PESTICIDE DEALERS S.B. 682 (S-2): FLOOR ANALYSIS
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Senate Bill 682 (Substitute S-2 as reported by the Committee of the Whole)
Sponsor: Senator Michelle A. McManus
Committee: Agriculture
CONTENT
The bill would amend several parts of the Natural Resources and Environmental Protection Act (NREPA) to do the following:
-- Establish an agricultural pesticide dealer license, with an annual license application fee of $100.
-- Prohibit a person (other than a restricted use pesticide dealer) from distributing, selling, or offering for sale agricultural pesticides except as authorized under an annual agricultural pesticide dealer's license for each place of business.
-- Permit the Director of the Michigan Department of Agriculture (MDA) to deny, revoke, or suspend an agricultural pesticide dealer license or a restricted use pesticide dealer license for any violation of Part 83 (Pesticide Control) of NREPA or an order issued under that part, or for a conviction under Part 83, a Federal pesticide law, or a pesticide law of a reciprocating state.
-- Require an agricultural pesticide dealer or restricted use pesticide dealer operating from outside the State to maintain a registered office and a resident agent located in Michigan, and to file the name, address, and telephone number of that agent with the MDA.
-- Require an agricultural pesticide dealer or a restricted use pesticide dealer who distributed an agricultural pesticide or restricted use pesticide into the State to report certain information regarding that distribution to the agricultural pesticide registrant.
-- Delay from December 31, 2010, to December 31, 2013, the sunset on groundwater protection fees paid by pesticide and fertilizer registrants and licensees.
MCL 324.1301 et al. Legislative Analyst: Curtis Walker
FISCAL IMPACT
The fiscal impact of the bill cannot be determined at this time. The number of agricultural pesticide dealers who would be affected is unknown.
Date Completed: 11-6-07 Fiscal Analyst: Debra Hollon
Analysis was prepared by nonpartisan Senate staff for use by the Senate in its deliberations and does not constitute an official statement of legislative intent. sb682/0708