE, INDIANA STATE LAWS MUST BE CONSIDERED.
FERTILIZER ONLY - (NO PESTICIDES) - MAY BE APPLIED WITHOUT A PESTICIDE APPLICATORS LICENCE.
- HOWEVER, THE AMOUNT AND GRADE OF FERTILIZER DELIVERED (APPLIED) MUST BE STATED ON A DOCUMENT.
ANY PESTICIDE OR PLANT GROWTH MODIFYING PRODUCT MUST BE APPLIED BY AN APPLICATOR LICENCED BY THE INDIANA STATE CHEMIST OFFICE.
THE COMPANY LICENCE MUST BE IN THE PROPER CATEGORY.
- I.E. LAWNS (3B)
- ORNAMENTALS (3A)
- PERIMETER PESTS (7A)
- MOSQUITOS (8)
- AND THE APPLICATOR MUST BE REGISTERED TO APPLY PESTICIDES FOR THE COMPANY. AN APPLICATOR WITHOUT A LICENCED COMPANY CAN NOT APPLY PESTICIDES.
THE INDIANA STATE CHEMIST OFFICE AND INDIANA STATE LAW REQUIRE EACH COMPANY APPLYING PESTICIDES CARRY MINIMAL LEVELS OF INSURANCE.
THE "GHOSTING" OF FERTILIZER & PESTICIDES AS PART OF A LAWN MAINTENANCE AGREEMENT IS ILLEGAL BY STATE LAW AND IS ENFORCED BY FELONY CHARGES BY THE INDIANA STATE CHEMIST OFFICERS.
- IF THERE IS NO DOCUMENT STATING WHAT WAS APPLIED AND HOW MUCH WAS APPLIED THEN NOTHING WAS APPLIED.
- IF A STATEMENT IS LEFT WITH DOCUMENTATION OF THE KIND AND AMOUNT OF FERTILIZER AND/OR PESTICIDE AND NOTHING WAS APPLIED THAT'S SOME KIND OF FRAUD AND A CRIME.
THE LAWN MUST BE POSTED BY APPLICATOR WHETHER APPLYING A FERTILIZER OR PESTICIDE OR BOTH.
- IT IS THE LAWNOWNER'S RESPONSIBILITY TO REMOVE THE FLAG.
THEREFORE, WHEN HIRING A LAWN CARE SERVICE BE SURE THEY ARE LICENCED AND INSURED AT THE MINIMUM.