HOUSE BILL No. 6301

 

November 4, 2004, Introduced by Rep. Whitmer and referred to the Committee on Agriculture and Resource Management.

        

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                 A bill to amend 1994 PA 451, entitled                                             

                                                                                

    "Natural resources and environmental protection act,"                       

                                                                                

    by amending sections 8302, 8303, 8304, 8305, 8306, 8316, and 8333           

                                                                                

    (MCL 324.8302, 324.8303, 324.8304, 324.8305, 324.8306, 324.8316,            

                                                                                

    and 324.8333), sections 8302, 8303, 8304, 8305, 8306, and 8333 as           

                                                                                

    amended by 2002 PA 418, and by adding sections 8315a, 8315b,                

                                                                                

    8316a, 8316b, and 8321a.                                                    

                                                                                

                THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:                      

                                                                                

1       Sec. 8302.  (1) "Abutting property" means any property that                 

                                                                                

2   has a boundary or boundary point in common with the property on             

                                                                                

3   which a pesticide is to be applied.                                         

                                                                                

4       (2)  (1)  "Active ingredient" means an ingredient that will                 

                                                                                

5   prevent, destroy, repel, or mitigate pests, or that will act as a           

                                                                                

6   plant regulator, defoliant, or desiccant or otherwise alter the             

                                                                                

7   behavior of plants or products.                                             

                                                                                


                                                                                

1       (3)  (2)  "Activity plan" means a plan for the mitigation of                

                                                                                

2   groundwater contamination at a specific location, including a               

                                                                                

3   time frame for implementation.                                              

                                                                                

4       (4)  (3)  "Adulterated",  applies to a pesticide if its  in                 

                                                                                

5   reference to a pesticide, means that the pesticide's strength or            

                                                                                

6   purity is less than, or significantly greater than, the professed           

                                                                                

7   standard or quality as expressed on its labeling or under which             

                                                                                

8   it is sold;  if  that a substance was substituted wholly or in              

                                                                                

9   part for a pesticide; or  if  that a valuable constituent of the            

                                                                                

10  pesticide was wholly or in part abstracted.                                 

                                                                                

11      (5) "Agency" means any state agency; local unit of                          

                                                                                

12  government; public authority; institution of higher education;              

                                                                                

13  railroad; or telegraph, telephone, pipeline, gas, or electric               

                                                                                

14  corporation that applies pesticides.                                        

                                                                                

15      (6)  (4)  "Agricultural commodity" means a plant or part of a               

                                                                                

16  plant, or an animal or animal product, produced primarily for               

                                                                                

17  sale, consumption, propagation, or other use by human beings or             

                                                                                

18  animals.                                                                    

                                                                                

19      (7)  (5)  "Animal" means all vertebrate and invertebrate                    

                                                                                

20  species, including, but not limited to, human beings and other              

                                                                                

21  mammals, birds, fish, and shellfish.                                        

                                                                                

22      (8)  (6)  "Antimicrobial pesticide" means a pesticide that is               

                                                                                

23  intended to disinfect, sanitize, reduce, or mitigate growth or              

                                                                                

24  development of microbial organisms, as defined under  the federal           

                                                                                

25  insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide act, chapter 125, 86                

                                                                                

26  Stat. 973, 7 U.S.C. 136 to 136i, 136j to 136r, and 136s to 136y             

                                                                                

27  FIFRA.                                                                      


                                                                                

1       (9)  (7)  "Application season" means a time period of                       

                                                                                

2   pesticide application, consistent with the category of                      

                                                                                

3   application, within a calendar year.                                        

                                                                                

4       (10)  (8)  "Aquifer" means a geologic formation, a group of                 

                                                                                

5   formations, or a part of a formation capable of yielding a                  

                                                                                

6   significant amount of groundwater to wells or springs.                      

                                                                                

7       (11)  (9)  "Aquifer sensitivity" means a hydrogeologic                      

                                                                                

8   function representing the inherent abilities of materials                   

                                                                                

9   surrounding the aquifer to attenuate the movement of pesticides             

                                                                                

10  into that aquifer.                                                          

                                                                                

11      (12)  (10)  "Avicide" means a pesticide intended for                        

                                                                                

12  preventing, destroying, repelling, or mitigating pest birds.                

