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MN Stat § 18B.08 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 17 - 43 — Agriculture|Chapter 18B — Pesticide Control|Section 18B.08 — Chemigation.

18B.08 CHEMIGATION. Subdivision 1. Permit required. (a) A person may not apply pesticides through an irrigation system without a chemigation permit from the commissioner. A chemigation permit is required for one or more wells or other sources of irrigation water that are protected from contamination by devices as required by rule. The commissioner may allow irrigation to be used to apply pesticides on crops and land, including agricultural, nursery, turf, golf course, and greenhouse sites. (b) A person must apply for a chemigation permit on forms prescribed by the commissioner. Subd. 2. Pesticide. A pesticide used under a chemigation permit must be suitable and labeled for application through an irrigation system. Subd. 3. Equipment. A chemigation system must be fitted with effective antisiphon devices or check valves that prevent the backflow of pesticides or pesticide-water mixtures into water supplies or other materials during times of irrigation system failure or equipment shutdown. The devices or valves must be installed between: (1) the irrigation system pump or water source discharge and the point of pesticide injection; and (2) the point of pesticide injection and the pesticide supply. Subd. 4. Application fee. A person applying for a chemigation permit must pay a nonrefundable application fee of $250. A person who holds a fertilizer chemigation permit under section 18C.205, is exempt from the fee in this subdivision. Subd. 5.  [Repealed, 1996 c 310 s 1] History:  1987 c 358 s 50; 1989 c 326 art 5 s 25-27; 1Sp2005 c 1 art 1 s 16
MN Stat § 18B.09 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 17 - 43 — Agriculture|Chapter 18B — Pesticide Control|Section 18B.09 — Pesticide Application In Cities.

18B.09 PESTICIDE APPLICATION IN CITIES. Subdivision 1. Applicability. This section applies only to statutory and home rule charter cities that enact ordinances as provided in this section. Subd. 2. Authority. Statutory and home rule charter cities may enact an ordinance containing the pesticide application warning information contained in subdivision 3, including their own licensing, penalty, and enforcement provisions. Statutory and home rule charter cities may not enact an ordinance that contains more restrictive pesticide application warning information than is contained in subdivision 3. Subd. 3. Warning signs for pesticide application. (a) All commercial or noncommercial applicators who apply pesticides to turf areas must post or affix warning signs on the property where the pesticides are applied. (b) Warning signs must project at least 18 inches above the top of the grass line. The warning signs must be of a material that is rain-resistant for at least a 48-hour period and must remain in place up to 48 hours from the time of initial application. (c) The following information must be printed on the warning sign in contrasting colors and capitalized letters measuring at least one-half inch, or in another format approved by the commissioner. The sign must provide the following information: (1) the name of the business organization, entity, or person applying the pesticide; and (2) the following language: "This area chemically treated. Keep children and pets off until ...(date of safe entry)..." or a universally accepted symbol and text approved by the commissioner that is recognized as having the same meaning or intent as specified in this paragraph. The warning sign may include the name of the pesticide used. (d) The warning sign must be posted on a lawn or yard between two feet and five feet from the sidewalk or street. For parks, golf courses, athletic fields, playgrounds, or other similar recreational property, the warning signs must be posted immediately adjacent to areas within the property where pesticides have been applied and at or near the entrances to the property. History:   1987 c 358 s 51
MN Stat § 18B.095 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 17 - 43 — Agriculture|Chapter 18B — Pesticide Control|Section 18B.095 — Pesticide Application In Schools.

18B.095 PESTICIDE APPLICATION IN SCHOOLS. Subdivision 1. Authorized applicators. To the extent authorized under this chapter, application of a pesticide to the inside or outdoor property of a Minnesota kindergarten through 12th grade public school must be performed by a: (1) structural pest control applicator; (2) commercial or noncommercial pesticide applicator with appropriate use category certification; or (3) school pest management coordinator or a school employee with school pest management knowledge. Subd. 2. Exemption. Pesticides determined by the commissioner to be sanitizers or disinfectants are exempt from subdivision 1. Subd. 3. Registry and information. The commissioner, in consultation with the Departments of Health; Administration; and Education; the University of Minnesota Extension Service; the Minnesota School Boards Association; and other persons as necessary and appropriate, must: (1) establish and maintain a registry of school pest management coordinators; and (2) provide information on a regular and periodic basis to school pest management coordinators on pest management techniques and programs, including model school policies; proper pesticide use, storage, handling, and disposal; and other relevant pesticide and pest management information. History:  1Sp2001 c 2 s 36; 2003 c 130 s 12
MN Stat § 18B.10 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 17 - 43 — Agriculture|Chapter 18B — Pesticide Control|Section 18B.10 — Action To Prevent Groundwater Contamination.

