Oklahoma 2024 Regular Session

Oklahoma Senate Bill SB494 Compare Versions

Version 1 (Old)

Version 2 (New)

Old	New		Differences
1	1
2	2
3		-	SB494 HFLR Page 1
4		-	BOLD FACE denotes Committee Amendments. 1
	3	+	ENGR. S. B. NO. 494 Page 1 1
5	4		2
6	5		3
7	6		4
8	7		5
9	8		6
10	9		7
11	10		8
12	11		9
13	12		10
14	13		11
15	14		12
16	15		13
17	16		14
18	17		15
19	18		16
20	19		17
21	20		18
22	21		19
23	22		20
24	23		21
25	24		22
26	25		23
27	26		24
28		-
29		-	HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES - FLOOR VERSION
30		-
31		-	STATE OF OKLAHOMA
32		-
33		-	1st Session of the 59th Legislature (2023)
34	27
35	28		ENGROSSED SENATE
36	29		BILL NO. 494 By: Howard and Bullard of the
37	30		Senate
38	31
39	32		and
40	33
41	34		Pfeiffer of the House
42	35
43	36
44	37
45	38		An Act relating to damages; amending 2 O.S. 2 021,
46	39		Section 3-82, which relates to the C ombined Pesticide
47	40		Law; updating reference to certai n entity; specifying
48	41		categories of growing crops or plants eli gible for
49	42		award of damages for certain viola tions; establishing
50	43		requirements for calculation of certai n actual
51	44		damages; limiting certain damage awards; providing
52	45		for codification; and declaring an emergency.
53	46
54	47
55	48
56	49
57	50		BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
58	51		SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 2 O.S. 2021, Section 3 -82, is
59	52		amended to read as follows:
60	53		Section 3-82. A. LICENSE REQUIRED - 1. It shall be unlawful
61	54		for any person to act, operate, or do business or advertise as a
62	55		commercial, noncommercial, certified applicator, temporary certified
63	56		applicator, service technician, or priva te applicator unless the
64	57		person has obtained a valid applicator’s license issued by the S tate
65	58		Board of Agriculture for the category of pestic ide application in
66	59		which the person is engaged.
	60	+	2. A license may be issued by the Board in any category of
	61	+	pesticide application if the applicant qualif ies and the applicant
	62	+	is limited to the category of pesticide application named on the
67	63
68		-	SB494 HFLR Page 2
69		-	BOLD FACE denotes Committee Amendments. 1
	64	+	ENGR. S. B. NO. 494 Page 2 1
70	65		2
71	66		3
72	67		4
73	68		5
74	69		6
75	70		7
76	71		8
77	72		9
78	73		10
79	74		11
80	75		12
81	76		13
82	77		14
83	78		15
84	79		16
85	80		17
86	81		18
87	82		19
88	83		20
89	84		21
90	85		22
91	86		23
92	87		24
93	88
94		-	2. A license may be issued by the Board in any category of
95		-	pesticide application if the applicant qualif ies and the applicant
96		-	is limited to the category of pesticide application named on the
97	89		license. The Board may establish categories of pesticide
98	90		application as necessary . Licenses shall be issued upon application
99	91		to the Board on a form prescribed by the B oard. The application
100	92		shall contain information re garding the applicant’s qualifications,
101	93		proposed operations, and other information as specified by the
102	94		Board.
103	95		3. a. An aerial license shall not be issued or be valid
104	96		unless the applicant files with the Boa rd a copy of a
105	97		valid document issued by the Federal Aviation
106	98		Administration showing that the person is qualified to
107	99		operate or supervise the operation of an aircraft
108	100		conducting agricultural operations . Applicants for an
109	101		aerial license and pilots working u nder a license may
110	102		be subject to a complete and tho rough background
111	103		examination.
112	104		b. The Board shall promulgate rules regarding aerial
113	105		applicators and applications consistent with federal
114	106		law and shall solicit the assis tance of the Federal
115	107		Aviation Agency Administration in the enforcement of
116	108		this subsection.
	109	+	4. Each business location shall require a separat e license and
	110	+	separate certified applicator except that a certified applicator for
	111	+	a noncommercial business locatio n may also serve as the certified
	112	+	applicator for one commercial business location.
