Posted: 12.09.2011

Wisconsin’s homeowners and renters can now join the Landscape Pesticide Advance Notice Registry using an on-line sign-up.

The registry is a way for homeowners and renters to be notified in advance of professional pesticide applications made to lawns, trees and shrubs in their neighborhood. 

Previously, those wanting to join the registry were required to complete and mail in paperwork. Now registration will be through the website of the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection at http://datcpservices.wisconsin.gov/landreg/index.jsp. 

“Our registry members have been requesting on-line registration for a number of years,” explained Debra Viedma, landscape registry coordinator. “We’re pleased to be able to offer this service which will save more than $35,000 annually in mailing, printing and staff costs, limit data entry errors and be more convenient for our users.”

The deadline to join the landscape registry is February 1, 2012.

To join the landscape pesticide registry, go to http://datcpservices.wisconsin.gov/landreg/index.jsp, read the instructions, click on the registration link on the left side of the page, then begin filling in the requested information.

“Completing the application on-line requires the same information as the previous process. You’ll enter your name, address, and phone numbers to be contacted by the lawncare professionals and you will enter the street addresses that you are concerned about,” Viedma explained. “You will need an email address and will be asked to create your own password. This is to ensure that only you can make changes to your registry listing.”

Applicants who do not own or have access to a computer may go to any of Wisconsin’s public libraries, all of which offer free Internet access and staff assistance.  Library staff can also help applicants who do not have an email address obtain a free one. 

In late-November, letters will go out to current registry members with instructions on how to use the on-line system to submit addresses for the registry which are due February 1, 2012. 

Addresses placed on the registry must be on your block of residence or immediately adjoining blocks.

Once on the registry, members can receive notices from professional lawn and landscape businesses starting on March 15. Registry members must be notified at least 12 hours before a pesticide is professionally applied to lawns or landscapes at the addresses listed within the registry.

In 2011, approximately 950 people from 48 counties listed nearly 14,000 addresses.

To join the registry, visit http://datcpservices.wisconsin.gov/landreg/index.jsp before February 1, 2012. Those needing technical assistance with the application process can contact (608) 224-4616.  

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