                                                                                

13      (13)  (11)  "Building manager" means the person who is                      

                                                                                

14  designated as being responsible for the building's pest                     

                                                                                

15  management program and to whom shall be made any reporting and              

                                                                                

16  notification  shall be made  pursuant to this part or rules                 

                                                                                

17  promulgated under this part.                                                

                                                                                

18      (14)  (12)  "Certified applicator" means an individual who is               

                                                                                

19  authorized under this part to use and supervise the use of a                

                                                                                

20  restricted use pesticide.                                                   

                                                                                

21      (15) "Child care center" means that term as defined in                      

                                                                                

22  section 1 of 1973 PA 116, MCL 722.111.                                      

                                                                                

23      (16)  (13)  "Commercial applicator" means a person who is                   

                                                                                

24  required to be a registered or certified applicator under this              

                                                                                

25  part, or who holds himself or herself out to the public as being            

                                                                                

26  in the business of applying pesticides.  A commercial applicator            

                                                                                

27  does not include a person using a pesticide for a private                   


                                                                                

1   agricultural purpose.                                                       

                                                                                

2       (17)  (14)  "Commercial building" means any portion of a                    

                                                                                

3   building that is not a private residence where a business is                

                                                                                

4   located and that is frequented by the public.                               

                                                                                

5       (18) "Commercial lawn application" means lawn application on                

                                                                                

6   property that is not owned by or leased to the individual making            

                                                                                

7   the lawn application.                                                       

                                                                                

8       (19)  (15)  "Confirmed contaminant" means a contaminant that                

                                                                                

9   has been detected in at least 2 groundwater samples collected               

                                                                                

10  from the same groundwater sampling point at an interval of                  

                                                                                

11  greater than 14 days.                                                       

                                                                                

12      (20)  (16)  "Contaminant" means any pesticide originated                    

                                                                                

13  chemical, radionuclide, ion, synthetic organic compound,                    

                                                                                

14  microorganism, or waste that does not occur naturally in                    

                                                                                

15  groundwater or that naturally occurs at a lower concentration               

                                                                                

16  than detected.                                                              

                                                                                

17      (21)  (17)  "Contamination" means the direct or indirect                    

                                                                                

18  introduction into groundwater of any contaminant caused in whole            

                                                                                

19  or in part by human activity.                                               

                                                                                

20      Sec. 8303.  (1) "Day care facility" means a child care                      

                                                                                

21  center, family day care home, or group day care home as those               

                                                                                

22  terms are defined in section 1 of 1973 PA 116, MCL 722.111.                 

                                                                                

23      (2)  (1)  Defoliant" means a substance or mixture of                        

                                                                                

24  substances intended for causing the leaves or foliage to drop               

                                                                                

25  from a plant, with or without causing abscission.                           

                                                                                

26      (3)  (2)  "Department" means the department of agriculture.                 

                                                                                

27      (4)  (3)  "Desiccant" means a substance or mixture of                       


                                                                                

1   substances intended for artificially accelerating the drying of             

                                                                                

2   plant tissue.                                                               

                                                                                

3       (5)  (4)  "Device" means an instrument or contrivance, other                

                                                                                

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

                                                                                

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

                                                                                

6   used for the application of pesticides when sold separately.                

                                                                                

7       (6)  (5)  "Direct supervision" means directing the                          

                                                                                

8   application of a pesticide while being physically present during            

                                                                                

9   the application.  However, direct supervision by a private                  

                                                                                

10  agricultural applicator means either of the following:                      

                                                                                

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

                                                                                

12  or location directing the application of a restricted use                   

                                                                                

13  pesticide by an uncertified applicator.                                     

                                                                                

14      (b) The private agricultural applicator supervises the                      

                                                                                

15  uncertified applicator and is physically present during the                 

                                                                                

16  initial restricted use pesticide application on an agricultural             

                                                                                

17  commodity or agricultural structure, including calibration,                 

                                                                                

18  mixing, application, operator safety, and disposal.                         

                                                                                

19      (7)  (6)  "Director" means the director of the department of                

                                                                                

20  agriculture or his or her authorized representative.                        

                                                                                

21      (8)  (7)  "Distribute" means to offer for sale, hold for                    

                                                                                

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

                                                                                

23      (9)  (8)  "Envelope monitoring" means monitoring of                         

                                                                                

24  groundwater in areas adjacent to properties where groundwater is            

                                                                                

25  contaminated to determine the concentration and spatial                     

                                                                                

26  distribution of the contaminant in the aquifer.                             

                                                                                

27      (10)  (9)  "Environment" includes water, air, land, and all                 


                                                                                

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

                                                                                

2   interrelationships that exist among them.                                   

                                                                                

3       (11)  (10)  "EPA" means the United States environmental                     

                                                                                

4   protection agency.                                                          

                                                                                

5       (12)  (11)  "FIFRA" means the federal insecticide, fungicide,               

                                                                                

6   and rodenticide act, chapter 125, 86 Stat. 973, 7  U.S.C.  USC              

                                                                                

7   136 to 136i,  and  136j to 136r, and 136s to 136y.                          

