HB-5154, As Passed House, December 10, 2003                                 

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                              SUBSTITUTE FOR                                    

                                                                                

                           HOUSE BILL NO. 5154                                  

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                 A bill to amend 1994 PA 451, entitled                                             

                                                                                

    "Natural resources and environmental protection act,"                       

                                                                                

    by amending sections 8303, 8304, 8306, and 8316 (MCL 324.8303,              

                                                                                

    324.8304, 324.8306, and 324.8316), sections 8303, 8304, and 8306            

                                                                                

    as amended by 2002 PA 418.                                                  

                                                                                

                THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:                      

                                                                                

1       Sec. 8303.  (1) "Day care center" means a facility, other                   

                                                                                

2   than a private residence, which receives 1 or more preschool or             

                                                                                

3   school-age children for care for periods of less than 24 hours a            

                                                                                

4   day, at which the parents or guardians are not immediately                  

                                                                                

5   available to the child, and which is licensed as a child care               

                                                                                

6   organization by the Michigan family independence agency under               

                                                                                

7   1973 PA 116, MCL 722.111 to 722.128.                                        

                                                                                

8       (2)  (1)  "Defoliant" means a substance or mixture of                       

                                                                                

9   substances intended for causing the leaves or foliage to drop               

                                                                                


                                                                                

1   from a plant, with or without causing abscission.                           

                                                                                

2       (3)  (2)  "Department" means the department of agriculture.                 

                                                                                

3       (4)  (3)  "Desiccant" means a substance or mixture of                       

                                                                                

4   substances intended for artificially accelerating the drying of             

                                                                                

5   plant tissue.                                                               

                                                                                

6       (5)  (4)  "Device" means an instrument or contrivance, other                

                                                                                

7   than a firearm, which is intended for trapping, destroying,                 

                                                                                

8   repelling, or mitigating a pest; but does not include equipment             

                                                                                

9   used for the application of pesticides when sold separately.                

                                                                                

10      (6)  (5)  "Direct supervision" means directing the                          

                                                                                

11  application of a pesticide while being physically present during            

                                                                                

12  the application.  However, direct supervision by a private                  

                                                                                

13  agricultural applicator means either of the following:                      

                                                                                

14      (a) The private agricultural applicator is in the same field                

                                                                                

15  or location directing the application of a restricted use                   

                                                                                

16  pesticide by an uncertified applicator.                                     

                                                                                

17      (b) The private agricultural applicator supervises the                      

                                                                                

18  uncertified applicator and is physically present during the                 

                                                                                

19  initial restricted use pesticide application on an agricultural             

                                                                                

20  commodity or agricultural structure, including calibration,                 

                                                                                

21  mixing, application, operator safety, and disposal.                         

                                                                                

22      (7)  (6)  "Director" means the director of the department  of               

                                                                                

23  agriculture  or his or her authorized representative.                       

                                                                                

24      (8)  (7)  "Distribute" means to offer for sale, hold for                    

                                                                                

25  sale, sell, barter, ship, or deliver pesticides in this state.              

                                                                                

26      (9)  (8)  "Envelope monitoring" means monitoring of                         

                                                                                

27  groundwater in areas adjacent to properties where groundwater is            


                                                                                

1   contaminated to determine the concentration and spatial                     

                                                                                

2   distribution of the contaminant in the aquifer.                             

                                                                                

3       (10)  (9)  "Environment" includes water, air, land, and all                 

                                                                                

4   plants and human beings and other animals living therein, and the           

                                                                                

5   interrelationships that exist among them.                                   

                                                                                

6       (11)  (10)  "EPA" means the United States environmental                     

                                                                                

7   protection agency.                                                          

                                                                                

8       (12)  (11)  "FIFRA" means the federal insecticide, fungicide,               

                                                                                

9   and rodenticide act, chapter 125, 86 Stat. 973, 7 U.S.C. 136 to             

                                                                                

10  136i,  and  136j to 136r and 136s to 136y.                                  