117	113
118		-	SB494 HFLR Page 3
119		-	BOLD FACE denotes Committee Amendments. 1
	114	+	ENGR. S. B. NO. 494 Page 3 1
120	115		2
121	116		3
122	117		4
123	118		5
124	119		6
125	120		7
126	121		8
127	122		9
128	123		10
129	124		11
130	125		12
131	126		13
132	127		14
133	128		15
134	129		16
135	130		17
136	131		18
137	132		19
138	133		20
139	134		21
140	135		22
141	136		23
142	137		24
143	138
144		-	4. Each business location shall require a separat e license and
145		-	separate certified applicator except that a certified applicator for
146		-	a noncommercial business locatio n may also serve as the certified
147		-	applicator for one commercial business location.
148	139		5. A license shall not be issued for the category of pest icide
149	140		application of any applicant or representative who has a temporary
150	141		certification.
151	142		B. CERTIFICATION REQUIRED - 1. A license shall be issued only
152	143		after satisfactory comple tion of the certification standards by the
153	144		person who shall be the certified ap plicator under the license.
154	145		Temporary certified applicators do not qualify as the certified
155	146		applicator for a licen se, nor may they act as a certified
156	147		applicator. The Board shall deny the application for certification,
157	148		recertification, issuance, or renewa l of a certificate or license
158	149		for a failure to show proper qualification under the rules or for
159	150		violations of any provisions of this section . A certificate in any
160	151		category shall be valid for five (5) years unless suspended,
161	152		canceled, or revoked by the Boa rd or until recertification is
162	153		required for the category, and may be renewed after successful
163	154		completion of recerti fication requirements. The Board may require
164	155		certified applicators to be recertified once in a five-year period.
165	156		2. A certified service tec hnician identification shall be
166	157		issued upon application and completion of certification standards
167	158		determined by the Board. Temporary certified applicato rs may
	159	+	qualify as a certified service technician. No person shall act, do
	160	+	business as, or advertise as a service technician unless the person
	161	+	has met all the qualifications and standards as required by the
	162	+	Board. The service technicians’ identification shall be issued in
168	163
169		-	SB494 HFLR Page 4
170		-	BOLD FACE denotes Committee Amendments. 1
	164	+	ENGR. S. B. NO. 494 Page 4 1
171	165		2
172	166		3
173	167		4
174	168		5
175	169		6
176	170		7
177	171		8
178	172		9
179	173		10
180	174		11
181	175		12
182	176		13
183	177		14
184	178		15
185	179		16
186	180		17
187	181		18
188	182		19
189	183		20
190	184		21
191	185		22
192	186		23
193	187		24
194	188
195		-	qualify as a certified service technician. No person shall act, do
196		-	business as, or advertise as a service technician unless the person
197		-	has met all the qualifications and standards as required by the
198		-	Board. The service technicians’ identification shall be issued in
199	189		the name of the licensed entity. The licensee shall ensure that the
200	190		service technician identification is returned to the Board upon
201	191		termination of the employee . A service technician identification
202	192		shall be valid for a period of five (5) years unless suspended ,
203	193		canceled, or revoked by the Board, until recertification is required
204	194		by the Board, or until the service technician leaves the employ of
205	195		the licensed entity. The Oklahoma Department of Agricult ure, Food,
206	196		and Forestry may issue a se rvice technician identi fication upon
207	197		completion of the following:
208	198		a. a determination is made by the Dep artment that the
209	199		applicant has successfully completed the written
210	200		examination,
211	201		b. the licensed entity provides a co mpleted service
212	202		technician identificat ion application form at the time
213	203		of testing, and
214	204		c. all appropriate fees are paid at the time of testin g.
