Illinois 2023 2023-2024 Regular Session

Illinois House Bill HB3086 Engrossed / Bill

Filed 03/15/2023

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1  AN ACT concerning safety.
2  Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3  represented in the General Assembly:
4  Section 5. The Illinois Pesticide Act is amended by
5  changing Sections 6, 10, 11, 11.1, 12, 13, and 13.3 as follows:
6  (415 ILCS 60/6) (from Ch. 5, par. 806)
7  Sec. 6. Registration.
8  1. Every pesticide which is distributed, sold, offered for
9  sale within this State, delivered for transportation or
10  transported in interstate commerce or between points within
11  the State through any point outside the State, shall be
12  registered with the Director or his designated agent, subject
13  to provisions of this Act. Such registration shall be for a
14  period determined under item 1.5 of this Section and shall
15  expire on December 31st. Registration is not required if a
16  pesticide is shipped from one plant or warehouse to another
17  plant or warehouse by the same person and is used solely at
18  such plant or warehouse as a constituent part to make a
19  pesticide which is registered under provisions of this Act and
20  FIFRA.
21  1.5. In order to stagger product registrations, the
22  Department shall, for the 2011 registration year, register
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1  other half for 2 years. Thereafter, a business registration
2  and product registration shall be for 2 years.
3  2. Registration applicant shall file a statement with the
4  Director which shall include:
5  A. The name and address of the applicant and the name
6  and address of the person whose name will appear on the
7  label if different from the applicant's.
8  B. The name of the pesticide.
9  C. A copy of the labeling accompanying the pesticide
10  under customary conditions of distribution, sale and use,
11  including ingredient statement, direction for use, use
12  classification, and precautionary or warning statements.
13  3. The Director may require the submission of complete
14  formula data.
15  4. The Director may require a full description of tests
16  made and the results thereof, upon which the claims are based,
17  for any pesticide not registered pursuant to FIFRA, or on any
18  pesticide under consideration to be classified for restricted
19  use.
20  A. The Director will not consider data he required of
21  the initial registrant of a pesticide in support of
22  another applicants' registration unless the subsequent
23  applicant has obtained written permission to use such
24  data.
25  B. In the case of renewal registration, the Director
26  may accept a statement only with respect to information

 

 

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1  which is different from that furnished previously.
2  5. The Director may prescribe other requirements to
3  support a pesticide registration by regulation.
4  6. For the years preceding the year 2004, any registrant
5  desiring to register a pesticide product at any time during
6  one year shall pay the annual registration fee of $100 per
7  product registered for that applicant. For the years 2004
8  through 2010, the annual product registration fee is $200 per
9  product. For the years 2011 through 2023 and thereafter, the
10  product registration fee shall be $600 per product per 2-year
11  registration period and shall be paid at the time of
12  registration. For the years 2024 and thereafter, the product
13  registration fee shall be $800 per product per 2-year
14  registration period and shall be paid at the time of
15  registration.
16  In addition, for the years preceding the year 2004 any
17  business registering a pesticide product at any time during
18  one year shall pay the annual business registration fee of
19  $250. For the years 2004 through 2010, the annual business
20  registration fee shall be $400. For the years 2011 through
21  2023 and thereafter, the business registration fee shall be
22  $800 per 2-year registration period and shall be paid at the
23  time of registration. For the years 2024 and thereafter, the
24  business registration fee shall be $1000 per 2-year
25  registration period and shall be paid at the time of
26  registration. Each legal entity of the business shall pay the

 

 