                                                                                

8       (13)  (12)  "Fungi" means all nonchlorophyll bearing                        

                                                                                

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

                                                                                

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

                                                                                

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

                                                                                

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

                                                                                

13  beverages, or pharmaceuticals.                                              

                                                                                

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

                                                                                

15  not a restricted use pesticide.                                             

                                                                                

16      (15)  (14)  "Groundwater" means underground water within the                

                                                                                

17  zone of saturation.                                                         

                                                                                

18      (16)  (15)  "Groundwater protection rule" means a rule                      

                                                                                

19  promulgated under this part that defines a minimum operational              

                                                                                

20  standard for structures, activities, and procedures that may                

                                                                                

21  have  contaminate or may contribute to the contamination of                

                                                                                

22  groundwater and that defines the scope of a groundwater                     

                                                                                

23  protection rule, the region of implementation of a groundwater              

                                                                                

24  protection rule, and implementation period for those rules.  As             

                                                                                

25  used in this subsection:                                                    

                                                                                

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

                                                                                

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


                                                                                

1   equipment, application timing, application rates, crop rotation,            

                                                                                

2   and pest control thresholds.                                                

                                                                                

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

                                                                                

4   particular pesticide, structure, activity, or procedure or may              

                                                                                

5   define pesticides containing specific ingredients.                          

                                                                                

6       (c) "The region of implementation of a groundwater protection               

                                                                                

7   rule" may include specific soil types or aquifer sensitivity                

                                                                                

8   regions or any other geographic boundary.                                   

                                                                                

9       (17)  (16)  "Groundwater resource protection level" means a                 

                                                                                

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

                                                                                

11  has not established a maximum contaminant level or a health                 

                                                                                

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

                                                                                

13  health using risk assessment protocol established by rule under             

                                                                                

14  this part.                                                                  

                                                                                

15      (18)  (17)  "Groundwater resource response level" means 20%                 

                                                                                

16  of the groundwater resource protection level.  In cases where 20%           

                                                                                

17  of the groundwater resource protection level is less than the               

                                                                                

18  method detection limit, the method detection limit shall serve as           

                                                                                

19  the groundwater resource response level.                                    

                                                                                

20      Sec. 8304.  (1) "Health care facility" means a facility                     

                                                                                

21  which is not a private home and at which people may stay 1 or               

                                                                                

22  more nights and receive medical care, such as a hospital or                 

                                                                                

23  nursing home.                                                               

                                                                                

24      (2)  (1)  "Inert ingredient" means an ingredient that is not                

                                                                                

25  active.                                                                     

                                                                                

26      (3)  (2)  "Ingredient statement" means  :  (a) A  a statement               

                                                                                

27  of the name and percentage of each active ingredient  together              


                                                                                

1   with  in a pesticide, the total percentage of the inert                     

                                                                                

2   ingredients in the pesticide,  .  (b) When  and, if the pesticide           

                                                                                

3   contains arsenic in any form, the  ingredient statement shall               

                                                                                

4   include  percentages of total and water soluble arsenic, each               

                                                                                

5   calculated as elemental arsenic.                                            

                                                                                

6       (4)  (3)  "Insect" means any of the numerous small                          

                                                                                

7   invertebrate animals generally having the body more or less                 

                                                                                

8   obviously segmented, for the most part belonging to the class               

                                                                                

9   insecta, comprising 6-legged, usually winged forms, as for                  

                                                                                

10  example beetles, bugs, bees, and flies, and to other allied                 

                                                                                

11  classes or arthropods whose members are wingless and usually have           

                                                                                

12  more than 6 legs, as for example spiders, mites, ticks,                     

                                                                                

13  centipedes, and wood lice.                                                  

                                                                                

14      (5)  (4)  "Insecticide" means a pesticide intended for                      

                                                                                

15  preventing, destroying, repelling, or mitigating an insect.                 

                                                                                

16      (6) "Institution of higher education" means a public or                     

                                                                                

17  private institution in this state which offers a degree or course           

                                                                                

18  of study beyond the twelfth grade.                                          

                                                                                

19      (7)  (5)  "Integrated pest management" means a pest                         

                                                                                

20  management system that uses all suitable techniques in a total              

                                                                                

21  management system to prevent pests from reaching unacceptable               

                                                                                

22  levels or to reduce existing pest populations to acceptable                 

                                                                                

23  levels.                                                                     

                                                                                

24      (8)  (6)  "Label" means the written, printed, or graphic                    

                                                                                

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

                                                                                

26  containers or wrappers.                                                     

                                                                                

27      (9)  (7)  "Labeling" means the label and all other written,                 


                                                                                

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

                                                                                

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

                                                                                

3   accompanying the pesticide or device, and all applicable                    

                                                                                

4   modifications or supplements to official publications of the EPA,           

                                                                                

5   the United States departments of agriculture and interior, the              

                                                                                

6   United States departments of education and health and human                 

                                                                                

7   services, state experiment stations, state agricultural colleges,           

                                                                                

8   and other similar federal or state institutions or agencies                 

                                                                                

9   authorized by law to conduct research in the field of                       

                                                                                

10  pesticides.                                                                 

                                                                                

11      (10) "Lawn application" means the application of general use                

                                                                                

12  pesticides to ground, trees, or shrubs but does not include any             

                                                                                

13  of the following:                                                           

                                                                                

14      (a) The application of pesticides for the purpose of                        

                                                                                

15  producing an agricultural commodity.                                        

                                                                                

16      (b) The application of pesticides around or near the                        

                                                                                

17  foundation of a building for the purpose of indoor pest control.            