215	205		3. Each license, except for private applicators, shall expire
216	206		on dates established by the Department in adminis trative rules and
217	207		may be renewed for t he ensuing calendar year, without penalty or
218	208		reexamination, if a properly completed application is file d with the
	209	+	Board on a date established by the Department . If the application
	210	+	is not received by the due date, a penalty of twice the amount of
	211	+	the renewal fee shall be charged for renewal of the license. If the
	212	+	application is not received within thirty (30) days following the
219	213
220		-	SB494 HFLR Page 5
221		-	BOLD FACE denotes Committee Amendments. 1
	214	+	ENGR. S. B. NO. 494 Page 5 1
222	215		2
223	216		3
224	217		4
225	218		5
226	219		6
227	220		7
228	221		8
229	222		9
230	223		10
231	224		11
232	225		12
233	226		13
234	227		14
235	228		15
236	229		16
237	230		17
238	231		18
239	232		19
240	233		20
241	234		21
242	235		22
243	236		23
244	237		24
245	238
246		-	Board on a date established by the Department . If the application
247		-	is not received by the due date, a penalty of twice the amount of
248		-	the renewal fee shall be charged for renewal of the license. If the
249		-	application is not received within thirty (30) days following the
250	239		due date, an additional one-hundred-dollar penalty shall be paid
251	240		prior to license renewal.
252	241		All private applicator licenses are in effect for five (5) years
253	242		and may be renewed by application after completion of a continuing
254	243		education program or written exam approved by the Board.
255	244		C. The following fees shall be paid to the Board:
256	245		1. A fee of One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) for each cat egory of
257	246		pesticide application shall be paid to the Board for the issuance or
258	247		renewal of a commercial a pplicator business license. Not more than
259	248		Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00) total category fees shall be charged
260	249		annually to any business location of an ap plicator;
261	250		2. A fee of Fifty Dollars ($50.00) shall be paid to the Board
262	251		for each written examination c onducted by the Board;
263	252		3. A fee of Fifty Dollars ($50.00) shall be paid to the Board
264	253		for each practical examinatio n conducted by the Board;
265	254		4. A fee of Twenty Dollars ($20.00) shall be paid to the Board
266	255		for the issuance or renewal of a private applicator ’s license;
267	256		5. A fee of Fifty Dollars ($50.00) shall be paid to the Board
268	257		for the issuance or renewal of a noncomm ercial business license.
269	258		Not more than Two Hundred Fifty Dollars ($250.00) total category
	259	+	fees shall be charged annually to any noncommercia l business
	260	+	location of an applicator;
	261	+	6. A fee of Twenty Dollars ($20.00) shall be paid to the Board
	262	+	for the issuance or renewal of service technician i dentification;
270	263
271		-	SB494 HFLR Page 6
272		-	BOLD FACE denotes Committee Amendments. 1
	264	+	ENGR. S. B. NO. 494 Page 6 1
273	265		2
274	266		3
275	267		4
276	268		5
277	269		6
278	270		7
279	271		8
280	272		9
281	273		10
282	274		11
283	275		12
284	276		13
285	277		14
286	278		15
287	279		16
288	280		17
289	281		18
290	282		19
291	283		20
292	284		21
293	285		22
294	286		23
295	287		24
296	288
297		-	fees shall be charged annually to any noncommercia l business
298		-	location of an applicator;
299		-	6. A fee of Twenty Dollars ($20.00) shall be paid to the Board
300		-	for the issuance or renewal of service technician i dentification;
301	289		7. A fee of Ten Dollars ($10.00) shall be paid to the Board for
302	290		the issuance of duplica te licenses or certificates or transfer of
303	291		service technician identification;
304	292		8. A fee of Fifty Dollars ($50.00) s hall be paid to the Board
305	293		for each recertification procedure; and
306	294		9. A fee of One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) shall be paid to the
307	295		Board for each reciprocal certification procedure for applicator
308	296		certifications.
309	297		D. All fees shall be deposited in the State Department of
310	298		Agriculture Revolving Fu nd.
311	299		E. Fees shall be paid to the Board prior to the processing of
312	300		any application.
313	301		F. Failure to pay any fee identified with licenses, permits,
314	302		pesticide registrations, or certification shall require the Board to
315	303		deny the application.
316	304		G. INSURANCE REQUIRED - 1. The Board shall not issue a
317	305		commercial applicator’s license until the applicant has furnished
318	306		evidence of an insurance policy or certificate by an insurer or
319	307		broker authorized to do business in this state ins uring the
320	308		commercial applicator and an y agents against liability res ulting
	309	+	from the operations of the commercial applicator. The insurance
	310	+	shall not be applied to damage or injury to agricultural crops,
	311	+	plants, or land being worked upon by the commercial applicator.