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1  business registration fee.
2  For the years preceding the year 2004, any applicant
3  requesting an experimental use permit shall pay the annual fee
4  of $100 per permit and all special local need pesticide
5  registration applicants shall pay an annual fee of $100 per
6  product. For the years 2004 through 2010, the annual
7  experimental use permit fee and special local need pesticide
8  registration fee is $200 per permit. For the years 2011 and
9  thereafter, the annual experimental use permit and special
10  local need pesticide registration fee shall be $300 per
11  product. Subsequent SLN registrations for a pesticide already
12  registered shall be exempted from the registration fee.
13  A. All registration accepted and approved by the
14  Director shall expire on the 31st day of December in any
15  one year unless cancelled. Registration for a special
16  local need may be granted for a specific period of time
17  with the approval date and expiration date specified.
18  B. If a registration for special local need granted by
19  the Director does not receive approval of the
20  Administrator of USEPA, the registration shall expire on
21  the date of the Administrator's disapproval.
22  7. Registrations approved and accepted by the Director and
23  in effect on the 31st day of December, for which renewal
24  application is made, shall continue in full force and effect
25  until the Director notifies the registrant that the renewal
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1  under this Act. Renewal registration forms will be provided to
2  applicants by the Director.
3  8. If the renewal of a pesticide registration is not filed
4  within 30 days of the date of expiration, a penalty late
5  registration assessment of $100 per product shall apply in
6  addition to the regular product registration fee. The late
7  registration assessment shall not apply if the applicant
8  furnishes an affidavit certifying that no unregulated
9  pesticide was distributed or sold during the period of
10  registration. The late assessment is not a bar to prosecution
11  for doing business without proper registry.
12  9. The Director may prescribe by regulation to allow
13  pesticide use for a special local need, pursuant to FIFRA.
14  10. The Director may prescribe by regulation the
15  provisions for and requirements of registering a pesticide
16  intended for experimental use.
17  11. The Director shall not make any lack of essentiality a
18  criterion for denial of registration of any pesticide. Where 2
19  pesticides meet the requirements, one should not be registered
20  in preference to the other.
21  12. It shall be the duty of the pesticide registrant to
22  properly dispose of any pesticide the registration of which
23  has been suspended, revoked or cancelled or which is otherwise
24  not properly registered in the State.
25  (Source: P.A. 100-115, eff. 8-15-17.)

 

 

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1  (415 ILCS 60/10) (from Ch. 5, par. 810)
2  Sec. 10. Commercial applicator license. No commercial
3  applicator shall use or supervise the use of any pesticide
4  without a commercial license issued by the Director. For the
5  years preceding the year 2001, the Director shall require an
6  annual fee for commercial applicator license of $35. For the
7  years 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, and 2006, the annual fee
8  for a commercial applicator license is $45. For the years 2007
9  through 2017, the annual fee for a commercial applicator
10  license is $60. For the years 2018 through 2023 and
11  thereafter, the fee for a multi-year commercial applicator
12  license is $180. For the years 2024 and thereafter, the fee for
13  a multi-year commercial applicator license is $240. The late
14  application fee for a commercial applicator license shall be
15  $20 in addition to the normal license fee. A commercial
16  applicator shall be assessed a fee of $10 for a duplicate
17  license.
18  1. Application for the commercial applicator license shall
19  be made in writing on designated forms available from the
20  Director. Each application shall contain information regarding
21  the applicants qualifications, nature of the proposed
22  operation, classification of license being sought, and shall
23  include the following:
24  A. The full name of the applicant.
25  B. The address of the applicant.
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1  Director on the designated application form.
2  2. An applicant for a license shall demonstrate competence
3  and knowledge regarding pesticide use in accordance with
4  Section 9 of this Act.
5  3. A licensed commercial applicator must provide to the
6  Director at the time of original licensing and must maintain
7  throughout the licensure period evidence of financial
8  responsibility protecting persons who may suffer personal
9  injury or property damage or both as a result of the pesticide
10  operation of the applicant in either of the following manners:
11  A. Evidence of responsibility may be provided in the
12  form of a surety bond for each licensed commercial
13  applicator naming the licensed commercial applicator as
14  principal of the bond. The amount of the bond shall be not
15  less than $50,000 per year. It is permissible to provide
16  two bonds; one for $25,000 for bodily injury liability and
17  the second for $25,000 for property damage liability. The
18  bond or bonds shall be made payable to the Director of
19  Agriculture, State of Illinois, for the benefit of the
20  injured party and shall be conditioned upon compliance
21  with the provisions of this Act by the principal, his or
22  her officers, representatives and employees; or
23  B. Evidence of responsibility may be provided in the
24  form of a certificate of liability insurance providing
25  coverage for each licensed commercial applicator or
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1  person, $100,000 per occurrence bodily injury liability
2  coverage, with an annual aggregate of not less than
3  $500,000, and $50,000 per occurrence property damage
4  liability, with an annual aggregate of not less than
5  $50,000; or, in lieu thereof, a combined single limit of
6  not less than $100,000 bodily injury and property damage
7  liability combined, with an annual aggregate of not less
8  than $500,000.
9  4. Every insurance policy or bond shall contain a
10  provision that it will not be cancelled or reduced by the
11  principal or insurance company, except upon 30 days prior
12  notice in writing to the Director of the Department at the
13  Springfield, Illinois office and the principal insured. A
14  reduction or cancellation of policy shall not affect the
15  liability accrued or which may accrue under such policy before
16  the expiration of the 30 days. The notice shall contain the
17  termination date. Upon said reduction or cancellation, the
18  Director shall immediately notify the licensee that his or her
19  license will be suspended and the effective date until the
20  minimum bond or liability insurance requirements are met by
21  the licensee for the current license period.
22  5. Nothing in this Act shall be construed to relieve any
23  person from liability for any damage to persons or property
24  caused by use of pesticides even though such use conforms to
25  label instructions and pertinent rules and regulations of this
26  State.

