Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies
(a) Operators shall not smoke or eat while working with sodium fluoroacetate. They shall thoroughly wash their hands with soap and warm water and rinse them with clear water after handling, mixing or distributing sodium fluoroacetate-poisoned baits. Waste water from such washing shall never be thrown upon vegetation that might be eaten by domestic animals. Bait shall be placed out of the way of human activity. Uncovered containers for dispensing water solutions of sodium fluoroacetate shall: (A) Have a capacity of not more than three-fourths of a fluid ounce and not be more than half filled; (B) have a flat base or bottom, the diameter of which is not less than three times the height of the container; (C) be of an off-white or other inconspicuous color; (D) be marked in a strong contrasting color both inside and outside, with a distinctive standard legend containing "Poison" with skull and crossbones with or without the added designation "1080"; (E) permit no loss of liquid by penetration or seepage for a period of three days.
(b) A bait box or bait station when used shall be of suitable construction and size and there shall be provided therein a feeding arrangement such as a chicken feeder or watering jar or an anchored food tray. A bait box shall have a slanting top of a type to make impossible the placing of articles upon it. A bait box shall possess a means of access with no dimension greater than two and one-half inches. Such means of access shall never be obstructed. Bait boxes shall be securely fastened in position and provision shall be made for locking the box at all times. The bait box shall bear conspicuously the standard sodium fluoroacetate legend: "POISON" with skull and crossbones. The bait box shall be approved by the commissioner of the department of environmental protection.
(c) Twelve to fourteen grams, but not more than one-half ounce of sodium fluoroacetate per gallon of water shall be the concentration of the bait solution. Supplies of sodium fluoroacetate-poisoned water shall be stored and carried only in durable, shatter-resistant receptacles.
(d) Poisoned water shall be dispensed carefully by syringe or gravity-feed tubing or by the use of a pouring attachment on the sodium fluoroacetate container, to avoid spillings. The bait containers shall never be placed above floor level. They shall be placed at intervals along runways, in concealed positions behind boxes and boards, or in specially constructed bait stations at a frequency dictated by the degree of infestation. Sodium fluoroacetate in open containers shall be used only in commercial business establishments while the plants are closed or when no danger to the public is involved. A chart shall be made of the establishment and the location of each bait container marked so that it may be located and checked. Following poisoning operations, all combustible water containers shall be picked up and burned and residues of sodium fluoroacetate solutions shall be excessively diluted and disposed of in an area inaccessible to animals and human beings. Paper cups and bait solutions shall not be reused.
(Effective December 29, 1977)