                                                                                

18      (c) The application of pesticides by or on behalf of agencies               

                                                                                

19  except that agencies shall be subject to visual notification                

                                                                                

20  requirements applicable to commercial lawn applications under               

                                                                                

21  section 8315a(7) if the application is within 100 feet of a                 

                                                                                

22  dwelling, public building, or public park.                                  

                                                                                

23      (d) The application of pesticides on golf courses or turf                   

                                                                                

24  farms.                                                                      

                                                                                

25      (11)  (8)  "Maximum contaminant level" means that term as it                

                                                                                

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

                                                                                

27  373, 88 Stat. 1660, 42  U.S.C.  USC 300f to 300j-3, 300j-4 to               


                                                                                

1   300j-9, and 300j-11 to 300j-25, and regulations promulgated under           

                                                                                

2   that act.                                                                   

                                                                                

3       (12)  (9)  "Method detection limit" means the minimum                       

                                                                                

4   concentration of a substance that can be measured and reported              

                                                                                

5   with 99% confidence that the analyte concentration is greater               

                                                                                

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

                                                                                

7   matrix that contains the analyte.                                           

                                                                                

8       (13)  (10)  "Minor use" means the use of a pesticide on a                   

                                                                                

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

                                                                                

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

                                                                                

11  less than 300,000 acres.                                                    

                                                                                

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

                                                                                

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

                                                                                

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

                                                                                

15  support the initial registration or continuing registration of              

                                                                                

16  the use.                                                                    

                                                                                

17      (14)  (11)  "Misbranded",  applies to any  in reference to a                

                                                                                

18  pesticide or device, means that the pesticide or device  if it              

                                                                                

19  is an imitation of or is offered for sale under the name of                 

                                                                                

20  another pesticide, or  if its  has labeling that does not comply            

                                                                                

21  with labeling requirements of this part, the rules promulgated              

                                                                                

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

                                                                                

23      (15)  (12)  "Molluscicide" means a pesticide intended for                   

                                                                                

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

                                                                                

25      (16) "Multiple family dwelling" means a dwelling which is or                

                                                                                

26  is to be occupied as the residence or home for the members of 3             

                                                                                

27  or more households living independently of each other.                      


                                                                                

1       Sec. 8305.  (1) "Nematode" means invertebrate animals of the                

                                                                                

2   phylum nemathelminthes and class nematoda, which are unsegmented            

                                                                                

3   roundworms with elongated, fusiform, or sac-like bodies covered             

                                                                                

4   with cuticle that inhabit soil, water, plants, or plant parts.  A           

                                                                                

5   nematode may also be called a nema or eelworm.                              

                                                                                

6       (2) "Noncommercial lawn application" means lawn application                 

                                                                                

7   on property owned by or leased to the individual making the lawn            

                                                                                

8   application.                                                                

                                                                                

9       (3) "1- or 2-family dwelling" is any structure or portion                   

                                                                                

10  thereof which is or is to be occupied in whole or in part as the            

                                                                                

11  residence or home for 1 household or for 2 households living                

                                                                                

12  independently of each other.                                                

                                                                                

13      (4)  (2)  "Person" means an individual, partnership,                        

                                                                                

14  corporation, association, governmental entity, or other legal               

                                                                                

15  entity.                                                                     

                                                                                

16      (5)  (3)  "Pest" means an insect, rodent, nematode, fungus,                 

                                                                                

17  weed, and other forms of terrestrial or aquatic plant or animal             

                                                                                

18  life or virus,  bacteria,  or other microorganism, or any other             

                                                                                

19  organism that the director declares to be a pest under section              

                                                                                

20  8322, except viruses, fungi,  bacteria,  nematodes, or other                

                                                                                

21  microorganisms in or on living animals.                                     

                                                                                

22      (6)  (4)  "Pesticide" means a substance or mixture of                       

                                                                                

23  substances intended for preventing, destroying, repelling, or               

                                                                                

24  mitigating pests or intended for use as a plant regulator,                  

                                                                                

25  defoliant, or desiccant.  Pesticide does not include liquid                 

                                                                                

26  chemical sterilant products, including any sterilant or                     

                                                                                

27  subordinate disinfectant claims on such products, for use on a              


                                                                                

1   critical or semi-critical device, as defined in section 201 of              

                                                                                

2   the federal food, drug, and cosmetic act, chapter 675, 52                   

                                                                                

3   Stat. 1040, 21  U.S.C.  USC 321.  As used in this subsection:               

                                                                                

4       (a) "Critical device" includes any device that is introduced                

                                                                                

5   directly into the human body, either into or in contact with the            

                                                                                

6   bloodstream or normally sterile areas of the body.                          