 

 

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1  6. The Director may renew any applicant's license in the
2  classifications for which such applicant is licensed, subject
3  to requalification requirements imposed by the Director.
4  Requalification standards shall be prescribed by regulations
5  adopted pursuant to this Act and are required to ensure that
6  the licensed commercial applicator meets the requirements of
7  changing technology and to assure a continued level of
8  competence and ability.
9  7. The Director may limit the license of an applicant to
10  allow only the use of certain pesticides in a delimited
11  geographic area, or to the use of certain application
12  techniques or equipment. If a license is not issued as applied
13  for, the Director shall inform the applicant in writing of the
14  reasons and extend an opportunity for the applicant to
15  complete the requirements for the license desired.
16  8. For the purpose of uniformity, the Director may enter
17  into agreements for accepting standards of qualification of
18  other states as a basis for licensing commercial applicators.
19  (Source: P.A. 99-540, eff. 1-1-17.)
20  (415 ILCS 60/11) (from Ch. 5, par. 811)
21  Sec. 11. Certified Pesticide Applicators. No person shall
22  use or supervise the use of pesticides classified for
23  restricted use without a license issued by the Director.
24  Persons licensed or desiring to be licensed as certified
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1  requirements as set forth in Section 9 of this Act in order to
2  protect public health and the environment, including injury to
3  the applicator or other persons using these pesticides.
4  An applicant for certification as a private pesticide
5  applicator shall meet qualification requirements prescribed by
6  regulation. The application for certification shall be made in
7  writing to the Director, on forms available from the Director
8  or the local county agricultural extension adviser's office
9  and be accompanied by payment of a $10 license fee in the years
10  preceding the year 2001. During the years 2001, 2002, 2003,
11  2004, 2005, and 2006, the private pesticide applicator license
12  fee shall be $15. During the years 2007 through 2010, the
13  private pesticide applicator license fee shall be $20. For the
14  years 2011 through 2023 and thereafter, the private pesticide
15  applicator license fee shall be $30. For the years 2024 and
16  thereafter, the private pesticide applicator license fee shall
17  be $60. A private pesticide applicator shall be assessed a fee
18  of $5 for a duplicate license. Such application shall include:
19  A. The full name of the applicant.
20  B. The mailing address of the applicant.
21  C. The documents required as evidence of competence
22  and knowledge regarding the use of pesticides.
23  Certification, as a private pesticide applicator, issued
24  by the Director shall be valid for a period prescribed by
25  regulation. The Director shall develop regulatory standards to
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1  to meet the requirements of a changing technology and assure a
2  continued level of competence and ability.
3  (Source: P.A. 96-1310, eff. 7-27-10.)
4  (415 ILCS 60/11.1) (from Ch. 5, par. 811.1)
5  Sec. 11.1. Commercial not-for-hire license. No commercial
6  not-for-hire applicator shall use or supervise the use of any
7  pesticide without a license issued by the Director. For the
8  years 2011 through 2017, the commercial not-for-hire pesticide
9  applicator license fee shall be $20. For the years 2018
10  through 2023 and thereafter, the fee for a multi-year
11  commercial not-for-hire pesticide applicator license is $60.
12  For the years 2024 and thereafter, the fee for a multi-year
13  commercial not-for-hire pesticide applicator license is $120.
14  The late application fee for a public or commercial
15  not-for-hire applicator license shall be $20 in addition to
16  the normal license fees. A commercial not-for-hire applicator
17  shall be assessed a fee of $10 for a duplicate license.
18  1. Application for certification as a commercial
19  not-for-hire pesticide applicator shall be made in writing on
20  designated forms available from the Director. Each application
21  shall contain information regarding the qualifications of the
22  applicant, classification of certification being sought, and
23  shall include the following:
24  A. The full name of the applicant.
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1  C. The address at the applicant's place of employment.
2  D. Any other information prescribed by the Director on
3  the designated form.
4  2. The Director shall not issue a certification to a
5  commercial not-for-hire pesticide applicator until the
6  individual identified has demonstrated his competence and
7  knowledge regarding pesticide use in accordance with Section 9
8  of this Act.