321	312
322		-	SB494 HFLR Page 7
323		-	BOLD FACE denotes Committee Amendments. 1
	313	+	ENGR. S. B. NO. 494 Page 7 1
324	314		2
325	315		3
326	316		4
327	317		5
328	318		6
329	319		7
330	320		8
331	321		9
332	322		10
333	323		11
334	324		12
335	325		13
336	326		14
337	327		15
338	328		16
339	329		17
340	330		18
341	331		19
342	332		20
343	333		21
344	334		22
345	335		23
346	336		24
347	337
348		-	from the operations of the commercial applicator. The insurance
349		-	shall not be applied to damage or injury to agricultural crops,
350		-	plants, or land being worked upon by the commercial applicator.
351	338		2. The amount of liabilit y shall not be less than that set by
352	339		the Board for each property damage arising out of actual use of an y
353	340		pesticide. The liability shall be maintained at not less than that
354	341		sum at all times during the licensing period . The Board shall be
355	342		notified fifteen (15) days prior to any reducti on in liability.
356	343		3. If the furnished liability becomes unsatisfactory, t he
357	344		applicant shall immediately execute new liability upon notice from
358	345		the Board. If new liability is not immediate ly obtained, the Board
359	346		shall, upon notice, cancel the license . It shall be unlawful for
360	347		the person to engage in the business of applying pes ticides until
361	348		the liability is brought into compliance and the license reinstated.
362	349		H. DAMAGES - 1. An award of damages to growing crops or plants
363	350		resulting from negligent application or unintentional dr ift off
364	351		target that is a violation of the Combined Pesticide Law shall be
365	352		limited to:
366	353		a. crops or plants that are insurable under the Federal
367	354		Crop Insurance Corporatio n program, or
368	355		b. crops or plants that are directly sold by the producer
369	356		to the consumer.
370	357		In a civil action arising from damages to growing crops or
371	358		plants pursuant to this subsection , an award of actual damages sh all
	359	+	not exceed the amount of compensation a producer has received from
	360	+	proven yield from the affected area. If the producer has no proven
	361	+	yield from the affected area, an award of actual damages shall not
372	362
373		-	SB494 HFLR Page 8
374		-	BOLD FACE denotes Committee Amendments. 1
	363	+	ENGR. S. B. NO. 494 Page 8 1
375	364		2
376	365		3
377	366		4
378	367		5
379	368		6
380	369		7
381	370		8
382	371		9
383	372		10
384	373		11
385	374		12
386	375		13
387	376		14
388	377		15
389	378		16
390	379		17
391	380		18
392	381		19
393	382		20
394	383		21
395	384		22
396	385		23
397	386		24
398	387
399		-	not exceed the amount of compensation a producer has received from
400		-	proven yield from the affected area. If the producer has no proven
401		-	yield from the affected area, an award of actual damages shall not
402	388		exceed an amount equal to the county average yield for the specific
403	389		crop or plant as calculat ed by the Federal Crop Insurance
404	390		Corporation program.
405	391		2. Prior to filing an action again st an applicator for damages
406	392		to growing crops or plants, any person alleging damages to growing
407	393		crops or plants shall:
408	394		a. within ninety (90) calendar days of the date that the
409	395		alleged damages occurred or p rior to the time that
410	396		twenty-five percent (25%) of the allegedly damaged
411	397		crops or plants are harvested, whichever occurs first,
412	398		file a written complaint statement with the Department
413	399		regarding the alleged damages, and
414	400		b. between the date of filing of the w ritten complaint
415	401		pursuant to subparagraph a of this paragraph and the
416	402		date harvesting or destruction of the allegedly
417	403		damaged crops or plants occurs, allow the applicator
418	404		and the representatives of the applicator reaso nable
419	405		access to the property to inspec t and take samples of
420	406		the allegedly damaged crops o r plants during
421	407		reasonable hours. The representatives of the
422	408		applicator may include, but not be limited to, crop
	409	+	consultants, bondsmen, and insurers . Nothing in this
	410	+	subparagraph shall limit in any way t he harvesting or
423	411
424		-	SB494 HFLR Page 9
425		-	BOLD FACE denotes Committee Amendments. 1
	412	+	ENGR. S. B. NO. 494 Page 9 1
426	413		2
427	414		3
428	415		4
429	416		5
430	417		6
431	418		7
432	419		8
433	420		9
434	421		10
435	422		11
436	423		12
437	424		13
438	425		14
439	426		15
440	427		16
441	428		17
442	429		18
443	430		19
444	431		20
445	432		21
446	433		22
447	434		23
448	435		24
449	436
450		-	consultants, bondsmen, and insurers . Nothing in this
451		-	subparagraph shall limit in any way t he harvesting or
452	437		destruction of the allegedly damag ed crops or plants
453	438		in the ordinary course of busines s and practice.