                                                                                

7       (b) "Semi-critical device" includes any device that contacts                

                                                                                

8   intact mucous membranes but that does not ordinarily penetrate              

                                                                                

9   the blood barrier or otherwise enter normally sterile areas of              

                                                                                

10  the body.                                                                   

                                                                                

11      (7)  (5)  "Pesticide registration renewal" means the                        

                                                                                

12  registration of any pesticide that was previously registered by             

                                                                                

13  the department.                                                             

                                                                                

14      (8)  (6)  "Place of business" means a location that is                      

                                                                                

15  staffed by at least 1 person who independently, without                     

                                                                                

16  supervision, sells or uses pesticides within this state or where            

                                                                                

17  a person exercises the right to control others in the sale or use           

                                                                                

18  of pesticides within this state.                                            

                                                                                

19      (9)  (7)  "Plant regulator" means a substance or mixture of                 

                                                                                

20  substances intended through physiological action for accelerating           

                                                                                

21  or retarding the rate of growth or rate of maturation or for                

                                                                                

22  otherwise altering the behavior of plants or the produce of                 

                                                                                

23  plants.  Plant regulator does not include substances to the                 

                                                                                

24  extent that they are intended as plant nutrients, trace elements,           

                                                                                

25  nutritional chemicals, plant inoculants, and soil amendments.               

                                                                                

26      (10)  (8)  "Private agricultural applicator" means a                        

                                                                                

27  certified applicator who uses or supervises the use of a                    


                                                                                

1   restricted use pesticide for a private agricultural purpose.                

                                                                                

2       (11)  (9)  "Private agricultural purpose" means the                         

                                                                                

3   application of a pesticide for the production of an agricultural            

                                                                                

4   commodity on either of the following:                                       

                                                                                

5       (a) Property owned or rented by the person applying the                     

                                                                                

6   pesticide or by his or her employer.                                        

                                                                                

7       (b) Property of another person if applied without                           

                                                                                

8   compensation, other than trading of personal services between               

                                                                                

9   producers of agricultural commodities.                                      

                                                                                

10      (12)  (10)  "Protect health and environment" means                          

                                                                                

11  protection  to protect against any unreasonable adverse effects            

                                                                                

12  on the environment.                                                         

                                                                                

13      (13)  (11)  "Public building" means a building that is owned                

                                                                                

14  or operated by a federal, state, or local government, including             

                                                                                

15  public universities.                                                        

                                                                                

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

                                                                                

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

                                                                                

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

                                                                                

19  promulgated under this part.                                                

                                                                                

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

                                                                                

21  applied directly from its original container consistent with                

                                                                                

22  label directions, such as an aerosol insecticide or rodenticide             

                                                                                

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

                                                                                

24  application.                                                                

                                                                                

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

                                                                                

26  pesticide pursuant to this part.                                            

                                                                                

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


                                                                                

1   for restricted use by the EPA or the director.                              

                                                                                

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

                                                                                

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

                                                                                

4   pesticides to the ultimate user.                                            

                                                                                

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

                                                                                

6   destroying, repelling, or mitigating rodents.                               

                                                                                

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

                                                                                

8   kindergarten through the twelfth grade but does not include a               

                                                                                

9   home school.                                                                

                                                                                

10      (8) "School facility" means any school building used for                    

                                                                                

11  instructional purposes, grounds surrounding such a building,                

                                                                                

12  school grounds used for playgrounds, athletics, and other                   

                                                                                

13  instructional purposes, and any administrative offices.                     

                                                                                

14      (9) "School year" means the period commencing on the first                  

                                                                                

15  day of regular instruction and ending on the last day of session.           

                                                                                

16      (10)  (8)  "Supervise" means directing the application of a                 

                                                                                

17  pesticide with or without being physically present during the               

                                                                                

18  application.                                                                

                                                                                

19      (11)  (9)  "Unreasonable adverse effect on the environment"                 

                                                                                

20  means any unreasonable risk to human beings or the environment,             

                                                                                

21  taking into account the economic, social, and environmental costs           

                                                                                

22  and benefits of the use of a pesticide.                                     

                                                                                

23      (12)  (10)  "Use of a pesticide" means the loading, mixing,                 

                                                                                

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

                                                                                

25      (13)  (11)  "Vendor" means a person who sells or distributes                

                                                                                

26  pesticides.                                                                 

                                                                                

27      (14)  (12)  "Violates this part" or "violation of this part"                


                                                                                

1   means a violation of this part, a rule promulgated under this               

                                                                                

2   part, or an order issued under this part.                                   

