(1) The department hereby establishes the standards of restriction for pesticides to be registered, re-registered, sold, distributed, offered for sale, purchased, exchanged, bartered, given away, used, or applied in the state. Sections 80-8-201 (3) and 80-8-105 (2) (a) , (b) , and (3) of the Act allows the department to restrict pesticides to prevent damage or injury to:

(a) persons, animals, or pollinating insects from the effect of drift or from careless application;

(b) the environment;

(c) plants, including forage plants;

(d) wildlife; and

(e) fish and other aquatic life.

These rules establish standards for requiring pesticides to be registered in the state, to be classified as either restricted or general use pesticides by the department and prohibits the sale of restricted pesticides by any person to another person who has not been certified by the department to purchase, use, or apply the pesticide. It shall be unlawful to make available for use or to use any pesticide, whether registered or not, classified for restricted use to any person other than a certified applicator except as other exempted by the Act or rules adopted thereunder.