454	439		2. 3. Any person failing to comply with paragraph 1 2 of this
455	440		subsection shall be barred from fili ng an action for damages against
456	441		the applicator.
457	442		I. PERMIT REQUIRED – 1. It shall be unlawful for any person to
458	443		sell, offer for sale, or di stribute within this state any restricted
459	444		use pesticide without first obtaining a restricted use pesticide
460	445		dealer’s permit issued by the Board.
461	446		2. A permit may be issued by the Board in any category of
462	447		pesticide sales if the applicant qualifies under the provisions of
463	448		this section and the applicant is limited to the category of
464	449		pesticide sales named on the permit . The Board may establish
465	450		categories of pesticide sales as necessary.
466	451		3. The permit shall be issued only upon application on a form
467	452		prescribed by the Board and the application shall contain
468	453		information regarding the applicant ’s proposed operation and other
469	454		information as specified by the Board.
470	455		4. Each business location engaged in the sale or di stribution
471	456		of restricted use pesticides shall requir e a separate permit.
472	457		5. The annual permit fee for a restricted use pesticide dealer
473	458		permit shall be Fifty Dollars ($50.00) for each location.
474	459
475		-	SB494 HFLR Page 10
476		-	BOLD FACE denotes Committee Amendments. 1
	460	+	ENGR. S. B. NO. 494 Page 10 1
477	461		2
478	462		3
479	463		4
480	464		5
481	465		6
482	466		7
483	467		8
484	468		9
485	469		10
486	470		11
487	471		12
488	472		13
489	473		14
490	474		15
491	475		16
492	476		17
493	477		18
494	478		19
495	479		20
496	480		21
497	481		22
498	482		23
499	483		24
500	484
501	485		6. The Board may require a certified applicator to be presen t
502	486		at any location where designated restricted use pe sticide sales
503	487		occur.
504	488		J. PESTICIDE REGISTRATION REQUIRED – 1. Every pesticide or
505	489		device distributed, sold, or offe red for sale within this state or
506	490		delivered for transportation or transported in intrasta te or
507	491		interstate commerce shall be registered with t he Board.
508	492		2. The registrant shall file with the Board a statement
509	493		including, but not limited to:
510	494		a. the name and address of the registrant and the name
511	495		and address of the person whose name shall appear o n
512	496		the label, if other than the registrant,
513	497		b. the name of the pesticide or device,
514	498		c. a complete copy of the labeling accompanying the
515	499		pesticide or device and a statem ent of all claims to
516	500		be made for it, and directions for use, and
517	501		d. if requested by the B oard, a full description of the
518	502		tests made and the r esults upon which the claims are
519	503		based. In renewing a registration, a statement shall
520	504		be required only with respec t to information which is
521	505		different from the information furnished when the
522	506		pesticide or device was last registered.
523	507		3. Each registrant shal l pay to the Board an annual
524	508		registration fee of Two Hundred Ten Dollars ($210.00) for each
525	509
526		-	SB494 HFLR Page 11
527		-	BOLD FACE denotes Committee Amendments. 1
	510	+	ENGR. S. B. NO. 494 Page 11 1
528	511		2
529	512		3
530	513		4
531	514		5
532	515		6
533	516		7
534	517		8
535	518		9
536	519		10
537	520		11
538	521		12
539	522		13
540	523		14
541	524		15
542	525		16
543	526		17
544	527		18
545	528		19
546	529		20
547	530		21
548	531		22
549	532		23
550	533		24
551	534
552	535		pesticide or device lab el registered. These fees shall be us ed by
553	536		the Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food, and Forestry for
554	537		purposes of administering pesticid e management programs. A portion
555	538		of these fees, in the amount of Three Hundred Thousand Dollars
556	539		($300,000.00) annually, shall be dedicated for conductin g programs
557	540		for unwanted pesticide disposal. This amount shall be deposited
558	541		into the State Department o f Agriculture Unwanted Pesticide Disposal
559	542		Fund and shall be dedicated for this use only.
