1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to agriculture; requiring a study of residential microbial pesticide 
1.3 	applicator licensure.
1.4 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.5 	Section 1. RESIDENTIAL ANTIMICROBIAL PESTICIDE APPLICATOR 
1.6 	LICENSE STUDY.
 1.7 	(a) The commissioners of agriculture and health must study the development 
1.8 	and implementation of a new category of license for commercial pesticide applicators 
1.9 	who apply antimicrobial pesticides in homes, apartments, or other residences. The 
1.10 	commissioners must seek and obtain the consultation of a representative of the University 
1.11 	of Minnesota qualified in mold and other fungal microbe pest control. They shall prepare 
1.12 	a report which must include: 
1.13 	(1) a discussion of existing federal and state laws and rules, if any, that govern 
1.14 	commercial residential antimicrobial pesticide applicators; 
1.15 	(2) a literature review on the need for, and efficacy of, antimicrobial pesticides in a 
1.16 	residential setting and any potential dangers posed by the residential application of these 
1.17 	products, particularly to young children; 
1.18 	(3) a survey of the law and process, if any, for licensing commercial residential 
1.19 	antimicrobial pesticide applicators in the rest of the United States; and
1.20 	(4) recommended procedures for licensing prospective residential antimicrobial 
1.21 	pesticide applicators in Minnesota, highlighting provisions that test the applicant's 
1.22 	understanding of the efficacy of antimicrobial pesticides and methods for mitigating any 
1.23 	potential dangers discovered in the review required in clause (2).
2.1 	(b) No later than December 1, 2007, the commissioners shall report the results of 
2.2 	the study described in paragraph (a) and an implementation plan to the house and senate 
2.3 	committees with jurisdiction over agricultural policy and finance and environmental 
2.4 	health.