SF 482 — A bill for an act regulating the application of pesticides, including by providing for the certification of applicators, and certain actions taken by the department of agriculture and land stewardship against private applicators, and providing penalties. (Formerly SSB 1214.) Effective date: 07/01/2021.

KSenate iFile m482 R- eEnrolled ySenate nFile o482 lAN dACT sREGULATING OTHE fAPPLICATION fOF iPESTICIDES, cINCLUDING eBY oPROVIDING fFOR tTHE hCERTIFICATION eOF GAPPLICATORS, oAND vCERTAIN eACTIONS rTAKEN nBY oTHE rDEPARTMENT AOF dAGRICULTURE aAND mLAND GreggSTEWARDSHIP GAGAINST OPRIVATE VAPPLICATORS, EAND RPROVIDING NPENALTIES. O R L T G O V E R N O R March 22,2021 The Honorable PaulPate Secrctar}'ofStateofIowa StateGapitol Des Moines,Iowa 50319 Dear Mr.Secretan', Iherebytransmit:

SenateFile482,anActregulatingtheapplicationofpesticides,includingbyprovidingforBE thecertificationofapplicators,andcertainactionstakenbythedepartmentofagricultureIT andlandstewardshipagainstprivateapplicators,andprovidingpenalties.ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:

The aboveSenateFileisherebyapprovedon thisdate.

Sinccrch', Kim Re\'nolds f V (lovernor of low^V — cc:

SecretaryoftheSenate Clerk of tlie House STATE CAPITOL D E S MOINES, I O W A 503515.281.5211 F A X 515.725.352W W W .

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B E I T E N A C T E D B Y T H E G E N E R A L A S S E M B L Y O F T H E S T A T E O F I O W A :

Section 206.5, subsection 6, Code 2021, is aamended mto eread nas dfollows: e d t o r e a d a s f o l l o w s :

The secretary shall adopt rules to administer the provisions of this paragraph ssubsection. u b s e c t i o n .

Section 206.19, subsection 5, Code 2021, is amended tto oread ras efollows: a d a s f o l l o w s :

Establish, assess, and collect civil penalties for violationoviolations a violation of a provision in this chapter or a rule adopted pursuant to this chapter by a commercial applicatoroapplicators Senate File 482, p.

2 applicator or private applicator.applicator .

In determining the amount of %hethe a civil penalty to be assessed for a violation, the department shall consider all of the following factors:

(2) The actual or potential danger of injury to the public health or safety, or damage to the environment caused by the vviolation. i o l a t i o n .

(3) The actual or potential cost of the injury or damage caused by the violation to the public health or safety, or to tthe henvironment. e n v i r o n m e n t .

(6) The violator'sviolator’s previous history of complying with orders or decisions of the department.

The amount of the civil penalty that may be assessed for each violation committed by a commercial applicator or private applicator shall not exceed five hundred dollars efor aeach cooffense. f f e n s e .

The appointments shall be made on a geographically bbalanced abasis. l a n b a s i s .

The majority shall not include any member who has a conflict of interest and a statement by a member tthat hthe amember thas tmember h a sconflict cof ointerest nis fconclusive l i i n t e r e s t i s c o n c l u s i v e for this purpose.

This section also does not require a review or response if the department refers a violation of this chapter for criminal prosecution, or for an action involving a ^^stop“stop sale, use, or removal"removal” order issued pursuant to section 206.16.

The department shall consider any available response by the panel, but is not required to change findings of an investigation, a penalty sought to be assessed, or a mmanner aof ncollection. n o f c o l l e c t i o n .

An available response by the panel may be used as evidence in an administrative hearing, or a civil or criminal case, except to the extent that information is considered confidential including as provided in section 22.7..22.7.

C______________________________ H______________________________ AJAKE PCHAPMAN MPAT AGRASSLEY NPresident Pof Athe GSenate R A S S L P r e s i do ft h S e n a t e Speaker oof hthe eHHouse o u s e I hereby certify that this bill originated in the Senate and is known as Senate File 482, Eighty-ninth General Assembly.

W______________________________ .CW. H A R LS M I T H S O N Secretary of the Senate ApprovedKWj/^, 2 0 2 1 Klft R E Y N O L D S G o v e r n o r

CHARLES SMITHSON Secretary of the Senate Approved _______________, 2021 ______________________________ KIM REYNOLDS Governor