                                                                                

3       (15)  (13)  "Weed" means a plant which grows where it is not                

                                                                                

4   wanted.                                                                     

                                                                                

5       Sec. 8315a.  (1) A retail establishment that sells general                  

                                                                                

6   use pesticides for lawn application shall display a sign meeting            

                                                                                

7   standards established by the director under section 8315b(1).               

                                                                                

8   The sign shall be displayed in a conspicuous place as close as              

                                                                                

9   possible to the place where the pesticides are displayed.                   

                                                                                

10      (2) At least 48 hours before any commercial lawn application                

                                                                                

11  of a pesticide, the person making the application shall supply              

                                                                                

12  written notice to occupants of all 1- or 2-family dwellings, and            

                                                                                

13  to owners, owners' agents, or other persons in a position of                

                                                                                

14  authority for all other types of premises, that are on abutting             

                                                                                

15  property with a boundary that is within 150 feet of the site of             

                                                                                

16  the commercial lawn application.  The director shall specify the            

                                                                                

17  manner in which a person making a commercial lawn application               

                                                                                

18  shall supply the written notice including, but not limited to,              

                                                                                

19  mailing the notice, or leaving the notice with a responsible                

                                                                                

20  adult or in a conspicuous location on the abutting property.  The           

                                                                                

21  director shall specify a manner in which a person making a                  

                                                                                

22  commercial lawn application may provide an option to occupants of           

                                                                                

23  1- or 2-family dwellings to decline further notices.                        

                                                                                

24      (3) The owner of a multiple family dwelling or the owner's                  

                                                                                

25  agent shall supply the written notice under subsection (2) to the           

                                                                                

26  occupants of the multiple family dwelling in a manner specified             

                                                                                

27  by the director.  For all other types of premises, the owner,               


                                                                                

1   owner's agent, or other person in a position of authority shall             

                                                                                

2   post the written notice under subsection (2) in a manner                    

                                                                                

3   specified by the director.                                                  

                                                                                

4       (4) The director shall specify the content and form of the                  

                                                                                

5   written notice under subsection (2).  The notice shall include at           

                                                                                

6   least all of the following:                                                 

                                                                                

7       (a) The address where the pesticide application is to be                    

                                                                                

8   made.                                                                       

                                                                                

9       (b) The name and telephone number of the person making the                  

                                                                                

10  pesticide application.                                                      

                                                                                

11      (c) The specific date of each pesticide application and 2                   

                                                                                

12  alternative dates to the proposed date of application if weather            

                                                                                

13  conditions prevent the pesticide application on the proposed                

                                                                                

14  date.                                                                       

                                                                                

15      (d) The product name or names and the EPA registration number               

                                                                                

16  or numbers of the pesticide or pesticides to be applied.                    

                                                                                

17      (e) A prominent statement that reads substantially as                       

                                                                                

18  follows:  "This notice is to inform you of a pending pesticide              

                                                                                

19  application to neighboring property.  You may wish to take                  

                                                                                

20  precautions to minimize pesticide exposure to yourself, family              

                                                                                

21  members, pets, or family possessions.  Further information about            

                                                                                

22  the product or products being applied, including any warnings               

                                                                                

23  that appear on the labels of such pesticide or pesticides that              

                                                                                

24  are pertinent to the protection of humans, animals, or the                  

                                                                                

25  environment, can be obtained by calling the National Pesticide              

                                                                                

26  Information Center at 1-800-858-7378.".                                     

                                                                                

27      (5) Subsections (2) and (3) do not apply to any of the                      


                                                                                

1   following:                                                                  

                                                                                

2       (a) The application of antimicrobial pesticides and                         

                                                                                

3   antimicrobial products as defined in sections 2(mm) and 19(h)(2)            

                                                                                

4   of the federal insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide act,                 

                                                                                

5   chapter 125, 86 Stat. 973, 7 USC 136 and 136q.                              

                                                                                

6       (b) The use of an aerosol product with a directed spray, in                 

                                                                                

7   containers of 18 fluid ounces or less, to protect individuals               

                                                                                

8   from an imminent threat from stinging and biting insects,                   

                                                                                

9   including venomous spiders, bees, wasps, and hornets.  This                 

                                                                                

10  subdivision does not exempt from notification the use of any                

                                                                                

11  fogger product or aerosol product that discharges to a wide                 

                                                                                

12  area.                                                                       

                                                                                

13      (c) The use of nonvolatile insecticides or rodenticides in a                

                                                                                

14  tamper-resistant bait station or in areas inaccessible to                   

                                                                                

15  children.                                                                   

                                                                                

16      (d) The application of a pesticide classified by the EPA as                 

                                                                                

17  an exempt material under 40 CFR 152.25.                                     

