18B.13 SALE AND DISTRIBUTION OF MISBRANDED PESTICIDES AND DEVICES. A person may not offer for sale or distribute a pesticide or device determined by the commissioner to be misbranded, including a pesticide or device that: (1) is an imitation of or is offered for sale under the name of another pesticide or device; or (2) […]
18B.135 SALE OF PESTICIDES IN RETURNABLE CONTAINERS AND MANAGEMENT OF UNUSED PORTIONS. Subdivision 1. Acceptance of pesticide containers. (a) A person distributing, offering for sale, or selling a pesticide must accept empty pesticide containers from a pesticide end user if: (1) the person does not participate in a designated collection program for pesticide containers after […]
18B.14 PESTICIDE STORAGE. Subdivision 1. Display and storage. (a) A person may store or display pesticides and their containers only in the original container and separated from food, feed, seed, livestock remedies, drugs, plants, and other products or materials stored, displayed, or offered for sale in a manner that prevents contamination which would cause injury […]
18B.17 COOPERATIVE INSPECTION AND ENFORCEMENT AGREEMENTS. Subdivision 1. Cooperative agreements. The commissioner may enter into cooperative agreements with federal and state agencies for training, certification, inspection, and enforcement programs and may make reports to the United States Environmental Protection Agency and other federal agencies as required or requested. The commissioner may adopt and enforce federal […]
18B.24 UNSATISFIED JUDGMENTS. (a) An applicant for a commercial, noncommercial, or structural pest control license and a commercial, noncommercial, or structural pest control applicator may not allow a final judgment against the applicant or applicator for damages arising from a violation of a provision of this chapter to remain unsatisfied for a period of more […]
18B.26 PESTICIDE REGISTRATION. Subdivision 1. Requirement. (a) Except as provided in paragraphs (b) to (e), a person may not use or distribute a pesticide in this state unless it is registered with the commissioner. Pesticide registrations expire on December 31 of each year and may be renewed on or before that date for the following […]
18B.27 PESTICIDE REGISTRATION FOR SPECIAL LOCAL NEEDS. Subdivision 1. Application. (a) A person must file an application for a special local need application with the commissioner. The application must meet the requirements of section 18B.26, subdivision 2, and the commissioner may require other relevant information. (b) The commissioner may require a full description of tests […]
18B.28 EXPERIMENTAL USE PESTICIDE PRODUCT REGISTRATION. Subdivision 1. Requirement. A person may not use or distribute an experimental use pesticide product in the state until it is registered with the commissioner. Experimental use pesticide product registrations expire on December 31 of each year and may be renewed on or before that date. A substance or […]
18B.29 RECIPROCAL LICENSING AND CERTIFICATION AGREEMENTS. The commissioner may waive all or part of the examination requirements provided for in sections 18B.29 to 18B.35 on a reciprocal basis with any other jurisdiction which has substantially the same requirements. Licenses or certificates issued under sections 18B.29 to 18B.35 may be suspended or revoked upon suspension or […]
18B.30 PESTICIDE USE LICENSE REQUIREMENT; INTERNET SALES PROHIBITED; RESTRICTED USE PESTICIDES. (a) A person may not use a restricted use pesticide without a license or certification required under sections 18B.29 to 18B.35 and the use may only be done under conditions prescribed by the commissioner. (b) A person shall not sell any pesticide labeled for […]
18B.305 PESTICIDE EDUCATION AND TRAINING. Subdivision 1. Education and training. (a) The commissioner, as the lead agency, shall develop, implement or approve, and evaluate, in consultation with University of Minnesota Extension, the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities system, and other educational institutions, innovative educational and training programs addressing pesticide concerns including: (1) water quality protection; […]
18B.31 PESTICIDE DEALER LICENSE. Subdivision 1. Requirement. (a) Except as provided in paragraph (b), no fixed location may offer for sale or sell a restricted use or bulk pesticide to a pesticide end user without a pesticide dealer license. (b) A pesticide dealer license is not required for: (1) a licensed commercial applicator, noncommercial applicator, […]
18B.316 AGRICULTURAL PESTICIDE DEALER LICENSE AND REPORTING. Subdivision 1. Requirement. (a) A person must not offer for sale or sell an agricultural pesticide in the state or into the state without first obtaining an agricultural pesticide dealer license. (b) Each location or place of business from which an agricultural pesticide is offered for sale or […]
18B.32 STRUCTURAL PEST CONTROL LICENSE. Subdivision 1. Requirement. (a) A person may not engage in structural pest control applications: (1) for hire without a structural pest control license; and (2) as a sole proprietorship, company, partnership, or corporation unless the person is or employs a licensed master in structural pest control operations. (b) A structural […]
18B.33 COMMERCIAL APPLICATOR LICENSE. Subdivision 1. Requirement. (a) A person may not apply a pesticide for hire without a commercial applicator license for the appropriate use categories or a structural pest control license. (b) A commercial applicator licensee must have a valid license identification card to purchase a restricted use pesticide or apply pesticides for […]
18B.34 NONCOMMERCIAL APPLICATOR LICENSE. Subdivision 1. Requirement. (a) Except for a licensed commercial applicator, certified private applicator, or licensed structural pest control applicator, a person, including a government employee, may not purchase or use a restricted use pesticide in performance of official duties without having a noncommercial applicator license for an appropriate use category. (b) […]
18B.345 PESTICIDE APPLICATION ON GOLF COURSES. (a) Application of a pesticide to the property of a golf course must be performed by: (1) a structural pest control applicator; or (2) a commercial or noncommercial pesticide applicator. (b) Pesticides determined by the commissioner to be sanitizers and disinfectants are exempt from the requirements in paragraph (a). […]
18B.346 PESTICIDE APPLICATION ON RAILROAD PROPERTY. Subdivision 1. Applicability. This section applies only to common carrier railroads. Subd. 2. Safety information. (a) In coordination with common carrier railroad companies operating in this state, the commissioner shall provide annual pesticide safety outreach opportunities for railroad employees. (b) A common carrier railroad that operates in this state […]
18B.35 APPLICATION CATEGORIES WITHIN APPLICATOR LICENSES. Subdivision 1. Establishment. (a) The commissioner may establish categories of structural pest control, commercial applicator, and noncommercial applicator licenses for administering and enforcing this chapter. The categories may include pest control operators and ornamental, agricultural, aquatic, forest, and right-of-way pesticide applicators. Separate subclassifications of categories may be specified as […]
18B.36 PRIVATE APPLICATOR CERTIFICATION. Subdivision 1. Requirement. (a) Except for a licensed commercial or noncommercial applicator, only a certified private applicator may use a restricted use pesticide to produce an agricultural commodity: (1) as a traditional exchange of services without financial compensation; (2) on a site owned, rented, or managed by the person or the […]