                                                                                

11      (13)  (12)  "Fungi" means all nonchlorophyll bearing                        

                                                                                

12  thallophytes; that is, all nonchlorophyll bearing plants of a               

                                                                                

13  lower order than mosses and liverworts, as for example rusts,               

                                                                                

14  smuts, mildews, molds, yeasts, and bacteria, except those in or             

                                                                                

15  on other animals, and except those in or on processed foods,                

                                                                                

16  beverages, or pharmaceuticals.                                              

                                                                                

17      (14)  (13)  "General use pesticide" means a pesticide that is               

                                                                                

18  not a restricted use pesticide.                                             

                                                                                

19      (15)  (14)  "Groundwater" means underground water within the                

                                                                                

20  zone of saturation.                                                         

                                                                                

21      (16)  (15)  "Groundwater protection rule" means a rule                      

                                                                                

22  promulgated under this part that  defines  specifies a minimum              

                                                                                

23  operational standard for structures, activities, and procedures             

                                                                                

24  that may have or may contribute to the contamination of                     

                                                                                

25  groundwater and that  defines the scope of a groundwater                    

                                                                                

26  protection rule, the  specifies the standard's scope, region of             

                                                                                

27  implementation,  of a groundwater protection rule,  and                     


                                                                                

1   implementation period.  for those rules.  As used in this                   

                                                                                

2   subsection:                                                                 

                                                                                

3       (a) "Structures, activities, and procedures" includes, but is               

                                                                                

4   not limited to, mixing, loading, and rinse pads, application                

                                                                                

5   equipment, application timing, application rates, crop rotation,            

                                                                                

6   and pest control thresholds.                                                

                                                                                

7       (b)  "The scope of a groundwater protection rule" may define                

                                                                                

8   "Scope" means applicability to a particular pesticide, structure,           

                                                                                

9   activity, or procedure or  may define  pesticides containing                

                                                                                

10  specific ingredients.                                                       

                                                                                

11      (c)  "The region of implementation of a groundwater                         

                                                                                

12  protection rule  "Region of implementation" may include specific            

                                                                                

13  soil types or aquifer sensitivity regions or any other geographic           

                                                                                

14  boundary.                                                                   

                                                                                

15      (17)  (16)  "Groundwater resource protection level" means a                 

                                                                                

16  maximum contaminant level, health advisory level, or, if the EPA            

                                                                                

17  has not established a maximum contaminant level or a health                 

                                                                                

18  advisory level, a level established by the director of public               

                                                                                

19  health using risk assessment protocol established by rule under             

                                                                                

20  this part.                                                                  

                                                                                

21      (18)  (17)  "Groundwater resource response level" means 20%                 

                                                                                

22  of the groundwater resource protection level.   In cases where              

                                                                                

23  If 20% of the groundwater resource protection level is less than            

                                                                                

24  the method detection limit, the method detection limit  shall               

                                                                                

25  serve as  is the groundwater resource response level.                       

                                                                                

26      Sec. 8304.  (1) "Inert ingredient" means an ingredient that                 

                                                                                

27  is not active.                                                              


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1       (2) "Ingredient statement" means:                                           

                                                                                

2       (a) A statement of the name and percentage of each active                   

                                                                                

3   ingredient together with the total percentage of the inert                  

                                                                                

4   ingredients in the pesticide.                                               

                                                                                

5       (b) When the pesticide contains arsenic in any form, the                    

                                                                                

6   ingredient statement shall include percentages of total and water           

                                                                                

7   soluble arsenic, each calculated as elemental arsenic.                      

