1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to agriculture; modifying provisions related to discontinuing and canceling 
1.3 	pesticide products;amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 18B.26, subdivision 
1.4 	6.
1.5 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.6 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 18B.26, subdivision 6, is amended to read:
1.7 		Subd. 6.Discontinuance or cancellation of registration. (a) To ensure the complete 
1.8 	withdrawal from distribution or further use of a pesticide, a person who intends to discontinue 
1.9 	a pesticide registration must:
1.10 	(1) terminate a further distribution within the state and continue to register the pesticide 
1.11 	annually for two successive years; and
1.12 	(2) initiate and complete a total recall of the pesticide from all distribution in the state 
1.13 	within 60 days from the date of notification to the commissioner of intent to discontinue 
1.14 	registration; or.
1.15 	(3) submit to the commissioner evidence adequate to document that no distribution of 
1.16 	the registered pesticide has occurred in the state.
1.17 	(b) Upon the request of a registrant, the commissioner may immediately cancel 
1.18 	registration of a pesticide product. The commissioner may immediately cancel registration 
1.19 	of a pesticide product at the commissioner's discretion. When requesting that the 
1.20 	commissioner immediately cancel registration of a pesticide product, a registrant must 
1.21 	provide the commissioner with:
1.22 	(1) a statement that the pesticide product is no longer in distribution; and
2.1 	(2) documentation of pesticide gross sales from the previous year supporting the statement 
2.2 	under clause (1).