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Agricultural Chemical Control Areas

Nine Agricultural Chemical Control Areas (ACCA) have been established in Victoria to protect high value herbicide sensitive crops.

Within these areas restrictions apply to the types of herbicides, their method of application and the periods in which certain chemicals can be used.

To check if the location you intend to spray is within an ACCA, refer to the map below. Each ACCA is identified in the map by a purple or green shaded area. Click on the shaded area or follow the links for information about each ACCA, including detailed maps, area boundaries and chemical restrictions.

     

Melbourne Lindenow Orbost Boisdale Extended Mallee and Mallee Mid Murray Goulburn Valley North Eastern Rutherglen

Dates ACCA restrictions are operational

                                                   

ACCA	Start Date	Finish Date
Melbourne	All year
Lindenow	All year
Orbost	All year
Boisdale	All year
Mallee & Mid Murray	1st August	30th April the following year
Extended Mallee	1st August	30th April the following year
Goulburn Valley	1st September	30th April the following year
North Eastern	1st September	30th April the following year
Rutherglen	1st September	30th April the following year

Chemicals Prohibited by the Specified Method of Application

                          

ACCA	Chemical	Prohibited method
All ACCAs - except for Extended Mallee	Any formulation of Picloram   Hexazinone applied as a liquid   Products containing Sulfometuron Methyl   Ester formulations of Triclopyr	Aerial spraying or mister application
All ACCAs - except for Extended Mallee	Ester formulations of 2,4-D, 2,4-DB or MCPA	All methods of application
Extended Mallee only	Ester formulations of Triclopyr	Aerial spraying or mister application
Extended Mallee only	Ester formulations of 2,4-D or MCPA	All methods of application

Chemicals Prohibited Unless an *ACCA Permit Has Been Granted

           

ACCA	Chemical	Prohibited method
All ACCAs - except for Extended Mallee	Any formulation of chlorsulfuron, clopyralid, glyphosate or metsulfuron methyl Any amine formulation of MCPA, MCPB, 2,4-D, 2,4-DB, dicamba, mecoprop or triclopyr	Aerial spraying or mister application

Application for an Agricultural Chemical Control Area (ACCA) permit

Notes

To determine if a chemical product contains any of these prohibited chemicals, please read the chemical's label and accompanying information sheet or search the APVMA PUBCRIS website.

*An ACCA permit is different to an Agricultural Chemical User Permit (ACUP).

Mister definition: spraying equipment that uses air for dispersing the spray and includes mist blowers, orchard sprayers, air blast sprayers, air shear sprayers and any other spraying equipment that produces a droplet size spectrum that is classified as fine or very fine under ASAE S572 FEB04, Spray Nozzle Classification by Droplet Spectra, but does not include air assisted boom sprayers or twin fluid nozzle sprayers.

Remember

All users of agricultural and veterinary chemicals, including ACUP holders, are required to keep specified records for all chemical products used within 48 hours of using the chemical product, and to keep these records for a period of two years.

Further information:

DPI Customer Service Centre 136 186 or www.dpi.vic.gov.au/chemicalstandards