560	543		4. The Board may require the submission of the complete formula
561	544		of any pesticide. Trade secrets and formulations submitted by the
562	545		registrant may be kept confidential . If it appears to the Board
563	546		that the composition of the pesticide is adequate to warrant the
564	547		proposed claims and if the pesticide, its labeling, and ot her
565	548		material required to be submitted comply with t he requirements of
566	549		this section, then the pesticide shall be registered.
567	550		5. If it does not appear to the Board that the pesticide or
568	551		device is adequate to warrant the proposed claims for it or if the
569	552		pesticide or device, its labeling, and other material r equired to be
570	553		submitted do not comply with the provi sions of this section, it
571	554		shall notify the applicant of the deficiencies in the pesticide,
572	555		device, labeling, or oth er material required and afford the
573	556		applicant an opportunity to make the necessary correc tions. If the
574	557		applicant claims, in writing, that th e corrections are not necessary
575	558		and requests in writing a hearing regarding the registration of the
576	559
577		-	SB494 HFLR Page 12
578		-	BOLD FACE denotes Committee Amendments. 1
	560	+	ENGR. S. B. NO. 494 Page 12 1
579	561		2
580	562		3
581	563		4
582	564		5
583	565		6
584	566		7
585	567		8
586	568		9
587	569		10
588	570		11
589	571		12
590	572		13
591	573		14
592	574		15
593	575		16
594	576		17
595	577		18
596	578		19
597	579		20
598	580		21
599	581		22
600	582		23
601	583		24
602	584
603	585		pesticide or device, the Board shall provide an oppor tunity for a
604	586		hearing before refusing to issue the r egistration. In order to
605	587		protect the public, the Bo ard may at any time cancel the
606	588		registration of a product or device . In no event, shall
607	589		registration of a pesticide or device be considered as a defense or
608	590		excuse for the commission of any offense prohibi ted under this
609	591		section.
610	592		6. The Board may require th at pesticides be distinctively
611	593		colored or discolored to protect the public health.
612	594		7. Registration shall not be re quired in the case of a
613	595		pesticide shipped from one plant or place within this state to
614	596		another plant or place within this state that is opera ted by the
615	597		same person.
616	598		K. CATEGORIES OF LICENSES AND PERMITS – The Board may establish
617	599		any category of license fo r pesticide application or any categor y of
618	600		permit for pesticide sales.
619	601		L. PERMIT AND PESTICIDE REGISTRATION EXPIRATION – 1. All
620	602		permits for pesticide sales shall be issued for a period of one (1)
621	603		year and the permits shall be renewed annually and shall e xpire on a
622	604		date determined by the Boar d. A permit may be renewed for the
623	605		ensuing year, without penalty, if a properly completed application
624	606		is filed with the Board not later than the fifteenth day of the
625	607		month first following the date of expiration . If the application is
626	608
627		-	SB494 HFLR Page 13
628		-	BOLD FACE denotes Committee Amendments. 1
	609	+	ENGR. S. B. NO. 494 Page 13 1
629	610		2
630	611		3
631	612		4
632	613		5
633	614		6
634	615		7
635	616		8
636	617		9
637	618		10
638	619		11
639	620		12
640	621		13
641	622		14
642	623		15
643	624		16
644	625		17
645	626		18
646	627		19
647	628		20
648	629		21
649	630		22
650	631		23
651	632		24
652	633
653	634		not received by that date, a penalty of twice the amount of the
654	635		renewal fee shall be charged for renewal of the permit.
655	636		2. All pesticide registrations shall be issued for a period of
656	637		one (1) year. The registration shall be renewed annua lly and shall
657	638		expire on a date to be d etermined by the Board. Pesticide
658	639		registrations may be renewed for the ensuing year, without penalty,
659	640		if a properly completed application is filed with the Board not
660	641		later than the fifteenth day of the month first fol lowing the date
661	642		of expiration. If the application is not received by that date, a
662	643		penalty of twice the amount of the renewal fee shall be ch arged for
663	644		renewal of the pesticide registration.