                                                                                

8       (3) "Insect" means any of the numerous small invertebrate                   

                                                                                

9   animals generally having the body more or less obviously                    

                                                                                

10  segmented, for the most part belonging to the class insecta,                

                                                                                

11  comprising 6-legged, usually winged forms, as for example                   

                                                                                

12  beetles, bugs, bees, and flies, and to other allied classes or              

                                                                                

13  arthropods whose members are wingless and usually have more than            

                                                                                

14  6 legs, as for example spiders, mites, ticks, centipedes, and               

                                                                                

15  wood lice.                                                                  

                                                                                

16      (4) "Insecticide" means a pesticide intended for preventing,                

                                                                                

17  destroying, repelling, or mitigating an insect.                             

                                                                                

18      (5) "Integrated pest management" means a pest management                    

                                                                                

19  system that uses all suitable techniques in a total management              

                                                                                

20  system to prevent pests from reaching unacceptable levels or to             

                                                                                

21  reduce existing pest populations to acceptable levels.                      

                                                                                

22      (6) "Integrated pest management [program" means a program] for              

                                                                                

23  integrated pest management that includes at least all of the                

                                                                                

24  following elements:                                                         

                                                                                

25      (a) The following integrated pest management practices and                  

                                                                                

26  principles:                                                                 

                                                                                

27                                                                               (i) Site evaluation, including site description, inspection,                        


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1   and monitoring.                                                             

                                                                                

2       (ii) Consideration of the relationship between pest biology                  

                                                                                

3   and pest management methods.                                                

                                                                                

4       (iii) Consideration of all available pest management methods,                

                                                                                

5   including population reduction techniques, such as mechanical,              

                                                                                

6   biological, and chemical techniques and pest prevention                     

                                                                                

7   techniques, such as habitat modification.                                   

                                                                                

8       (iv) Pest control method selection, including consideration                  

                                                                                

9   of the impact on human health and the environment.                          

                                                                                

10      (v) Continual evaluation of the integrated pest management                  

                                                                                

11  [program to determine the program's effectiveness and the need for program] 

                                                                                

12  modification.                                                               

                                                                                

13      (b) Recordkeeping which shall be maintained by the applicator               

                                                                                

14  and which shall include all of the following:                               

                                                                                

15                                                                               (i) The site address.                                                               

                                                                                

16      (ii) The date of service.                                                    

                                                                                

17      (iii) The target pest or pests.                                              

                                                                                

18      (iv) The inspection report, including the number of pests                    

                                                                                

19  found or reported, and the conditions conducive to pest                     

                                                                                

20  infestation.                                                                

                                                                                

21      (v) The pest management recommendations made by the                         

                                                                                

22  applicator, such as structural or habitat modification.                     

                                                                                

23      (vi) The structural or habitat modification or other measures                

                                                                                

24  that were initiated as a part of the pest management program.               

                                                                                

25      (vii) The name of each pesticide used.                                       

                                                                                

26      (viii) Quantity of each pesticide used.                                       

                                                                                

27      (ix) The location of the area or room or rooms where                        


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1   pesticides were applied.                                                    

                                                                                

2       (x) The name of the applicator.                                             

                                                                                

3       (xi) The name of the pest control firm, if a firm is                        

                                                                                

4   employed, and the emergency telephone number.                               

                                                                                

5       (c) With respect to a commercial applicator, provision of the               

                                                                                

6   following information to the building manager:                              

                                                                                

7                                                                                (i) The integrated pest management [program] and initial service                    

                                                                                

8   inspection record, which shall be provided at the time of initial           

                                                                                

9   service.                                                                    

                                                                                

10      (ii) A record that includes the information specified in                     

                                                                                

11  subdivision (b), which shall be provided at the completion of               

                                                                                

12  each service call.                                                          

                                                                                

13      (d) The acceptance of responsibility by the building manager                

                                                                                

14  to post signs provided by the pesticide applicator in compliance            

                                                                                

15  with rules promulgated under section 8325.                                  