                                                                                

18      (e) The application of boric acid and disodium octaborate                   

                                                                                

19  tetrahydrate.                                                               

                                                                                

20      (f) The application of horticultural soap and oils that do                  

                                                                                

21  not contain synthetic pesticides or synergists.                             

                                                                                

22      (g) The application of a pesticide by direct injection into a               

                                                                                

23  plant or the ground.                                                        

                                                                                

24      (h) The application of a pesticide to the ground or turf of a               

                                                                                

25  cemetery.                                                                   

                                                                                

26      (i) An emergency pesticide application when necessary to                    

                                                                                

27  protect against an imminent threat to human health.  However,               


                                                                                

1   before making an emergency pesticide application, a person shall            

                                                                                

2   make a good faith effort to supply the written notice under                 

                                                                                

3   subsection (2).  Upon making an emergency pesticide application,            

                                                                                

4   a person shall notify the director, using a form developed by the           

                                                                                

5   director for such purposes.  The notice to the director shall               

                                                                                

6   include at least all of the following:                                      

                                                                                

7                                                                                (i) The address where the application was made.                                     

                                                                                

8       (ii) The name and telephone number of the person making the                  

                                                                                

9   pesticide application.                                                      

                                                                                

10      (iii) The date of the pesticide application.                                 

                                                                                

11      (iv) The product name and EPA registration number of the                     

                                                                                

12  pesticide or pesticides applied.                                            

                                                                                

13      (v) The reason for the pesticide application.                               

                                                                                

14      (6) The director shall review any emergency notice submitted                

                                                                                

15  under subsection (5)(i) to ensure that the circumstance did                 

                                                                                

16  warrant the emergency pesticide application.  The notices shall             

                                                                                

17  be kept on file at the department for 3 years from the date of              

                                                                                

18  the pesticide application and shall be made available to any                

                                                                                

19  person upon request.                                                        

                                                                                

20      (7) A person performing a noncommercial lawn application                    

                                                                                

21  treating an area more than 100 square feet or performing a                  

                                                                                

22  commercial lawn application shall place markers within or along             

                                                                                

23  the perimeter of the area where pesticides will be applied.                 

                                                                                

24  Markers shall be placed so as to be clearly visible to persons              

                                                                                

25  immediately outside the perimeter.  The markers shall be posted             

                                                                                

26  at least 12 inches above the ground and shall be at least 4                 

                                                                                

27  inches by 5 inches in size.  The markers shall be placed before             


                                                                                

1   the lawn application on the day of the lawn application and shall           

                                                                                

2   instruct persons not to enter the area where pesticides were                

                                                                                

3   applied and not to remove the markers, for a period of at least             

                                                                                

4   24 hours.  The instruction shall be printed boldly in letters at            

                                                                                

5   least 3/8 of an inch in height.                                             

                                                                                

6       Sec. 8315b.  (1) The director shall establish uniform                       

                                                                                

7   standards for a consumer pesticide use information sign provided            

                                                                                

8   for under section 8315a(1) which shall be placed in retail                  

                                                                                

9   establishments that sell general use pesticides for lawn                    

                                                                                

10  application.  This sign shall contain all of the following                  

                                                                                

11  information:                                                                

                                                                                

12      (a) A warning notice directing consumers to follow directions               

                                                                                

13  on labels.                                                                  

                                                                                

14      (b) A provision to inform consumers of the posting                          

                                                                                

15  requirements set forth in section 8315a(7).                                 

                                                                                

16      (c) A recommendation that the consumer notify neighbors                     

                                                                                

17  before the application of pesticides so that such neighbors may             

                                                                                

18  take precautions to avoid pesticide exposure.                               

                                                                                

19      (2) The director shall prepare and publish, in consultation                 

                                                                                

20  with the director of the department of community health,                    

                                                                                

21  educational materials explaining the requirements of                        

                                                                                

22  sections 8315a and 8316a and the human and environmental health             

                                                                                

23  effects of lawn care pesticides.                                            

                                                                                

24      (3) The director may specify procedures, not inconsistent                   

                                                                                

25  with any other provisions of law, for the department's                      

                                                                                

26  investigation and processing of alleged violations of                       

                                                                                

27  section 8315a(7) that pertain to persons performing noncommercial           


                                                                                

1   lawn applications.  The uniform procedures may require complaints           

                                                                                

2   to be in the form of a sworn statement containing the facts upon            

                                                                                

3   which an alleged violation is based and may provide that the                

                                                                                

4   department is not required to perform any testing or sampling in            

                                                                                

5   relation to the investigation of any such alleged violations.               

                                                                                

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

                                                                                

7   school administrators shall notify parents and guardians of                 

                                                                                

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

                                                                                

9   to any application of a pesticide at that school.                           