18B.10 ACTION TO PREVENT GROUNDWATER CONTAMINATION. (a) The commissioner may, by rule, special order, or delegation through written regulatory agreement with officials of other approved agencies, take action necessary to prevent the contamination of groundwater resulting from leaching of pesticides through the soil, from the backsiphoning or backflowing of pesticides through water wells, or from the direct flowage of pesticides to groundwater. (b) With owner consent, the commissioner may use private water wells throughout the state to monitor for the presence of agricultural pesticides and other industrial chemicals in groundwater. The specific locations and land owners shall not be identifiable. The owner or user of a private water well sampled by the commissioner must be given access to test results. History:  1987 c 358 s 52; 2003 c 128 art 3 s 25
MN Stat § 18B.11 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 17 - 43 — Agriculture|Chapter 18B — Pesticide Control|Section 18B.11 — Sale Or Use Of Tcdd.

18B.11 SALE OR USE OF TCDD. A person may not sell, offer for sale, or use a pesticide containing in excess of 0.1 parts per million of 2,3,7, 8-tetrachlorodibenzo-para-dioxin (TCDD). History:   1987 c 358 s 53
MN Stat § 18B.115 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 17 - 43 — Agriculture|Chapter 18B — Pesticide Control|Section 18B.115 — Sale Or Use Of Chlordane Or Heptachlor.

18B.115 SALE OR USE OF CHLORDANE OR HEPTACHLOR. The state, a state agency, a political subdivision of the state, a person, or other legal entity may not sell, use, or apply the pesticide chlordane or its derivative heptachlor within the state. History:   1989 c 326 art 5 s 28
MN Stat § 18B.12 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 17 - 43 — Agriculture|Chapter 18B — Pesticide Control|Section 18B.12 — Sale And Distribution Of Adulterated Pesticides.

18B.12 SALE AND DISTRIBUTION OF ADULTERATED PESTICIDES. A person may not offer for sale or distribute a pesticide that is determined by the commissioner to be adulterated, including a pesticide that has: (1) a strength or purity that does not meet the standard of quality expressed on its label; (2) a constituent entirely or partially substituted; or (3) an important or necessary constituent entirely or partially removed. History:   1987 c 358 s 54
MN Stat § 18B.13 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 17 - 43 — Agriculture|Chapter 18B — Pesticide Control|Section 18B.13 — Sale And Distribution Of Misbranded Pesticides And Devices.

18B.13 SALE AND DISTRIBUTION OF MISBRANDED PESTICIDES AND DEVICES. A person may not offer for sale or distribute a pesticide or device determined by the commissioner to be misbranded, including a pesticide or device that: (1) is an imitation of or is offered for sale under the name of another pesticide or device; or (2) does not comply with the labeling requirements under this chapter or FIFRA. History:   1987 c 358 s 55
MN Stat § 18B.135 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 17 - 43 — Agriculture|Chapter 18B — Pesticide Control|Section 18B.135 — Sale Of Pesticides In Returnable Containers And Management Of Unused Portions.

18B.135 SALE OF PESTICIDES IN RETURNABLE CONTAINERS AND MANAGEMENT OF UNUSED PORTIONS. Subdivision 1. Acceptance of pesticide containers. (a) A person distributing, offering for sale, or selling a pesticide must accept empty pesticide containers from a pesticide end user if: (1) the person does not participate in a designated collection program for pesticide containers after July 1, 1994; (2) the empty container is prepared for disposal in accordance with label instructions and is returned to the place of purchase within the state; and (3) a collection site that is seasonably accessible on multiple days has not been designated either by the county board or by agreement with other counties, the agricultural chemical dealer(s) in their respective counties, or the commissioner for the public to return empty pesticide containers for the purpose of reuse or recycling or following other approved management practices for pesticide containers in the order of preference established in section 115A.02, paragraph (b), and the county or counties have notified the commissioner of their intentions annually by February 1, in writing, to manage the empty pesticide containers. (b) This subdivision does not prohibit the use of refillable and reusable pesticide containers. (c) A person who has been notified by the county or counties of the designated collection site and who sells pesticides to a pesticide end user must notify purchasers of pesticides at the time of sale of the date and location designated for disposal of empty containers. (d) For purposes of this section, pesticide containers do not include containers that have held sanitizers and disinfectants, containers made of metal or paper, plastic bags, bag-in-a-box, water soluble bags, and aerosol packaging, pesticides labeled primarily for use on humans or pets, or pesticides not requiring dilution or mixing. Subd. 2. Rules. The commissioner may adopt rules to implement this section, including procedures and standards prescribing the exemption of certain pesticide products and pesticide containers. History:  1989 c 326 art 5 s 29; 1993 c 367 s 4; 1994 c 557 s 9
MN Stat § 18B.14 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 17 - 43 — Agriculture|Chapter 18B — Pesticide Control|Section 18B.14 — Pesticide Storage.

