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Latest Action: 03/13/2008 - Introduction and first reading, referred to Finance Bill Text
Waste pesticide collection program modified.
Latest Action: 03/11/2008 - Introduction and first reading, referred to Transportation Finance Division Bill Text
Anhydrous ammonia driver hours of service provision modified.
Latest Action: 04/10/2008 - Bills not identical, R/S, SF substituted on General Register Bill Text
HF 3789
FIRST ENGROSSMENT
Retail signage required on legal limitations on the use of lawn fertilizers
containing phosphorus.
Section 1: Retail signage language is provided.
Section 2: Repealer language is provided.
SNA 3/17/08
Latest Action: 03/10/2008 - Committee report, to pass and re-refer to Finance Bill Text
Pesticide and fertilizer regulating administrative actions authorized.
Latest Action: 03/03/2008 - Committee report, to pass as amended and re-refer to Transportation Finance Division Bill Text
HF 2928
FIRST ENGROSSMENT
Anhydrous Ammonia Tanks authorized for farm use, refilling provided, and rules
to provide safety and environmental safeguards authorized.
Section 1: Anhydrous ammonia tanks language provided.
JAJ 3/3/08
Latest Action: 04/10/2008 - Bills not identical, R/S, SF substituted on General Register Bill Text
HF 2573
FIRST ENGROSSMENT
State health care program county-based purchasing requirements revised, and
mandated report required.
Section 1: Prohibited pesticide use language is modified to include the
language, "Except for public health purposes, it is a violation of this chapter
to apply for hire a pesticide to the incorrect site or to a site where an
application has not been requested, ordered, or contracted for by the property
owner or lawful manager or property manager of the site, notwithstanding that
the application is done in a manner consistent with the label or labeling."
SNA 3/11/08
Latest Action: 03/31/2008 - Author stricken Peterson, A. Bill Text
Pesticides application information access expanded.
Latest Action: 03/23/2007 - Committee report, to pass and re-refer to Finance Bill Text
Waste pesticide collection program provisions modified, and minimum annual
program expenditure amount increased.
Latest Action: 03/27/2007 - Referred by Chair to Agriculture, Rural Economies and Veterans Affairs Finance Division Bill Text
Carcinogenic and endocrine-disrupting pesticides and nervous system toxin
pesticides registration and review of public health risks provided.
Latest Action: 03/23/2007 - Author added Slocum Bill Text
Environmental assessment worksheet required for registration of certain
pesticides.
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Latest Action: 04/16/2008 - Gen Ord: Stricken & returned to author Bill Text
Modifying the authority of the commissioner of agriculture for revocation and
suspension actions of previously issued registration, permit, license or
certifications under certain conditions for pesticide and fertilizer use
(je)
Latest Action: 03/22/2007 - Introduction and first reading Bill Text
Modifying and clarifying certain provisions of the waste pesticide collection
program and increasing funding from the pesticide regulatory account for the
program
(je)
Latest Action: 03/10/2008 - Committee report: To pass as amended Bill Text
2E Authorizing the commissioner of agriculture to allow the use of tanks of a
certain capacity in applying anhydrous ammonia to fields and allow the refilling
of tanks at the application location; authorizing the commissioner to adopt
rules imposing appropriate safety and environmental safeguards; requiring
conforming to federal cargo tank specifications and loading and unloading
requirements
(me)
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Latest Action: 04/18/2007 - HF substituted by motion [HF2227] Bill Text1E Relating to the state government, appropriating money for agricultural, veterans and military affairs ARTICLE 1 - AGRICULTURE APPROPRIATIONS Appropriating money to the department of agriculture for certain protection services, invasive species control, meat, dairy and food inspections, emergency planning activities and livestock premise identification, for agricultural marketing and development including grants for the Minnesota promotion, sustainable agriculture demonstration projects, livestock siting and local zoning issues, integrated pest management, agricultural best management practices loan program and residential farmers cost share payments for organic certification, for value added agricultural products including ethanol production, Minnesota institute for sustainable agriculture, cellulosic biofuel facilities community ownership, Bois Forte band of Chippewa for renewable energy biofuels [...] show full description
Latest Action: 03/12/2007 - Comm rpt: To pass as amend & re-ref to Finance Bill Text
2E Relating to agriculture; establishing a Minnesota agricultural fertilizer
research and education council, specifying powers and duties; imposing certain
checkoff fees; establishing an agriculture and fertilizer research and education
program account in the agricultural fund for checkoff fee collections,
authorizing refunds under certain conditions, providing for certain rules
exemptions, sunset provision; providing for a Minnesota agricultural fertilizer
research and education program, specifying eligible projects and providing for
grant awards; requiring an annual audit of financial activities to be filed with
the commissioner of agriculture; sunset provision; exempting farm storage of
liquid commercial fertilizer from fertilizer facility safeguarding and permit
requirements
(me)
Latest Action: 03/14/2007 - Comm rpt: To pass as amend & re-ref to Finance Bill Text
1E Requiring the commissioners of agriculture and health to study the
development and implementation of a license for commercial pesticide applicators
applying antimicrobial pesticides for hire in homes, apartments and other
residences; requiring a report to the legislature by a certain date
(je)
Latest Action: 02/21/2008 - Introduction and first reading Bill Text
Expanding access to pesticide application records, requiring certain applicator
records to be filed monthly with the commissiner of agriculture
(rt)
Latest Action: 02/12/2007 - Introduction and first reading Bill Text
Prohibiting the use and sale of any product containing the pesticide lindane for
the treatment of lice or scabies in humans
(me)
Latest Action: 04/16/2007 - Author stricken Koering Bill Text
Regulating certain pesticide applications; requiring railroad companies to file
annually by a certain date a schedule of the pesticide application plan with the
commissioner of agriculture, requiring right of way plan conformance, permitting
certain plan exemptions, requiring employee information on pesticides and
effects and prohibiting railroad companies from requiring employees to work in
pesticide treated areas within a certain amount of time after application,
requiring railroads to furnish employees with protective equipment; authorizing
commissioner rulemaking; requiring a commissioner cost recovery plan;
appropriating money to the commissioner of agriculture
(rt)
Latest Action: 05/21/2007 - House rule 4.20, interim disposition of bills, returned to Agriculture, Rural Economies and Veterans Affairs Bill Text
Agricultural chemical incident provisions modified, and fee eliminated.
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