664	645		M. PESTICIDE PRODUCING ESTABLISHMENTS – 1. Definitions as used
665	646		in this subsection:
666	647		a. “establishment” means any site where a pesticide
667	648		product, active ingredient or device is produced
668	649		within the state,
669	650		b. “produce” means to manufacture, prepare, propagate,
670	651		compound or process any pesticide or to package,
671	652		repackage, label, relabel or otherwise change the
672	653		container of any pesticide or device, and
673	654		c. “producer” means any person who produces,
674	655		manufactures, prepares, compounds, propagates or
675	656		processes any active ingredient, pesticide, or device
676	657		as used in producing a pestici de.
677	658
678		-	SB494 HFLR Page 14
679		-	BOLD FACE denotes Committee Amendments. 1
	659	+	ENGR. S. B. NO. 494 Page 14 1
680	660		2
681	661		3
682	662		4
683	663		5
684	664		6
685	665		7
686	666		8
687	667		9
688	668		10
689	669		11
690	670		12
691	671		13
692	672		14
693	673		15
694	674		16
695	675		17
696	676		18
697	677		19
698	678		20
699	679		21
700	680		22
701	681		23
702	682		24
703	683
704	684		2. It shall be unlawful for any p erson to produce within this
705	685		state any pesticide, active ingredient or device without first
706	686		obtaining a pesticide producer establishment permit issued by the
707	687		Board.
708	688		3. The permit shall be issued only upon application on a form
709	689		prescribed by the Board . The application shall contain information
710	690		regarding the proposed operation of the applicant and other
711	691		information as specified by the Board. If at any time there is a
712	692		change of the information provided in or on the appl ication for a
713	693		pesticide producer estab lishment permit, the producer must notify
714	694		the Board in writing within thirty (30) calendar days of the change.
715	695		4. The producer shall file a statement with the Board including
716	696		but not limited to:
717	697		a. the name and address of the company,
718	698		b. the name and address of the establishment as well as
719	699		the physical location, if different than the mailing
720	700		address,
721	701		c. the name of any pesticide, active ingredient, or
722	702		device, and
723	703		d. the name and address and other pertinent contact
724	704		information for the responsible party.
725	705		5. All permits for pesticide producer establishments shall be
726	706		issued for a period of one (1) year and sha ll be renewed annually.
727	707		All permits shall expire on June 30 each year and may be renewed
728	708
729		-	SB494 HFLR Page 15
730		-	BOLD FACE denotes Committee Amendments. 1
	709	+	ENGR. S. B. NO. 494 Page 15 1
731	710		2
732	711		3
733	712		4
734	713		5
735	714		6
736	715		7
737	716		8
738	717		9
739	718		10
740	719		11
741	720		12
742	721		13
743	722		14
744	723		15
745	724		16
746	725		17
747	726		18
748	727		19
749	728		20
750	729		21
751	730		22
752	731		23
753	732		24
754	733
755	734		without penalty if a prop erly completed application is filed wi th
756	735		the Board not later than the fifteenth day of the month first
757	736		following the date of expiration. If the application is not
758	737		received by that date, a penalty of twice the amount of the renewal
759	738		fee shall be charged for renewal of the permit.
760	739		6. Each pesticide producer establishment location engaged in
761	740		the production of pesticides, active ingredients or dev ices shall
762	741		require a separate permit.
763	742		7. The annual permit fee for a pesticide producer establishment
764	743		shall be One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) for each lo cation.
765	744		8. If requested by the Board, a complete copy of all labeling,
766	745		Material Safety Data Sheets, te chnical information associated with
767	746		the pesticide, active ingredient, or device and a statement of all
768	747		claims to be made as well as directions and use mu st be submitted to
769	748		the Board.
770	749		9. In order to determine compliance with state and federal
771	750		laws, the Board may request a full disclosure of inventory records,
772	751		sales and distribution records, and any other information de emed
773	752		necessary by the Board.