                                                                                

16      (7)  (6)  "Label" means the written, printed, or graphic                    

                                                                                

17  matter on or attached to the pesticide or device or any of its              

                                                                                

18  containers or wrappers.                                                     

                                                                                

19      (8)  (7)  "Labeling" means the label and all other written,                 

                                                                                

20  printed, or graphic matter accompanying the pesticide or device,            

                                                                                

21  or to which reference is made on the label or in literature                 

                                                                                

22  accompanying the pesticide or device, and all applicable                    

                                                                                

23  modifications or supplements to official publications of the EPA,           

                                                                                

24  the United States departments of agriculture and interior, the              

                                                                                

25  United States departments of education and health and human                 

                                                                                

26  services, state experiment stations, state agricultural colleges,           

                                                                                

27  and other similar federal or state institutions or agencies                 


                                                                                

1   authorized by law to conduct research in the field of                       

                                                                                

2   pesticides.                                                                 

                                                                                

3       (9)  (8)  "Maximum contaminant level" means that term as it                 

                                                                                

4   is defined in title XIV of the public health service act,                   

                                                                                

5   chapter 373, 88 Stat. 1660,  42  U.S.C.  USC 300f to  300j-3,              

                                                                                

6   300j-4 to 300j-9 and 300j-11 to  300j-25, and regulations                   

                                                                                

7   promulgated under that act.                                                 

                                                                                

8       (10)  (9)  "Method detection limit" means the minimum                       

                                                                                

9   concentration of a substance that can be measured and reported              

                                                                                

10  with 99% confidence that the analyte concentration is greater               

                                                                                

11  than 0 and is determined from analysis of a sample in a given               

                                                                                

12  matrix that contains the analyte.                                           

                                                                                

13      (11)  (10)  "Minor use" means the use of a pesticide on a                   

                                                                                

14  crop, animal, or site where any of the following exist:                     

                                                                                

15      (a) The total United States acreage for the crop or site is                 

                                                                                

16  less than 300,000 acres.                                                    

                                                                                

17      (b) The acreage expected to be treated nationally as a result               

                                                                                

18  of that use is less than 300,000 acres annually.                            

                                                                                

19      (c) The use does not provide sufficient economic incentive to               

                                                                                

20  support the initial registration or continuing registration of              

                                                                                

21  the use.                                                                    

                                                                                

22      (12)  (11)  "Misbranded" applies to any pesticide or device                 

                                                                                

23  if it is an imitation of or is offered for sale under the name of           

                                                                                

24  another pesticide, or if its labeling does not comply with                  

                                                                                

25  labeling requirements of this part, the rules promulgated under             

                                                                                

26  this part, FIFRA, or regulations promulgated under FIFRA.                   

                                                                                

27      (13)  (12)  "Molluscicide" means a pesticide intended for                   


                                                                                

1   preventing, destroying, repelling, or mitigating a mollusk.                 

                                                                                

2       Sec. 8306.  (1) "Registered applicator" means an individual                 

                                                                                

3   who is authorized to apply general use pesticides for a private             

                                                                                

4   or commercial purpose as provided in this part and in the rules             

                                                                                

5   promulgated under this part.                                                

                                                                                

6       (2) "Ready-to-use pesticide" means a pesticide that is                      

                                                                                

7   applied directly from its original container consistent with                

                                                                                

8   label directions, such as an aerosol insecticide or rodenticide             

                                                                                

9   bait pack that does not require mixing or loading prior to                  

                                                                                

10  application.                                                                

                                                                                

11      (3) "Registrant" means a person who is required to register a               

                                                                                

12  pesticide pursuant to this part.                                            

                                                                                

13      (4) "Restricted use pesticide" means a pesticide classified                 

                                                                                

14  for restricted use by the EPA or the director.                              

                                                                                

15      (5) "Restricted use pesticide dealer" means a person engaged                

                                                                                

16  in distributing, selling, or offering for sale restricted use               

                                                                                

17  pesticides to the ultimate user.                                            

                                                                                

18      (6) "Rodenticide" means a pesticide intended for preventing,                

                                                                                

19  destroying, repelling, or mitigating rodents.                               

