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HF 1130

1st Engrossment - 93rd Legislature (2023 - 2024) Posted on 03/15/2023 10:39am

KEY: stricken = removed, old language.
underscored = added, new language.

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A bill for an act
relating to agriculture; authorizing cities to adopt certain pesticide control
ordinances; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 18B.09, subdivision 2, by
adding a subdivision.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 18B.09, subdivision 2, is amended to read:


Subd. 2.

Authority.

new text begin (a) new text end Statutory and home rule charter cities may enact an ordinancenew text begin ,
which may include penalty and enforcement provisions,
new text end containing new text begin one or both of the
following:
new text end

new text begin (1) new text end the pesticide application warning information contained in subdivision 3deleted text begin , including
their own licensing, penalty, and enforcement provisions
deleted text end new text begin ; and
new text end

new text begin (2) the pesticide prohibition contained in subdivision 4new text end .

new text begin (b)new text end Statutory and home rule charter cities may not enact an ordinance deleted text begin that containsdeleted text end more
restrictive deleted text begin pesticide application warning informationdeleted text end than deleted text begin is contained in subdivisiondeleted text end new text begin
subdivisions
new text end 3new text begin and 4new text end .

Sec. 2.

Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 18B.09, is amended by adding a subdivision to
read:


new text begin Subd. 4. new text end

new text begin Application of certain pesticides prohibited. new text end

new text begin (a) A person may not apply or
use a pollinator-lethal pesticide within the geographic boundaries of a city that has enacted
an ordinance under subdivision 2 prohibiting such use.
new text end

new text begin (b) For purposes of this subdivision, "pollinator-lethal pesticide" means a pesticide that
has a pollinator protection box on the label or labeling or a pollinator, bee, or honey bee
precautionary statement in the environmental hazards section of the label or labeling.
new text end

new text begin (c) This subdivision does not apply to:
new text end

new text begin (1) pet care products used to mitigate fleas, mites, ticks, heartworms, or other animals
that are harmful to the health of a domesticated animal;
new text end

new text begin (2) personal care products used to mitigate lice and bedbugs;
new text end

new text begin (3) indoor pest control products used to mitigate insects indoors, including ant bait;
new text end

new text begin (4) pesticides as used or applied by the Metropolitan Mosquito Control District for public
health protection if the pesticide includes vector species on the label;
new text end

new text begin (5) wood preservative pesticides used either within a sealed steel cylinder or inside an
enclosed building at a secure facility by trained technicians and pesticide-treated wood
products;
new text end

new text begin (6) pesticides used or applied to control or eradicate a noxious weed designated by the
commissioner under section 18.79, subdivision 13; and
new text end

new text begin (7) pesticides used or applied on land used for agricultural production and located in an
area zoned for agricultural use.
new text end

new text begin (d) The commissioner must maintain a list of pollinator-lethal pesticides on the
department's website.
new text end