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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 agriculture; modifying pesticide application notice and record <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.3"></a><var>1.3</var>requirements; modifying fees; providing for disposition of certain revenue; <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.4"></a><var>1.4</var>classifying data; providing civil and criminal penalties;amending Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.5"></a><var>1.5</var>Statutes 2006, sections 18B.09, subdivision 3; 18B.37, subdivisions 2, 5; <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.6"></a><var>1.6</var>Minnesota Statutes 2007 Supplement, section 18B.26, subdivision 3; proposing <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.7"></a><var>1.7</var>coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 18B.<br />
         		<a id="pl.1.8"></a><var>1.8</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.1.9"></a><var>1.9</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 18B.09, subdivision 3, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.1.10"></a><var>1.10</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 3. <b>Warning signs for pesticide application.</b> (a) All commercial or <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.11"></a><var>1.11</var>noncommercial applicators who apply pesticides to turf areas must post or affix warning <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.12"></a><var>1.12</var>signs on the property where the pesticides are applied.<br />
         		<a id="pl.1.13"></a><var>1.13</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) Warning signs must project at least 18 inches above the top of the grass line. The <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.14"></a><var>1.14</var>warning signs must be of a material that is rain-resistant for at least a 48-hour 96-hour <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.15"></a><var>1.15</var>period and must be placed 48 hours before the time of initial application and must remain <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.16"></a><var>1.16</var>in place up to 48 hours from the time of initial application.<br />
         		<a id="pl.1.17"></a><var>1.17</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c) The following information must be printed on the warning sign in contrasting <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.18"></a><var>1.18</var>colors and capitalized letters measuring at least one-half inch, or in another format <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.19"></a><var>1.19</var>approved by the commissioner. The sign must provide the following information:<br />
         		<a id="pl.1.20"></a><var>1.20</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) the name of the business organization, entity, or person applying the pesticide; <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.21"></a><var>1.21</var>and<br />
         		<a id="pl.1.22"></a><var>1.22</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) the following language: "This area chemically treated. Keep children and pets <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.23"></a><var>1.23</var>off until ...(date of safe entry)..." or a universally accepted symbol and text approved by <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.24"></a><var>1.24</var>the commissioner that is recognized as having the same meaning or intent as specified in <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.25"></a><var>1.25</var>this paragraph. The warning sign may include the name of the pesticide used.<br />
         		<a id="pl.2.1"></a><var>2.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(d) The warning sign must be posted on a lawn or yard between two feet and five <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.2"></a><var>2.2</var>feet from the sidewalk or street. For parks, golf courses, athletic fields, playgrounds, <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.3"></a><var>2.3</var>or other similar recreational property, the warning signs must be posted immediately <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.4"></a><var>2.4</var>adjacent to areas within the property where pesticides have been applied and at or near the <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.5"></a><var>2.5</var>entrances to the property.<br />
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         		<a id="bill.0.2.0"></a><a id="pl.2.6"></a><var>2.6</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 2. <b>[18B.093] PESTICIDE APPLICATION IN RURAL AREAS.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.2.7"></a><var>2.7</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Applicators required to keep and submit application records under section 18B.37 <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.8"></a><var>2.8</var>shall post the pending application of pesticides 48 hours in advance of the initial <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.9"></a><var>2.9</var>application on a Web site developed by the commissioner of agriculture under section <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.10"></a><var>2.10</var>18B.26. These applicators shall post notice of a pending application 48 hours in advance <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.11"></a><var>2.11</var>by placing red flags, two feet by two feet, on six-foot poles around the perimeter of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.12"></a><var>2.12</var>property to be sprayed. <br />
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         		<a id="bill.0.3.0"></a><a id="pl.2.13"></a><var>2.13</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2007 Supplement, section 18B.26, subdivision 3, is <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.14"></a><var>2.14</var>amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.2.15"></a><var>2.15</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 3. <b>Application fee.