9  3. The Director shall not renew a certification as a
10  commercial not-for-hire pesticide applicator until the
11  applicant reestablishes his qualifications in accordance with
12  Section 9 of this Act or has met other requirements imposed by
13  regulation in order to ensure that the applicant meets the
14  requirements of changing technology and to assure a continued
15  level of competence and ability.
16  4. (Blank).
17  5. (Blank).
18  6. (Blank).
19  7. Persons applying general use pesticides, approved by
20  the Inter-Agency Committee on the Use of Pesticides, to scrap
21  tires for the control of mosquitoes shall be exempt from the
22  license requirements of this Section.
23  (Source: P.A. 99-540, eff. 1-1-17.)
24  (415 ILCS 60/12) (from Ch. 5, par. 812)
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1  use any pesticides without a pesticide operator license issued
2  by the Director.
3  1. Application for an operator license shall be made in
4  writing on designated forms available from the Director. Each
5  application shall contain information regarding the nature of
6  applicants pesticide use, his qualifications, and such other
7  facts as prescribed on the form. The application shall also
8  include the following:
9  A. The full name of applicant.
10  B. The address of the applicant.
11  C. The name of and license/certification number of the
12  pesticide applicator under whom the applicant will work.
13  2. The Director shall not issue a pesticide operator
14  license until the individual identified has demonstrated his
15  competence and knowledge regarding pesticide use in accordance
16  with Section 9 of this Act.
17  3. The Director shall not issue an operator license to any
18  person who is unable to provide the name and
19  license/certification number of an applicator under whom the
20  operator will work.
21  4. For the years preceding the year 2001, a licensed
22  commercial operator working for or under the supervision of a
23  certified licensed commercial pesticide applicator shall pay
24  an annual fee of $25. For the years 2001, 2002, and 2003, the
25  annual fee for a commercial operator license is $30. For the
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1  operator license is $35. For the years 2007 through 2017, the
2  annual fee for a commercial operator license is $40. For the
3  years 2018 through 2023 and thereafter, the fee for a
4  multi-year commercial operator license is $120. For the years
5  2024 and thereafter, the fee for a multi-year commercial
6  operator license is $180. The late application fee for an
7  operator license shall be $20 in addition to the normal
8  license fee. A licensed operator shall be assessed a fee of $10
9  for a duplicate license.
10  5. For the years 2011 through 2017, the commercial
11  not-for-hire pesticide operator license fee shall be $15. For
12  the years 2018 through 2023 and thereafter, the fee for a
13  multi-year commercial not-for-hire pesticide operator license
14  is $45. For the years 2024 and thereafter, the fee for a
15  multi-year commercial not-for-hire pesticide operator license
16  is $90. The late application fee for a commercial not-for-hire
17  operator license shall be $20 in addition to the normal
18  license fee. A commercial not-for-hire operator shall be
19  assessed a fee of $10 for a duplicate license.
20  (Source: P.A. 99-540, eff. 1-1-17; 100-115, eff. 8-15-17.)
21  (415 ILCS 60/13) (from Ch. 5, par. 813)
22  Sec. 13. Pesticide dealers. Any pesticide dealer who sells
23  Restricted Use pesticides shall be registered with the
24  Department on forms provided by the Director. Beginning July
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1  pesticides for use in the production of an agricultural
2  commodity in containers with a capacity of 2.5 gallons or
3  greater or 10 pounds or greater must also register with the
4  Department on forms provided by the Director. Through 2017,
5  registration shall consist of passing a required examination
6  and payment of a $100 registration fee. For the years 2018
7  through 2023 and thereafter, the pesticide dealer registration
8  fee for a multi-year registration period is $300. For the
9  years 2024 and thereafter, the pesticide dealer registration
10  fee for a multi-year registration period is $350. The late
11  application fee for a pesticide dealer registration shall be
12  $20 in addition to the normal pesticide dealer registration
13  fee. A pesticide dealer shall be assessed a fee of $10 for a
14  duplicate registration.
15  Dealers who hold a Structural Pest Control license with
16  the Illinois Department of Public Health or a Commercial
17  Applicator's license with the Illinois Department of
18  Agriculture are exempt from the registration fee but must
19  register with the Department.
20  Each place of business which sells restricted use
21  pesticides or non-restricted pesticides for use in the
