1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to agriculture; providing for an exemption from commercial pesticide 
1.3 	applicator licensing for use of sanitizers and disinfectants in response to COVID-19;
1.4 	amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 18B.33, subdivision 1.
1.5 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.6 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 18B.33, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
1.7 		Subdivision 1.Requirement. (a) A person may not apply a pesticide for hire without a 
1.8 	commercial applicator license for the appropriate use categories or a structural pest control 
1.9 	license.
1.10 	(b) A commercial applicator licensee must have a valid license identification card to 
1.11 	purchase a restricted use pesticide or apply pesticides for hire and must display it upon 
1.12 	demand by an authorized representative of the commissioner or a law enforcement officer. 
1.13 	The commissioner shall prescribe the information required on the license identification 
1.14 	card.
1.15 	(c) A person licensed under this section is considered qualified and is not required to 
1.16 	verify, document, or otherwise prove a particular need prior to use, except as required by 
1.17 	the federal label.
1.18 	(d) A person who uses a general-use sanitizer or disinfectant for hire in response to 
1.19 	COVID-19 is exempt from the commercial applicator license requirements under this section.

1.20 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment.