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         <div class="xtend_ce"><a id="pl.1.1"></a><var>1.1</var>A bill for an act<br />
            		
         </div><a id="pl.1.2"></a><var>1.2</var>relating to health; authorizing the Department of Health to review registrations <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.3"></a><var>1.3</var>and assess the public health risks of carcinogenic and endocrine-disrupting <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.4"></a><var>1.4</var>pesticides and high-potency nervous system toxins;proposing coding for new <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.5"></a><var>1.5</var>law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 144.<br />
         		<a id="pl.1.6"></a><var>1.6</var>BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:<br />
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         		<a id="bill.0.1.0"></a><a id="pl.1.7"></a><var>1.7</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Section 1. <b>[144.0711] REGISTRATION AND CONTROL OF CARCINOGENIC </b><br />
         		<a id="pl.1.8"></a><var>1.8</var><b>AND ENDOCRINE-DISRUPTING PESTICIDES AND NERVOUS SYSTEM </b><br />
         		<a id="pl.1.9"></a><var>1.9</var><b>TOXIN PESTICIDES.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.1.10"></a><var>1.10</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Definitions.</b> (a) "Pesticide" has the meaning given in section 18B.01, <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.11"></a><var>1.11</var>subdivision 18.<br />
         		<a id="pl.1.12"></a><var>1.12</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) "Probable carcinogenic pesticide" means a pesticide that has been identified by <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.13"></a><var>1.13</var>the United States Environmental Protection Agency as a probable carcinogen.<br />
         		<a id="pl.1.14"></a><var>1.14</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c) "Known carcinogenic pesticide" means a pesticide that has been identified by the <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.15"></a><var>1.15</var>United States Environmental Protection Agency as a known carcinogen.<br />
         		<a id="pl.1.16"></a><var>1.16</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(d) "Endocrine-disrupting pesticide" means a pesticide that has been identified by <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.17"></a><var>1.17</var>the commissioner of health as interfering with, altering, or mimicking hormones or the <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.18"></a><var>1.18</var>functioning of hormones in living beings.<br />
         		<a id="pl.1.19"></a><var>1.19</var>(e) "High-potency nervous system toxin" means a pesticide that acts on the <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.20"></a><var>1.20</var>mammalian nervous system and is classified by the United States Environmental <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.21"></a><var>1.21</var>Protection Agency as Toxicity Class I or Class II based on lethal dose in mammals.<br />
         		<a id="pl.1.22"></a><var>1.22</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>Authority.</b> (a) The commissioner of health shall review all pesticide <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.23"></a><var>1.23</var>registration applications filed with the commissioner of agriculture for known and probable <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.24"></a><var>1.24</var>carcinogenic pesticides, endocrine-disrupting pesticides, and high-potency nervous system <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.25"></a><var>1.25</var>toxins, and may review other pesticides if there is scientific evidence of increased risk to <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.1"></a><var>2.1</var>public health and safety. The commissioner of health has final authority on whether those <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.2"></a><var>2.2</var>pesticides may be registered for use in this state and on any restrictions that may be placed <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.3"></a><var>2.3</var>on pesticide use. This authority and obligation may not be waived. The commissioner of <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.4"></a><var>2.4</var>health shall consider the criteria in this paragraph and the factors in subdivision 3, and <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.5"></a><var>2.5</var>shall place restrictions, deny registration or registration renewal, or cancel registration as <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.6"></a><var>2.6</var>necessary to ensure that pesticides are not registered for uses other than those where the <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.7"></a><var>2.7</var>commissioner of health determines that public health benefits outweigh the risk of harm to <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.8"></a><var>2.8</var>public health, including, but not limited to, the risk of cancer, chemical castration, or harm <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.9"></a><var>2.9</var>to fetal development, especially considering vulnerable populations, such as children, <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.10"></a><var>2.10</var>the elderly, and women of childbearing age. The commissioner of health shall consider <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.11"></a><var>2.11</var>whether the pesticide is needed for disease control or use in hospitals or other health care <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.12"></a><var>2.12</var>facilities, and whether there are any alternatives to the use of pesticides.<br />
         		<a id="pl.2.13"></a><var>2.13</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) The commissioner of health may request additional information from the <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.14"></a><var>2.14</var>applicant as the commissioner considers necessary.<br />
         		<a id="pl.2.15"></a><var>2.15</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c) Pesticide registration applications must continue to be filed on an annual <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.16"></a><var>2.16</var>basis with the commissioner of agriculture. For known or probable carcinogenic <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.17"></a><var>2.17</var>pesticides, endocrine-disrupting pesticides, and high-potency nervous system toxins, the <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.18"></a><var>2.18</var>commissioner of agriculture shall forward copies of the applications to the commissioner <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.19"></a><var>2.19</var>of health immediately for review and registration determination.<br />
         		<a id="pl.2.20"></a><var>2.20</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(d) The authority given the commissioner of health in this section may be delegated <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.21"></a><var>2.21</var>to designated employees within the Department of Health, but not to any other government <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.22"></a><var>2.22</var>agency or its employees.<br />
         		<a id="pl.2.23"></a><var>2.23</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 3. <b>Factors for registration determinations.</b> The commissioner of health <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.24"></a><var>2.24</var>shall consider the following factors in restriction and registration determinations:<br />
         		<a id="pl.2.25"></a><var>2.25</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) presence in groundwater;<br />
         		<a id="pl.2.26"></a><var>2.26</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) presence in surface water that is classified as a drinking water source;<br />
         		<a id="pl.2.27"></a><var>2.27</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3) actions against or agreements or stipulations with pesticide manufacturers on <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.28"></a><var>2.28</var>particular pesticides by the United States Environmental Protection Agency; and <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.29"></a><var>2.29</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(4) limitations on the use of the pesticide in other jurisdictions. <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.30"></a><var>2.30</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br />
         		
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