| 1 | 1 | | 1.1 A bill for an act |
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| 2 | 2 | | 1.2 relating to agriculture; modifying requirements for restricted use pesticide |
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| 3 | 3 | | 1.3 applicators; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 18B.01, by adding a |
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| 4 | 4 | | 1.4 subdivision; 18B.30; 18B.32, by adding a subdivision; 18B.33, by adding a |
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| 5 | 5 | | 1.5 subdivision; 18B.34, by adding a subdivision; 18B.36, by adding a subdivision. |
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| 6 | 6 | | 1.6BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: |
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| 7 | 7 | | 1.7 Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 18B.01, is amended by adding a subdivision |
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| 8 | 8 | | 1.8to read: |
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| 9 | 9 | | 1.9 Subd. 14d.Noncertified applicator."Noncertified applicator" means a person who |
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| 10 | 10 | | 1.10meets all the requirements specified in Code of Federal Regulations, title 40, section 171.201, |
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| 11 | 11 | | 1.11except that a private applicator providing direct supervision under Code of Federal |
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| 12 | 12 | | 1.12Regulations, title 40, section 171.201, paragraph (b)(2)(iii)(A), is not required to be an |
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| 13 | 13 | | 1.13immediate family member. |
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| 14 | 14 | | 1.14 Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 18B.30, is amended to read: |
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| 15 | 15 | | 1.15 18B.30 PESTICIDE USE LICENSE REQUIREMENT; INTERNET SALES |
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| 16 | 16 | | 1.16PROHIBITED; RESTRICTED USE PESTICIDES. |
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| 17 | 17 | | 1.17 (a) A person may not use a restricted use pesticide without a license or certification |
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| 18 | 18 | | 1.18required under sections 18B.29 to 18B.35, and the use may only be done under conditions |
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| 19 | 19 | | 1.19prescribed by the commissioner. This paragraph does not apply to a noncertified applicator. |
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| 20 | 20 | | 1.20 (b) A person shall not sell any pesticide labeled for restricted use over an Internet website |
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| 21 | 21 | | 1.21to a Minnesota resident who is not a licensed or certified pesticide applicator. A person |
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| 22 | 22 | | 1.22selling a pesticide labeled for restricted use over an Internet website to a Minnesota resident |
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| 23 | 23 | | 1Sec. 2. |
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| 24 | 24 | | 25-00638 as introduced11/21/24 REVISOR BD/NB |
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| 25 | 25 | | SENATE |
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| 26 | 26 | | STATE OF MINNESOTA |
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| 27 | 27 | | S.F. No. 98NINETY-FOURTH SESSION |
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| 28 | 28 | | (SENATE AUTHORS: DRAZKOWSKI) |
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| 29 | 29 | | OFFICIAL STATUSD-PGDATE |
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| 30 | 30 | | Introduction and first reading01/16/2025 |
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| 31 | 31 | | Referred to Agriculture, Veterans, Broadband and Rural Development 2.1must verify that the purchaser is a licensed or certified pesticide applicator under sections |
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| 32 | 32 | | 2.218B.29 to 18B.35. |
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| 33 | 33 | | 2.3 Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 18B.32, is amended by adding a subdivision to |
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| 34 | 34 | | 2.4read: |
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| 35 | 35 | | 2.5 Subd. 1a.Exception.Subdivision 1 does not apply to a noncertified applicator. |
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| 36 | 36 | | 2.6 Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 18B.33, is amended by adding a subdivision to |
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| 37 | 37 | | 2.7read: |
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| 38 | 38 | | 2.8 Subd. 1a.Exception.Subdivision 1 does not apply to a noncertified applicator. |
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| 39 | 39 | | 2.9 Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 18B.34, is amended by adding a subdivision to |
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| 40 | 40 | | 2.10read: |
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| 41 | 41 | | 2.11 Subd. 1a.Exception.Subdivision 1 does not apply to a noncertified applicator. |
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| 42 | 42 | | 2.12 Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 18B.36, is amended by adding a subdivision to |
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| 43 | 43 | | 2.13read: |
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| 44 | 44 | | 2.14 Subd. 1a.Exception.Subdivision 1 does not apply to a noncertified applicator. |
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| 45 | 45 | | 2Sec. 6. |
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| 46 | 46 | | 25-00638 as introduced11/21/24 REVISOR BD/NB |
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