1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to agriculture; modifying noncommercial pesticide applicator fee for 
1.3 	certain licensees;amending Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 18B.34, subdivision 
1.4 	5.
1.5 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.6 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 18B.34, subdivision 5, is amended to read:
1.7 		Subd. 5.Fees. (a) A person initially applying for or renewing a noncommercial applicator 
1.8 	license must pay a nonrefundable application fee of $50, except an applicant who is a 
1.9 	government or Conservation Corps Minnesota employee who uses pesticides in the course 
1.10 	of performing official duties must pay a nonrefundable application fee of $10.
1.11 	(b) For the fee required under paragraph (a), a government employee, a contractor 
1.12 	providing rest area custodial services for the commissioner of transportation, or a 
1.13 	Conservation Corps Minnesota employee is eligible for a reduced fee of $10 if the employee 
1.14 	or contractor uses pesticides in the course of performing official duties.
1.15 	(b) (c) A license renewal application received after March 1 in the year for which the 
1.16 	license is to be issued is subject to a penalty fee of 50 percent of the application fee. The 
1.17 	penalty fee must be paid before the renewal license may be issued.
1.18 	(c) (d) An application for a duplicate noncommercial applicator license must be 
1.19 	accompanied by a nonrefundable application fee of $10.