</b> (a) A registrant shall pay an annual application fee for <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.16"></a><var>2.16</var>each pesticide to be registered, and this fee is set at 0.4 0.5 percent of annual gross sales <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.17"></a><var>2.17</var>within the state and annual gross sales of pesticides used in the state, with a minimum <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.18"></a><var>2.18</var>nonrefundable fee of $250. The registrant shall determine when and which pesticides <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.19"></a><var>2.19</var>are sold or used in this state. The registrant shall secure sufficient sales information of <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.20"></a><var>2.20</var>pesticides distributed into this state from distributors and dealers, regardless of distributor <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.21"></a><var>2.21</var>location, to make a determination. Sales of pesticides in this state and sales of pesticides <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.22"></a><var>2.22</var>for use in this state by out-of-state distributors are not exempt and must be included in the <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.23"></a><var>2.23</var>registrant's annual report, as required under paragraph (c), and fees shall be paid by the <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.24"></a><var>2.24</var>registrant based upon those reported sales. Sales of pesticides in the state for use outside <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.25"></a><var>2.25</var>of the state are exempt from the application fee in this paragraph if the registrant properly <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.26"></a><var>2.26</var>documents the sale location and distributors. A registrant paying more than the minimum <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.27"></a><var>2.27</var>fee shall pay the balance due by March 1 based on the gross sales of the pesticide by <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.28"></a><var>2.28</var>the registrant for the preceding calendar year. The fee for disinfectants and sanitizers <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.29"></a><var>2.29</var>shall be the minimum. The minimum fee is due by December 31 preceding the year for <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.30"></a><var>2.30</var>which the application for registration is made. The commissioner shall spend at least <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.31"></a><var>2.31</var>$400,000, not including the commissioner's administrative costs, per fiscal year from the <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.32"></a><var>2.32</var>pesticide regulatory account for the purposes of the waste pesticide collection program. <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.33"></a><var>2.33</var>The commissioner shall use at least 20 percent of the revenue from the application fee <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.34"></a><var>2.34</var>in each fiscal year for the purpose of developing and maintaining electronic means of <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.1"></a><var>3.1</var>receiving and storing the application records submitted under section 18B.37, subdivision <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.2"></a><var>3.2</var>2, paragraph (f), including but not limited to a Web site that applicators may use to submit <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.3"></a><var>3.3</var>their records, a person may use to view these records, and applicators shall use to notify <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.4"></a><var>3.4</var>the public of pending applications of pesticides. <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.5"></a><var>3.5</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) An additional fee of $100 must be paid by the applicant for each pesticide to be <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.6"></a><var>3.6</var>registered if the application is a renewal application that is submitted after December 31.<br />
         		<a id="pl.3.7"></a><var>3.7</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c) A registrant must annually report to the commissioner the amount and type of <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.8"></a><var>3.8</var>each registered pesticide sold, offered for sale, or otherwise distributed in the state. The <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.9"></a><var>3.9</var>report shall be filed by March 1 for the previous year's registration. The commissioner <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.10"></a><var>3.10</var>shall specify the form of the report and require additional information deemed necessary <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.11"></a><var>3.11</var>to determine the amount and type of pesticides annually distributed in the state. The <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.12"></a><var>3.12</var>information required shall include the brand name, amount, and formulation of each <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.13"></a><var>3.13</var>pesticide sold, offered for sale, or otherwise distributed in the state, but the information <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.14"></a><var>3.14</var>collected, if made public, shall be reported in a manner which does not identify a specific <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.15"></a><var>3.15</var>brand name in the report.<br />
         		<a id="pl.3.16"></a><var>3.16</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(d) A registrant who is required to pay more than the minimum fee for any pesticide <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.17"></a><var>3.17</var>under paragraph (a) must pay a late fee penalty of $100 for each pesticide application fee <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.18"></a><var>3.18</var>paid after March 1 in the year for which the license is to be issued.<br />
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         		<a id="bill.0.4.0"></a><a id="pl.3.19"></a><var>3.19</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 18B.37, subdivision 2, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.3.20"></a><var>3.20</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>Commercial </b><b>and</b><b>,</b><b> noncommercial</b><b>, and private</b><b> applicators.</b> (a) A <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.21"></a><var>3.21</var>commercial or noncommercial applicator, or the applicator's authorized agent, must <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.22"></a><var>3.22</var>maintain a record of pesticides used on each site. Noncommercial and private applicators <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.23"></a><var>3.23</var>must keep records of restricted use pesticides. The record must include the:<br />
         		<a id="pl.3.24"></a><var>3.24</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) date of the pesticide use;<br />
         		<a id="pl.3.25"></a><var>3.25</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) time the pesticide application was completed;<br />
         		<a id="pl.3.26"></a><var>3.26</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3) brand name of the pesticide, the United States Environmental Protection Agency <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.27"></a><var>3.27</var>registration number, and dosage used;<br />
         		<a id="pl.3.28"></a><var>3.28</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(4) number of units treated;<br />
         		<a id="pl.3.29"></a><var>3.29</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(5) temperature, wind speed, and wind direction;<br />
         		<a id="pl.3.30"></a><var>3.30</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(6) location of the site where the pesticide was applied;<br />
         		<a id="pl.3.31"></a><var>3.31</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(7) name and address of the customer;<br />
         		<a id="pl.3.32"></a><var>3.32</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(8) name and signature of applicator, name of company, license number of applicator, <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.33"></a><var>3.33</var>and address of applicator company; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.3.34"></a><var>3.34</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(9) any other information required by the commissioner.<br />
         		<a id="pl.4.1"></a><var>4.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) Portions of records not relevant to a specific type of application may be omitted <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.2"></a><var>4.2</var>upon approval from the commissioner.<br />
         		<a id="pl.4.3"></a><var>4.3</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c) All information for this record requirement must be contained in a single page <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.4"></a><var>4.4</var>document for each pesticide application, except a map may be attached to identify treated <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.5"></a><var>4.5</var>areas. For the rights-of-way and wood preservative categories, the required record may <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.6"></a><var>4.6</var>not exceed five pages. An invoice containing the required information may constitute <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.7"></a><var>4.7</var>the required record. The commissioner shall make sample forms available to meet the <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.8"></a><var>4.8</var>requirements of this paragraph.<br />
         		<a id="pl.4.9"></a><var>4.9</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(d) A commercial applicator must give a copy of the record to the customer.<br />
         		<a id="pl.4.10"></a><var>4.10</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(e) Records must be retained by the applicator, company, or authorized agent for five <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.11"></a><var>4.11</var>years after the date of treatment.<br />
         		<a id="pl.4.12"></a><var>4.12</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(f) A commercial, noncommercial, or private applicator who applies pesticides <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.13"></a><var>4.13</var>to potato or hybrid poplar fields must file records of pesticide applications with the <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.14"></a><var>4.14</var>commissioner of agriculture on a monthly basis. Records may be filed electronically or <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.15"></a><var>4.15</var>by mail. The commissioner of agriculture shall make available to the public all of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.16"></a><var>4.16</var>information in the submitted records, as listed in paragraph (a), clauses (1) to (9), and shall <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.17"></a><var>4.17</var>electronically send the information to the commissioner of health each month.<br />
         		<a id="pl.4.18"></a><var>4.18</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(g) An applicator must not knowingly submit a false record or fail to submit a record <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.19"></a><var>4.19</var>of a pesticide application. The commissioner of agriculture must assess a penalty of $25 <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.20"></a><var>4.20</var>to an applicator each of the first four times that the applicator fails to submit a required <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.21"></a><var>4.21</var>record by the monthly deadline.<br />
         		<a id="pl.4.22"></a><var>4.22</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(h) A person who uses the information submitted under paragraph (f) for data mining <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.23"></a><var>4.23</var>or other commercial purposes is guilty of a misdemeanor and subject to the maximum <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.24"></a><var>4.24</var>penalty of $1,000.<br />
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         		<a id="bill.0.5.0"></a><a id="pl.4.25"></a><var>4.25</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 18B.37, subdivision 5, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.4.26"></a><var>4.26</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 5. <b>Inspection of records.</b> The commissioner of agriculture or the <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.27"></a><var>4.27</var>commissioner of health may enter a commercial, noncommercial, or structural pest control <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.28"></a><var>4.28</var>applicator's business and inspect the records required in this section at any reasonable time <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.29"></a><var>4.29</var>and may make copies of the records. Unless required for enforcement of this chapter, <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.30"></a><var>4.30</var>the information in the records in this section, other than the information in the records <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.31"></a><var>4.31</var>submitted under subdivision 2, paragraph (f), is private or nonpublic. The information in <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.32"></a><var>4.32</var>the records identified in subdivision 2, paragraph (f), is public.<br />
         		
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