1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to agriculture; authorizing certain administrative actions related to 
1.3 	pesticide and fertilizer regulation;amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 
1.4 	18D.305, subdivision 2.
1.5 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.6 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 18D.305, subdivision 2, is amended to 
1.7 	read:
1.8 		Subd. 2.Revocation and suspension. (a) The commissioner may, after written 
1.9 	notice and hearing, revoke, suspend, or refuse to grant or renew a registration, permit, 
1.10 	license, or certification if a person violates a provision of this chapter or has a history 
1.11 	within the last three years of violations of this chapter.
1.12 	(b) The commissioner may refuse to accept an application for a registration, permit, 
1.13 	license, or certification, and may revoke or suspend a previously issued registration, 
1.14 	permit, license, or certification of a person from another state if that person has:
1.15 	(1) had a registration, permit, license, or certification denied, revoked, or suspended 
1.16 	by another state for an offense reasonably related to the requirements, qualifications, or 
1.17 	duties of a registration, permit, license, or certification issued under chapter 18B or 18C; or
1.18 	(2) been convicted of a violation, had a history of violations, or been subject to a 
1.19 	final order imposing civil penalties authorized under the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide 
1.20 	and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA), as amended.