                                                                                

20      (7) "School" means public and private schools, grades                       

                                                                                

21  kindergarten through the twelfth grade, but does not include a              

                                                                                

22  home school.                                                                

                                                                                

23      (8) "Supervise" means directing the application of a                        

                                                                                

24  pesticide with or without being physically present during the               

                                                                                

25  application.                                                                

                                                                                

26      (9) "Unreasonable adverse effect on the environment" means                  

                                                                                

27  any unreasonable risk to human beings or the environment, taking            


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1   into account the economic, social, and environmental costs and              

                                                                                

2   benefits of the use of a pesticide.                                         

                                                                                

3       (10) "Use of a pesticide" means the loading, mixing,                        

                                                                                

4   applying, storing, transporting, and disposing of a pesticide.              

                                                                                

5       (11) "Vendor" means a person who sells or distributes                       

                                                                                

6   pesticides.                                                                 

                                                                                

7       (12) "Violates this part" or "violation of this part" means a               

                                                                                

8   violation of this part, a rule promulgated under this part, or an           

                                                                                

9   order issued under this part.                                               

                                                                                

10      (13) "Weed" means a plant which grows where it is not                       

                                                                                

11  wanted.                                                                     

                                                                                

12      Sec. 8316.   (1) At the beginning of each school year,                      

                                                                                

13  school administrators shall notify parents and guardians of                 

                                                                                

14  children attending that school of the right to be informed prior            

                                                                                

15  to any application of a pesticide at that school.                           

                                                                                

16      (2) The notice described in subsection (1) shall contain                    

                                                                                

17  information, obtained from the person applying the pesticide,               

                                                                                

18  which includes a statement that a pesticide will be applied, the            

                                                                                

19  approximate location of the application, and the date of the                

                                                                                

20  application.                                                                

                                                                                

21      (1) Beginning 1 year after the effective date of the                        

                                                                                

22  amendatory act that added this subsection, a person shall not               

                                                                                

23  apply a pesticide, other than a sanitizer, germicide,                       

                                                                                

24  disinfectant, or anti-microbial agent, at a school unless the               

                                                                                

25  school has adopted an integrated pest management [program].                 

                                                                                

26      (2) The primary administrator of a school or day care center                

                                                                                

27  or his or her designee shall annually notify the parents or                 


                                                                                

1   guardians of children attending that school or cared for at that            

                                                                                

2   day care center that the parents or guardians will receive                  

                                                                                

3   advance notice of the application of a pesticide at the school or           

                                                                                

4   day care center.  The primary administrator of a school or his or           

                                                                                

5   her designee shall give the annual notification not more than 30            

                                                                                

6   days after the beginning of the school year, and the primary                

                                                                                

7   administrator of a day care center or his or her designee shall             

                                                                                

8   give the annual notification in September.                                  

                                                                                

9       (3) An annual notification under subsection (2) shall satisfy               

                                                                                

10  all of the following requirements:                                          

                                                                                

11      (a) Be in writing.                                                          

                                                                                

12      (b) Specify 2 methods by which advance notice of the                        

                                                                                

13  application of a pesticide will be given.  The first method shall           

                                                                                

14  be by posting at the entrances to the school or day care center             

                                                                                

15  at least 48 hours before the application.  Subject to subdivision           

                                                                                

16  (c), the second method shall be 1 of the following:                         

                                                                                

17                                                                               (i) Posting in a public, common area of the school or day                           

                                                                                

18  care center, other than an entrance, at least 48 hours before the           

                                                                                

19  application.                                                                

                                                                                

20      (ii) E-mail sent at least 48 hours before the application.                   

