An Act Concerning Public Members of the Board of Pesticides Control
Maine Legislature, Session 121, LD 0759
Committee: Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry
Sponsors: EDER, McKEE, PIOTTI
Amends: 22 MRSA §1471-B

Legislative Document 
No. 759 
H.P.564 
House of Representatives, February 18,2003 
An Act Concerning Public Members of the Board of Pesticides 
Control 
Reference to the Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry suggested and 
ordered printed. 
Presented by Representative EDER of Portland. 
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MILLICENT M. MacFARLAND 
Clerk 
Cosponsored by Representatives: McKEE of Wayne, PIOTTI of Unity. 
Printed on recycled paper 
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: 
Sec. I. 22 MRSA §1471-B, sub-§I as amended by PL 1991, c. 
376, §45, is further amended to read: 
1. 
Board established. 
The Board of Pesticides Control 
1S 
established by Title 5, section l2004-D, subsection 3, within the 
Department of Agriculture, Food and Rural Resources. 
Except as 
provided in this chapter, the board must be composed of 
1-
2. 
members, appointed by the Governor, subject to approval by the 
joint standing committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction 
over agricultural matters and confirmation by the Legislature. 
To provide the knowledge and experience necessary for carrying 
out the duties of the board, 
the board must consist of the 
following 
members: 
one person with practical experience 
and 
knowledge regarding the agricultural use of chemicals; one person 
who has practical experience and knowledge regarding the use of 
chemicals in forest management; 
one person 
from 
the medical 
community; 
a 
scientist 
from 
the 
University of 
Maine 
System 
specializing 
in 
agronomy 
or 
entomology 
having 
practical 
experience 
and 
knowledge 
of 
integrated pest 
management; 
one 
commercial applicator; and 6 1 persons appointed to represent the 
public. 
±ae-6 Of the members appointed to represent the public L 
2. must have a demonstrated interest in environmental protection 
and represent different geographic areas of the State and 2 must 
be from environmental and public health groups. 
The term must be 
for 4 years, except that of the initial appointees, 2 shall serve 
4-year terms, 2 shall serve 3-year terms, 2 shall serve 2-year 
terms and one shall serve a one-year term. 
Any vacancy must be 
filled by an appointment for the remainder of the unexpired term. 
Sec. 2. 22 MRSA §1471-B. sub-§2, as amended by PL 1989, c. 
841, §4, is further amended to read: 
2. 
Organization of the board. 
The board shall elect a 
chair and any other officers it determines necessary from among 
the membership. 
The board shall meet at the call of the chair or 
at the request of any 
~ 1 members. 
~eYF Fiye members constitute 
a quorum and, except as otherwise provided in this subsection, 
any action requires the affirmative vote of the greater of either 
a majority of those present and voting or at least 6 2 members. 
Any action by the board requesting that the Attorney General 
pursue a court action against an alleged violator of any law or 
rule requires an affirmative vote by 
~ 1 members or a ma;ority of 
those present and voting, whichever is greater. 
The chair and 
any other officers shall serve in those capacities for a period 
of one year following their elections. 
Page l-LR0696 (1) 
SUMMARY 
This bill increases the number of public members 
on the 
Board of Pesticides Control 
from 
members 
to 
members 
and 
requires that the new members be from environmental and public 
health groups.