An Act to Increase Support for the Modernization of the Board of Pesticides Control by Increasing the Annual Pesticide Registration Fee
Maine Legislature, Session 131, LD 0008
Committee: Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry
Sponsors: PLUECKER
Amends: 7 MRSA §607

Legislative Document
No. 8
H.P. 12
House of Representatives, December 30, 2022
An Act to Increase Support for the Modernization of the Board of 
Pesticides Control by Increasing the Annual Pesticide Registration 
Fee
Submitted by the Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry pursuant to Joint 
Rule 204.
Reference to the Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry suggested and 
ordered printed.
ROBERT B. HUNT
Clerk
Presented by Representative PLUECKER of Warren.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1.  7 MRSA §607, sub-§6, as amended by PL 2019, c. 243, §1, is further 
amended to read:
6.  Registration fee; programs funded.  The applicant desiring to register a pesticide 
must pay an annual registration fee of $160 $200 for each pesticide registered for that 
applicant.  Annual registration periods expire on December 31st or in a manner consistent 
with Title 5, section 10002, whichever is later.
The board shall monitor fee revenue and expenditures under this subsection to ensure that 
adequate funds are available to fund board and related department programs and, to the 
extent funds are available, to provide grants to support stewardship programs.  The board 
shall use funds received under this subsection to provide:
A.  An annual grant of no less than $135,000 to the University of Maine Cooperative 
Extension, on or about April 1st, for development and implementation of integrated 
pest management programs;
B.  Funding for public health-related mosquito monitoring programs or other pesticide 
stewardship and integrated pest management programs, if designated at the discretion 
of the board, as funds allow after expenditures under paragraph A.  The board may seek 
the advice of the Integrated Pest Management Council established in section 2404 in 
determining the most beneficial use of the funds, if available, under this subsection; 
and
C.  An annual grant of not less than $65,000 to the University of Maine Cooperative 
Extension, on or about April 1st, for the development and revision of training manuals 
for applicator certification, licensing and recertification and to perform other aspects 
of pesticide education programs.  The University of Maine Cooperative Extension may 
seek the advice of the board in establishing the pesticide education programs and shall 
submit an annual report on the use of the funds under this paragraph, no later than 
January 15th, to the board and the joint standing committee of the Legislature having 
jurisdiction over pesticide education and certification matters.
The University of Maine may not charge overhead costs against grants under this 
subsection.
By February 15th annually, the board shall submit a report to the joint standing committee 
of the Legislature having jurisdiction over agriculture, conservation and forestry matters 
detailing the grants funded by the fee under this subsection.  The annual report must include 
a recommendation by the board as to whether the amount of the fee is adequate to fund the 
programs described in this subsection.  The joint standing committee may report out a bill 
to the Legislature based on the board's recommendations.
SUMMARY
This bill increases the annual fee to register a pesticide with the Department of 
Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry, Board of Pesticides Control from $160 to $200.