774	753		10. Every producer shall keep accurate records pertaining to
775	754		pesticide, active ingredient, or device production and distribution
776	755		as required by the Board . The records of the producer shall be kept
777	756		intact at the principal prod ucing location in this state for at
778	757		least two (2) years after the date of production and distribution
779	758
780		-	SB494 HFLR Page 16
781		-	BOLD FACE denotes Committee Amendments. 1
	759	+	ENGR. S. B. NO. 494 Page 16 1
782	760		2
783	761		3
784	762		4
785	763		5
786	764		6
787	765		7
788	766		8
789	767		9
790	768		10
791	769		11
792	770		12
793	771		13
794	772		14
795	773		15
796	774		16
797	775		17
798	776		18
799	777		19
800	778		20
801	779		21
802	780		22
803	781		23
804	782		24
805	783
806	784		and copies shall be furnished to any au thorized agent of the Board,
807	785		immediately upon request in person, at any time during the regular
808	786		business hours of the producer. Copies of records shall be
809	787		furnished to any authorized agent of the Board within seven (7)
810	788		working days of a written request, i n summary form, by mail, fax,
811	789		email, website, or any other electronic media customarily used.
812	790		N. COMPLAINT RESOLUTION - Upon receipt of a written compla int,
813	791		the Board shall notify the person filing the complaint in writing of
814	792		its receipt and status within two (2) working days. The person whom
815	793		the complaint is filed against shall also be notified within two (2)
816	794		working days. Notification that a complaint has been filed may also
817	795		be given to the landowner or operator when appropriate. The
818	796		resolution of a complaint is the completion of the appropriate
819	797		administrative, jurisdictional, or legal remedies to the extent
820	798		possible by the Department. The complainant shall be notified in
821	799		writing within seven (7) working days after resolution of the
822	800		complaint.
823	801		SECTION 2. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
824	802		in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 73 of Title 23, unless there is
825	803		created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
826	804		A. An award of damages to growing crops or plants resulting
827	805		from negligent application or unintentional drift off tar get that is
828	806		a violation of the Combined Pesticide Law shall be limited to:
829	807
830		-	SB494 HFLR Page 17
831		-	BOLD FACE denotes Committee Amendments. 1
	808	+	ENGR. S. B. NO. 494 Page 17 1
832	809		2
833	810		3
834	811		4
835	812		5
836	813		6
837	814		7
838	815		8
839	816		9
840	817		10
841	818		11
842	819		12
843	820		13
844	821		14
845	822		15
846	823		16
847	824		17
848	825		18
849	826		19
850	827		20
851	828		21
852	829		22
853	830		23
854	831		24
855	832
856	833		1. Crops or plants that are insurable under the Federal Crop
857	834		Insurance Corporation program; or
858	835		2. Crops or plants that are directly sold by the producer to
859	836		the consumer.
860	837		B. In a civil action arising from damages to growing crops or
861	838		plants pursuant to subsection A of this sec tion, an award of actual
862	839		damages shall not exceed t he amount of compensation a producer has
863	840		received from proven yield from the affected area. If the producer
864	841		has no proven yield from the affected area, an award of ac tual
865	842		damages shall not exceed an amoun t equal to the county average yield
866	843		for the specific crop or plant as calculated by the Federal Crop
867	844		Insurance Corporation program.
868	845		SECTION 3. It being immediately necessary for the preservation
869	846		of the public peace, health or safety, an emergency is hereby
870	847		declared to exist, by reason wher eof this act shall take effect and
871	848		be in full force from and after its passage an d approval.
872	849
873		-	COMMITTEE REPORT BY: COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE, dated 04/11/2023 - DO
874		-	PASS.
	850	+	ENGR. S. B. NO. 494 Page 18 1
	851	+	2
	852	+	3
	853	+	4
	854	+	5
	855	+	6
	856	+	7
	857	+	8
	858	+	9
	859	+	10
	860	+	11
	861	+	12
	862	+	13
	863	+	14
	864	+	15
	865	+	16
	866	+	17
	867	+	18
	868	+	19
	869	+	20
	870	+	21
	871	+	22
	872	+	23
	873	+	24
	874	+
	875	+	Passed the Senate the 2nd day of March, 2023.
	876	+
	877	+
	878	+
	879	+	Presiding Officer of the Senate
	880	+
	881	+
	882	+	Passed the House of Representatives the ____ day of __________,
	883	+	2023.
	884	+
	885	+
	886	+
	887	+	Presiding Officer of the House
	888	+	of Representatives
	889	+