SB 2086 — Relating to pesticide certification standards; and to amend and reenact sections 4.1‑33‑01 and 4.1‑33‑03, subdivision b of subsection 1 of section 4.1‑33‑12, section 4.1‑33‑13, subsection 1 of section 4.1‑33‑16, and subsection 5 of section 4.1‑33‑20 of North Dakota Century Code, relating to pesticide control.

25.8120.01001 Prepared by the Legislative Council Title.02000 staff for Representative Beltz March 11, 2025 Sixty-ninth Legislative Assembly of North Dakota PROPOSEDIn AMENDMENTSRegular TOSession Commencing Tuesday, January 7, 2025 SENATE BILL NO.

2086 Introduced(Agriculture by Agriculture and Veterans Affairs CommitteeCommittee) (At the request of the Agriculture Commissioner) AAN BILLACT for an Act to create and enact a new section to chapter 4.1-33 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to pesticide certification standards;

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The term does not includeS. anya pressurized hand-held household apparatus used to apply anya pesticide, or any equipment or contrivance of which the individual who is applying the pesticide is the source of power or energy to make the pesticide application.

B.

NO.

2086 - PAGE 2 include anya pressurized hand-held household apparatus used to apply anya pesticide, or any equipment or contrivance of which the individual who is applying the pesticide is the source of power or energy to make the pesticide application.

"Insect" means anyone of the numerous small invertebrate animals generally having the body more or less obviously segmented, for the most part belonging to the class of insecta, comprising six-legged, usually winged forms, and to other allied classes of Pagearthropods No.whosefor which members are wingless and usually have more than six legs.

2 25.8120.01001 Sixty-ninth Legislative Assembly arthropods whosefor which members are wingless and usually have more than six legs.

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"Plant regulator" means anya substance or mixture of substances intended, through physiological action, to accelerate or retard the rate of growth or rate of maturation, or to otherwiseS. alter the behavior of plants or the produce thereof, but does not include substances to the extent that they are intended as plant nutrients, trace elements, nutritional chemicals, plant inoculants, or soil amendments.

B.

NO.

2086 - PAGE 3 otherwise alter the behavior of plants or the produce thereof, but does not include substances to the extent that they are intended as plant nutrients, trace elements, nutritional chemicals, plant inoculants, or soil amendments.

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The rules may relate to the time, place, manner, methods, materials, and amounts and concentrations, in connection with the application of the pesticide, and may restrict or prohibit use of pesticides in designated areas during specifiedS. periods of time and shallmust encompass all reasonable factors whichthat the board deems necessary to prevent damage or injury by drift or misapplication to:

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NO.

2086 - PAGE 4 specified periods of time and shallmust encompass all reasonable factors whichthat the board deems necessary to prevent damage or injury by drift or misapplication to:

TheseThe standards and Pagerequirements No.must relate to the use and handling of pesticides.

5 25.8120.01001 Sixty-ninth Legislative Assembly requirements must relate to the use and handling of pesticides.

(1) Complies complies with the certification requirements established by the board;

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After providing an opportunity for a hearing, the commissioner may deny, suspend, revoke, or modify the provision of any certification issued under this chapter, if the Pagecommissioner No.determines that the applicant for certification or the holder of a certificate has violated this chapter or any rules adopted under this chapter, or has a criminal conviction subject to a final order imposing a civil penalty under section 136l of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act [7 U.S.C.

8 25.8120.01001 Sixty-ninth Legislative Assembly commissioner determines that the applicant for certification or the holder of a certificate has violated this chapter or any rules adopted under this chapter, or has a criminal conviction is subject to a final order imposing a civil penalty under section 136l of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act [7 U.S.C.

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