                                                                                

21      (iii) A telephone call by which direct contact is made with a                

                                                                                

22  parent or guardian of a student of the school or a child under              

                                                                                

23  the care of the day care center or a message is recorded on an              

                                                                                

24  answering machine.                                                          

                                                                                

25      (iv) Providing students of the school or children under the                  

                                                                                

26  care of the day care center with a written notice to be delivered           

                                                                                

27  to their parents or guardians.                                              


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1       (c) State that, in addition to notice under subdivision                     

                                                                                

2   (b)(iii), parents or guardians are entitled to receive the notice            

                                                                                

3   by first-class United States mail postmarked at least 3 days                

                                                                                

4   before the application, if they so request, and the manner in               

                                                                                

5   which such a request shall be made.                                         

                                                                                

6       (d) For a school, inform parents and guardians that they may                

                                                                                

7   review the school's integrated pest management [program], if any, and       

                                                                                

8   records on any pesticide applications.                                      

                                                                                

9       (e) For a school, provide the name, telephone number, and, if               

                                                                                

10  applicable, e-mail address of the person at the school building             

                                                                                

11  responsible for pesticide application procedures.                           

                                                                                

12      (4) An advance notice of pesticide application shall contain                

                                                                                

13  all of the following information:                                           

                                                                                

14      (a) A statement that a pesticide is expected to be applied.                 

                                                                                

15      (b) The target pest or pests.                                               

                                                                                

16      (c) The approximate location of the application.                            

                                                                                

17      (d) The date of the application.                                            

                                                                                

18      (e) The name, telephone number, and, if available, e-mail                   

                                                                                

19  address of a contact person at the school or day care center                

                                                                                

20  responsible for maintaining records with specific information on            

                                                                                

21  pest infestation and actual pesticide application as required by            

                                                                                

22  rules.                                                                      

                                                                                

23      (f) A toll-free telephone number for the national pesticide                 

                                                                                

24  [information center] and a telephone number for pesticide                   

                                                                                

25  information from the department.                                            

                                                                                

26      (5) Before applying a pesticide, a school or day care center                

                                                                                

27  shall provide advance notice to parents and guardians consistent            


     House Bill No. 5154 (H-3) as amended December 10, 2003

   

1   with subsections (3)(b) to (e) and (4).  However, in an                     

                                                                                

2   emergency, a school or day care center may apply a pesticide                

                                                                                

3   without providing advance notice to parents or guardians.                   

                                                                                

4   Promptly after the pesticide application, the school or day care            

                                                                                

5   center shall give parents or guardians notice of the pesticide              

                                                                                

6   application that otherwise meets the requirements of subsection             

                                                                                

7   (3)(b) and (c).  The notice shall contain a statement that a                

                                                                                

8   pesticide was applied and shall meet the requirements of                    

                                                                                

9   subsection (4)(b) to (f).                                                   

                                                                                

10      (6) A person shall not apply liquid or aerosol pesticides in                

                                                                                

11  a room at a school or day care center if children are present in            

                                                                                

12  the room.  After pesticides are applied in the room, the school             

                                                                                

13  or day care center shall prohibit children from entering the room           

                                                                                

14  for a period of 4 hours or for the reentry period specified on              

                                                                                

15  the pesticide label, whichever is longer.                                   

                                                                                

16      (7) The department shall do both of the following:                          

                                                                                

17      (a) Within 1 year after the effective date of the amendatory                

                                                                                

18  act that added this subsection, develop a model integrated pest             

                                                                                

19  management [policy] for schools, in consultation with the department        

                                                                                

20  of education, and make the [policy] available to all school                 

                                                                                

21  districts, intermediate school districts, public school                     

                                                                                

22  academies, and private schools.                                             

                                                                                

23      (b) Encourage local and intermediate school boards and boards               

                                                                                

24  of directors of public school academies to do both of the                   

                                                                                

25  following:                                                                  

                                                                                

26                                                                               (i) Adopt and follow the model integrated pest management                           

                                                                                

27  [policy] developed under subdivision (a).                                   


                                                                                

1       (ii) Require appropriate staff to obtain periodic updates and                

                                                                                

2   training on integrated pest management from experts on the                  

                                                                                

3   subject.