SB 13 — Revises provisions governing pest control. (BDR 49-234)

S.B.Senate Bill No.

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13–COMMITTEE ON NATURAL R ESOURCES (ON B EHALF OF THE S TATE D EPARTMENT OF A GRICULTURE ) PREFILED N OVEMBER 16, 2022 ____________ Referred to Committee on Natural Resources SUMMARY—Revises provisions governing pest control.

(BDR 49-234) FISCAL NOTE:

Effect on Local Government:

No.

Effect on the State:

No.

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Existing federal law establishes various requirements for the registration, 4distribution, ofsale thisand billuse updateof certain references to existing federal law relating to pesticides.

Existing(7 lawU.S.C. prohibits, in general, any natural person from using pesticides or otherwise engaging in pest control without a license as an applicator issued by the Director of the State Department of Agriculture.

(NRS§§ 555.280,136 555.285)et Sectionseq.) 2Sections 1, 3 and of this bill clarifiesupdate that “pest control” includes certain activitiesreferences of a city, county, state or other governmental agency, thereby clarifying that employees of such Director.who engage in pest control are required to obtainexisting afederal license from the Existing law prohibitsrelating a person from selling, offering to sell,pesticides. distributing or delivering a restricted-use pesticide unless the person is registered with the Director.

Existing law prohibits, in general, any natural person from using pesticides or Director of the State Department of Agriculture.

(NRS 555.280, 555.285) Section 2he of this bill clarifies that “pest control” includes certain activities of a city, county, state or other governmental agency, thereby clarifying that employees of such agencies who engage in pest control are required to obtain a license from the Director.

Existing law prohibits a person from selling, offering to sell, distributing or Director.

(NRS 586.406) Section 4 of this bill requires that such records be kept at pesticides.ofeach place of business at which a person sells or distributes restricted-use -pesticides. *SB13* – 2 – THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEVADA, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

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THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEVADA, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

555.2667 “Pest control” means conducting, as a function of the agency, in the case of a city, county, state or other governmental agency, or publicly holding oneself out as being in - 82nd Session (2023) – 2 – the business of detecting, preventing, controlling or exterminating pests or otherwise engaging in, advertising or soliciting for:

2.submission of reports of inspection, estimates or bids, written or oral, for the inspection, extermination, control or prevention of wood-destroying pests.

The inspection of households or other structures and the submission of reports of inspection, estimates or bids, written or oral, for the inspection, extermination, control or prevention of wood-destroying pests.

(1) Vegetation, except weeds;

orexceptor weeds;(3) Public health and safety;

(3) Public health and safety;

It is unlawful for any person to sell or offer to sell at the retail level or distribute or deliver for transportation for delivery to the consumer or user a pesticide classified for restricted use pursuant to NRS 586.237 or the Federal [Environmental Pesticide Control] Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act, 7 - *SB13* – 3 – U.S.C.

and - 82nd Session (2023) – 3 – (b) A penalty fee of $5 if the person’s previous registration has expired by the failure to reregister on or before February 1, unless the person’s registration is accompanied by a signed statement that no person named on the registration statement has sold or distributedregistration anywas restricted-usenot pesticidesin effect.pesticides during the year the registration5. was not in effect.

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