18B.14 PESTICIDE STORAGE. Subdivision 1. Display and storage. (a) A person may store or display pesticides and their containers only in the original container and separated from food, feed, seed, livestock remedies, drugs, plants, and other products or materials stored, displayed, or offered for sale in a manner that prevents contamination which would cause injury or damage to the other products or materials. (b) A person may not allow open pesticide containers to be displayed for sale under any circumstances. Subd. 2. Bulk pesticide storage. (a) A person storing pesticides in containers of a rated capacity of 500 gallons or more for more than ten consecutive days at a bulk pesticide storage facility must obtain a pesticide storage permit from the commissioner as required by rule. (b) Applications must be on forms provided by the commissioner containing information established by rule. The initial application for a permit must be accompanied by a nonrefundable application fee of $100 for each location where the pesticides are stored. An application for a facility that includes both fertilizers as regulated under chapter 18C and bulk pesticides as regulated under this chapter shall pay only one application fee of $100. (c) The commissioner shall by rule develop and implement a program to regulate bulk pesticides. The rules must include installation of secondary containment devices, storage site security, safeguards, notification of storage site locations, criteria for permit approval, a schedule for compliance, and other appropriate requirements necessary to minimize potential adverse effects on the environment. The rules must conform with existing rules of the Pollution Control Agency. (d) A person must obtain a permit from the commissioner on forms provided by the commissioner before the person constructs or substantially alters a bulk pesticide storage facility. If an application is incomplete, the commissioner must notify the applicant as soon as possible. The permit must be acted upon within 30 days after receiving a completed application. (e) An application to substantially alter a facility must be accompanied by a $50 fee. An application for a facility that includes both fertilizers regulated under chapter 18C and bulk pesticides regulated under this chapter shall pay only one application fee of $50. (f) An additional fee of $250 must be paid by a person who begins construction of or substantially alters a bulk agricultural chemical storage facility before a permit is issued by the commissioner, except that the $250 additional fee may not be assessed if the person submits a permit application with the required fee to the commissioner before completing the construction or substantial alteration. History:  1987 c 358 s 56; 1990 c 597 s 1; 1993 c 367 s 5
MN Stat § 18B.17 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 17 - 43 — Agriculture|Chapter 18B — Pesticide Control|Section 18B.17 — Cooperative Inspection And Enforcement Agreements.

18B.17 COOPERATIVE INSPECTION AND ENFORCEMENT AGREEMENTS. Subdivision 1. Cooperative agreements. The commissioner may enter into cooperative agreements with federal and state agencies for training, certification, inspection, and enforcement programs and may make reports to the United States Environmental Protection Agency and other federal agencies as required or requested. The commissioner may adopt and enforce federal standards, regulations, or orders relating to pesticide regulation when determined to be in the best interest of citizens of the state. Subd. 2. Training agreements. For purposes of training only, the commissioner may enter into agreements with qualified public or private organizations that wish to offer training programs. History:   1987 c 358 s 59
MN Stat § 18B.24 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 17 - 43 — Agriculture|Chapter 18B — Pesticide Control|Section 18B.24 — Unsatisfied Judgments.

18B.24 UNSATISFIED JUDGMENTS. (a) An applicant for a commercial, noncommercial, or structural pest control license and a commercial, noncommercial, or structural pest control applicator may not allow a final judgment against the applicant or applicator for damages arising from a violation of a provision of this chapter to remain unsatisfied for a period of more than 30 days. (b) Failure to satisfy within 30 days a final judgment resulting from these pest control activities will result in automatic suspension of the applicator license. History:   1987 c 358 s 66
MN Stat § 18B.27 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 17 - 43 — Agriculture|Chapter 18B — Pesticide Control|Section 18B.27 — Pesticide Registration For Special Local Needs.

