Minnesota Session Laws - 1992, Regular Session

  

                         Laws of Minnesota 1992 

                        CHAPTER 439-S.F.No. 2028 
           An act relating to agriculture; changing requirements 
          for pesticide registration applications; amending 
          Minnesota Statutes 1990, section 18B.26, subdivision 2.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: 
    Section 1.  Minnesota Statutes 1990, section 18B.26, 
subdivision 2, is amended to read: 
    Subd. 2.  [APPLICATION.] (a) A person must file an 
application for registration with the commissioner.  The 
application must include: 
    (1) the name and address of the applicant and the name and 
address of the person whose name will appear on the label, if 
other than the applicant; 
    (2) the brand name of the pesticide; 
    (3) other necessary information required by the 
registration application form; 
    (4) a true and complete copy of the labeling accompanying 
the pesticide as provided for in FIFRA; and 
    (5) current material safety data sheets for each pesticide. 
    (b) As part of the application, the commissioner may 
require the submission of any relevant information including the 
complete formula of a pesticide, including the active and inert 
ingredients.  The commissioner may also require the registrant 
to supply analytical standards and methods for the pesticide, 
pesticide breakdown products, or metabolites. 
    Presented to the governor April 6, 1992 
    Signed by the governor April 8, 1992, 4:42 p.m.