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                          United States       /
                          Environmental Protect3'1
                          Agency
                                      20T-3004
                                      September 1990
                          Pesticides And Tox^' Substances (H-7506C)
Protecting  Endangered
Species
Interim   Measures
                          Jackson County, Mississippi
                            The information in this pamphlet is
                            similar to what the U.S. Environmental
                         Protection Agency (EPA) expects to
                         distribute once our Endangered Species
                         Protection Program is in effect. The
                         limitations on pesticide use are not law at
                         this time, but are being provided now for
                         your use in voluntarily protecting
                         endangered and threatened species from
                         harm due to pesticide use. We encourage
                         you to use this information. We also
                         welcome your comments.
                           The Endangered Species Act is intended
                         to protect and promote recovery of animals
                         and plants that are in danger of becoming
                         extinct due to the activities of people.
                         Under the Act, EPA must ensure that use
                         of pesticides it registers will not result in
                         harm to the species listed as endangered or
                         threatened by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife
                         Service, or to habitat critical to those
                         species' survival. To accomplish this, the
                         EPA expects to implement program
                         requirements beginning in 1991. This
                         program will protect endangered and
                         threatened species from harm due to
                         pesticide use.
                           EPA requests your comments regarding
                         the information presented in this
                         publication. Please drop us a line to let us
                         know whether the information is clear and
                         correct. Also tell us to what extent
                         following the recommended measures
                         would affect your typical pesticide use or
                         productivity. This information  will be .
                         considered by EPA during the  final .stages
                         of program  development.
                               	     Please submit comments to:
                                     Interim. Endangered Species
                                    Protection Program (H7506C)
                            Public Docket and Information Section
                                                    U.S. EPA
                                              401 M Street, SW
                                         Washington, DC 20460
                                     About This Publication

                                     This publication contains a County Map
                                     showing the area within the county where
                                     pesticide use should be limited to protect
                                     listed species. These areas are identified on
                                     the map by a shaded pattern. Each shaded
                                     pattern corresponds to a species in need of
                                     protection.
                                       The Shading Key shows the name of the
                                     species that each shaded pattern represents
                                     and describes the shaded area. The area
                                     may be described in terms of Township,
                                     Range, and Section or by giving details
                                     about the habitat of the species.
                                       The first column of the "Table of Pesticide
                                     Active Ingredients" lists the active
                                     ingredients for which there should be
                                     limitations on use to protect certain species.
                                     The next columns are headed by the shaded
                                     pattern of the species with Codes listed
                                     underneath them.
                                       The  Code indicates the specific limitation
                                     that is necessary to protect the species. The
                                     section titled Limitations on Pesticide Use
                                     explains the code.

                                     Does  This Information Apply To
                                     You?

                                     To determine whether this information
                                     applies to your use of a pesticide, review
                                     the questions below. The information
                                     applies only if you answer "yes" to both
                                     questions:

                                     • Do you intend to use pesticides within
                                     the shaded area on the county map?
                                     • Are any of the ingredients listed on the
                                     front panel of your pesticide product label
                                     named in the "Table of Pesticide Active
                                     Ingredients"?

                                       If you answer "yes" to both questions,
                                     you should follow the instructions on "How
                                     to Use This Information" to determine if
                                     you should limit use of the pesticide to help
                                     protect listed species.
                                       If you answer "no" to either question,
                                     you should follow the usage directions on
                                     the pesticide product label.

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How To Use This Information


1) On the county map, find the specific shading patterns
   that cover the area where you will apply pesticides.

2) Read the shading key for those patterns to identify
   the specific area involved.

3) In the "Table of Pesticide Active Ingredients," locate
   the active ingredients in the pesticide you intend
   to apply.

4) Locate the code to the right of the active ingredient
   name and under the shading patterns that apply
   to you.

5) When using the pesticide, you should follow the
   limitations indicated for those codes described under
   "Limitations on Pesticide Use."

6) If you are applying more than one listed active
   ingredient or applying a listed active ingredient in
   an area with more than one shaded pattern (species),
   multiple'codes may apply. If so, you should follow
   the most restrictive limitation.
Table Olpesticide Active Ingredients
Active Ingredient
Shading Pattern/Code
           cn
CARBOFURAN
CHLORPYRIFOS
DIAZINON
FENTHION
METHYL PARATHIOh
PARAQUAT
PARATHION (ETHYL PARATHION)
SODIUM CYANIDE
TEMEPHOS
TRICHLORFON
ZINC PHOSPHIDE
28
28
28
28,35
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
Limitations On Pesticide Use
Code Limitation
28 Do not apply within 100 yards
of species
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         habitat for aerial applications or within
         20 yards of species habitat for ground
         applications.

         Do not apply on livestock within one-half
         mile of species habitat	

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Jackson County, Mississippi
                 Legend
                 —  County Border
                     County Seat
                     City
                     U.S., State or
                      Other Highway
                     Park, Reservation,
                      Forest, Monument
                     River,  Stream, Creek
                                                                             N
        4  mi
i   i   i  i
       6  km
Shading Key
                   I   De Soto
                      National
                       Forest
        Mississippi sandhill crane, Grus canadensis pulla.  Within the shaded area shown on the
        map, use limitations only apply in savannas, in forested areas, and outward from each edge
        of swamps. Between December 1 and March 31, use limitations also apply in pastures and
        cornfields within this area.

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