22  production of an agricultural commodity in containers with a
23  capacity of 2.5 gallons or greater or 10 pounds or greater
24  shall be considered a separate entity for the purpose of
25  registration.
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1  December 31 of the year in which it is to expire. Pesticide
2  dealers shall be certified in accordance with Section 9 of
3  this Act.
4  The Director may prescribe, by rule, requirements for the
5  registration and testing of any pesticide dealer selling other
6  than restricted use pesticides and such rules shall include
7  the establishment of a registration fee in an amount not to
8  exceed the pesticide dealer registration fee.
9  The Department may refuse to issue or may suspend the
10  registration of any person who fails to file a return, or to
11  pay the tax, penalty, or interest shown in a filed return, or
12  to pay any final assessment of tax, penalty, or interest, as
13  required by any tax Act administered by the Illinois
14  Department of Revenue, until such time as the requirements of
15  any such tax Act are satisfied.
16  (Source: P.A. 99-540, eff. 1-1-17.)
17  (415 ILCS 60/13.3)
18  Sec. 13.3. Agrichemical facility containment permits. An
19  agrichemical containment permit issued by the Department shall
20  be obtained for each existing and new agrichemical facility
21  and non-commercial agrichemical facility as defined by rules
22  promulgated by the Department. A permit fee of $250 $100 shall
23  be submitted to the Department with each permit application or
24  permit renewal application. All moneys collected under this
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1  (Source: P.A. 96-1310, eff. 7-27-10.)
2  Section 10. The Lawn Care Products Application and Notice
3  Act is amended by changing Section 5 as follows:
4  (415 ILCS 65/5) (from Ch. 5, par. 855)
5  Sec. 5. Containment of spills, wash water, and rinsate
6  collection.
7  (a) No loading of lawn care products for distribution to a
8  customer or washing or rinsing of pesticide residues from
9  vehicles, application equipment, mixing equipment, floors or
10  other items used for the storage, handling, preparation for
11  use, transport, or application of pesticides to lawns shall be
12  performed at a facility except in designated containment areas
13  in accordance with the requirements of this Section. A lawn
14  care containment permit, issued by the Department, shall be
15  obtained prior to the operation of the containment area. The
16  Department shall issue a lawn care containment permit when the
17  containment area or facility complies with the provisions of
18  this Section and the rules and regulations adopted under
19  Sections 5 and 6. A permit fee of $250 $100 shall be submitted
20  to the Department with each permit application or permit
21  renewal application. All moneys collected pursuant to this
22  Section shall be deposited into the Pesticide Control Fund.
23  (b) No later than January 1, 1993, containment areas shall
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1  water or rinsates may be released into the environment except
2  in accordance with applicable law. Containment areas shall
3  include the following requirements:
4  (1) The containment area shall be constructed of
5  concrete, asphalt or other impervious materials which
6  include, but are not limited to, polyethylene containment
7  pans and synthetic membrane liners. All containment area
8  materials shall be compatible with the lawncare products
9  to be contained.
10  (2) The containment area shall be designed to capture
11  spills, washwaters, and rinsates generated in the loading
12  of application devices, the lawncare product-related
13  servicing of vehicles, and the triple rinsing of pesticide
14  containers and to prevent the release of such spills,
15  washwaters, or rinsates to the environment other than as
16  described in paragraph (3) of this subsection (b).
17  (3) Spills, washwaters, and rinsates captured in the
18  containment area may be used in accordance with the label
19  rates of the lawncare products, reused as makeup water for
20  dilution of pesticides in preparation of application, or
21  disposed in accordance with applicable local, State and
22  federal regulations.
23  (c) The requirements of this Section shall not apply to
24  situations constituting an emergency where washing or rinsing
25  of pesticide residues from equipment or other items is
26  necessary to prevent imminent harm to human health or the

 

 

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1  environment.
2  (d) The requirements of this Section shall not apply to
3  persons subject to the containment requirements of the
4  Illinois Pesticide Act or the Illinois Fertilizer Act of 1961
5  and any rules or regulations adopted thereunder.
6  (Source: P.A. 96-1310, eff. 7-27-10.)

 

 

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