18B.27 PESTICIDE REGISTRATION FOR SPECIAL LOCAL NEEDS. Subdivision 1. Application. (a) A person must file an application for a special local need application with the commissioner. The application must meet the requirements of section 18B.26, subdivision 2, and the commissioner may require other relevant information. (b) The commissioner may require a full description of tests and test results upon which claims are based for: (1) a pesticide use that is not registered under section 18B.26 or FIFRA; or (2) a pesticide on which restrictions are being considered. (c) The applicant may request in writing privacy of information submitted as provided in section 18B.38. Subd. 2. Application review. (a) After reviewing the application accompanied by the application fee, the commissioner shall, subject to the terms and conditions of the authorization by the administrator of the United States Environmental Protection Agency to register pesticides to meet special local needs, register pesticides if the commissioner determines that: (1) the pesticide's composition warrants the proposed claims for the pesticide; (2) the pesticide's label and other material required to be submitted comply with this chapter; (3) the pesticide will perform its intended function without unreasonable adverse effect on the environment; (4) the pesticide will not generally cause unreasonable adverse effects on the environment when used in accordance with label directions; and (5) a special local need for the pesticide exists. (b) The commissioner may revoke or modify a special local need registration if the commissioner determines that the terms or conditions of the registration do not comply with paragraph (a). Subd. 3. Application fee. An application fee for a special local need registration must be accompanied by a nonrefundable fee of $150. History:  1987 c 358 s 69; 1990 c 597 s 3
MN Stat § 18B.28 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 17 - 43 — Agriculture|Chapter 18B — Pesticide Control|Section 18B.28 — Experimental Use Pesticide Product Registration.

18B.28 EXPERIMENTAL USE PESTICIDE PRODUCT REGISTRATION. Subdivision 1. Requirement. A person may not use or distribute an experimental use pesticide product in the state until it is registered with the commissioner. Experimental use pesticide product registrations expire on December 31 of each year and may be renewed on or before that date. A substance or mixture of substances being tested only to determine its potential efficacy as a pesticide, or to determine its toxicity or other properties, and not requiring the issuance of an experimental use permit under United States Environmental Protection Agency criteria specified in federal regulations, is not required to be registered. Subd. 2. Application review and registration. (a) After reviewing the application accompanied by the application fee, the commissioner may issue an experimental use pesticide product registration if the commissioner determines that the applicant needs the registration to accumulate information necessary to register a pesticide under section 18B.26. The commissioner may prescribe terms, conditions, and a limited period of time for the experimental use product registration. After an experimental use pesticide product registration is issued, the commissioner may revoke or modify the registration at any time if the commissioner finds that its terms or conditions are being violated or are inadequate to avoid unreasonable adverse effects on the environment. (b) The commissioner may deny issuance of an experimental use pesticide product registration permit if the commissioner determines that issuance of a registration is not warranted or that the use to be made of the pesticide under the proposed terms and conditions may cause unreasonable adverse effects on the environment. Subd. 3. Application. A person must file an application for experimental use pesticide product registration with the commissioner. An application to register an experimental use pesticide product must include: (1) the name and address of the applicant; (2) a copy of the United States Environmental Protection Agency permit; (3) a description of the purpose or objectives of the experimental use; (4) a copy of the experimental use pesticide labeling accepted by the United States Environmental Protection Agency; (5) the name, address, and telephone number of cooperators or participants in this state; (6) the amount of material to be shipped or used in this state; and (7) other information requested by the commissioner. Subd. 4. Application fee. (a) An application for registration of an experimental use pesticide product must be accompanied by a nonrefundable application fee of $150. (b) An additional fee of $200 must be paid by the applicant for each pesticide distributed or used in the state before an initial experimental use pesticide product registration was issued for the pesticide. History:  1987 c 358 s 70; 1990 c 597 s 4; 2017 c 88 art 2 s 14,15
MN Stat § 18B.29 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 17 - 43 — Agriculture|Chapter 18B — Pesticide Control|Section 18B.29 — Reciprocal Licensing And Certification Agreements.

18B.29 RECIPROCAL LICENSING AND CERTIFICATION AGREEMENTS. The commissioner may waive all or part of the examination requirements provided for in sections 18B.29 to 18B.35 on a reciprocal basis with any other jurisdiction which has substantially the same requirements. Licenses or certificates issued under sections 18B.29 to 18B.35 may be suspended or revoked upon suspension or revocation of the license or certificate of another jurisdiction supporting the issuance of a Minnesota license or certificate and in the same manner as other licenses and certificates. History:   1987 c 358 s 71
MN Stat § 18B.30 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 17 - 43 — Agriculture|Chapter 18B — Pesticide Control|Section 18B.30 — Pesticide Use License Requirement; Internet Sales Prohibited; Restricted Use Pesticides.

18B.30 PESTICIDE USE LICENSE REQUIREMENT; INTERNET SALES PROHIBITED; RESTRICTED USE PESTICIDES. (a) A person may not use a restricted use pesticide without a license or certification required under sections 18B.29 to 18B.35 and the use may only be done under conditions prescribed by the commissioner. (b) A person shall not sell any pesticide labeled for restricted use over an Internet website to a Minnesota resident who is not a licensed or certified pesticide applicator. A person selling a pesticide labeled for restricted use over an Internet website to a Minnesota resident must verify that the purchaser is a licensed or certified pesticide applicator under sections 18B.29 to 18B.35. History:  1987 c 358 s 72; 1997 c 131 s 2; 2015 c 44 s 6