                                                                                

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

                                                                                

11  information, obtained from the person applying the pesticide,               

                                                                                

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

                                                                                

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

                                                                                

14  application.                                                                

                                                                                

15      (1) Each school shall establish a pesticide notification                    

                                                                                

16  procedure to provide information on pesticide applications at               

                                                                                

17  school facilities.  A school shall provide written notification             

                                                                                

18  of pesticide applications at any school facility to staff,                  

                                                                                

19  parents, and legal guardians as required in this section.  Any              

                                                                                

20  notification required by this section shall be in writing                   

                                                                                

21  provided directly to the student or staff, delivered to a                   

                                                                                

22  receptacle designated for that student or staff, mailed to the              

                                                                                

23  student's or staff's last known address, or delivered by any                

                                                                                

24  other reasonable methods authorized by the director.                        

                                                                                

25      (2) A school shall provide notification under subsection (1)                

                                                                                

26  to all staff, parents, and legal guardians at the beginning of              

                                                                                

27  each school year.  However, if a child enrolls after the                    


                                                                                

1   beginning of the school year, notification shall be provided                

                                                                                

2   within 1 week of enrollment.  The notification provided at the              

                                                                                

3   beginning of the school year shall include at least all of the              

                                                                                

4   following information:                                                      

                                                                                

5       (a) A statement that pesticide products may be used                         

                                                                                

6   periodically throughout the school year.                                    

                                                                                

7       (b) A statement that schools are required to maintain a list                

                                                                                

8   of staff, parents, and legal guardians who wish to receive                  

                                                                                

9   48-hour prior written notification of pesticide applications at             

                                                                                

10  relevant school facilities and instructions on how to register              

                                                                                

11  with the school to be on the notification list.                             

                                                                                

12      (c) The name of a school representative and contact number to               

                                                                                

13  obtain further information.                                                 

                                                                                

14      (3) Within 10 days of the end of the school year and within                 

                                                                                

15  2 school days of the end of winter vacation and spring vacation,            

                                                                                

16  the school shall provide to all staff, parents, and legal                   

                                                                                

17  guardians written notification that includes at least all of the            

                                                                                

18  following information:                                                      

                                                                                

19      (a) For each pesticide application that required prior                      

                                                                                

20  notification and each emergency pesticide application made at               

                                                                                

21  school facilities, during the period of time since the previous             

                                                                                

22  notice, the date, location, and product used.                               

                                                                                

23      (b) A statement that schools are required to maintain a list                

                                                                                

24  of staff, parents, and legal guardians who wish to receive                  

                                                                                

25  48-hour prior written notification of pesticide applications and            

                                                                                

26  instructions on how to register with the school to be on the list           

                                                                                

27  for prior notification.                                                     


                                                                                

1       (c) How to obtain further information about the products                    

                                                                                

2   being applied, including any warnings that appear on the label of           

                                                                                

3   the pesticides that are pertinent to the protection of humans,              

                                                                                

4   animals, or the environment.                                                

                                                                                

5       (d) The name and telephone number of a school representative                

                                                                                

6   to contact for additional information.                                      

                                                                                

7       (4) Each school shall establish and maintain a list of staff,               

                                                                                

8   parents, and legal guardians requesting notification 48 hours in            

                                                                                

9   advance of pesticide applications.  A school shall add any staff,           

                                                                                

10  parent, or legal guardian to the notification list upon request.            

                                                                                

11      (5) Subject to subsection (6), not less than 48 hours before                

                                                                                

12  the application of a pesticide at a school facility, a school               

                                                                                

13  shall provide to individuals on the school's notification list              

                                                                                

14  under subsection (4) notification that includes at least all of             

                                                                                

15  the following information:                                                  

                                                                                

16      (a) The specific date and location of the pesticide                         

                                                                                

17  application.  In case of outdoor pesticide applications, the                

                                                                                

18  notice must provide a specific date, and may include                        

                                                                                

19  2 alternative dates in case the application cannot be made                  

                                                                                

20  because of weather conditions.                                              

                                                                                

21      (b) The product name and pesticide registration number                      

                                                                                

22  assigned by the EPA.                                                        

                                                                                

23      (c) A prominent statement that reads substantially as                       

                                                                                

24  follows:  "This notice is to inform you of a pending pesticide              

                                                                                

25  application at a school facility.  You may wish to discuss with             

                                                                                

26  the designated school representative what precautions are being             

                                                                                

27  taken to protect children and staff from exposure to these                  


                                                                                

1   pesticides.  Further information about the product(s) being                 

                                                                                

2   applied, including any warnings that appear on the label of the             

                                                                                

3   pesticide(s) that are pertinent to the protection of humans,                

                                                                                

4   animals, or the environment, can be obtained by calling the                 

                                                                                

5   National Pesticide Information Center at 1-800-858-7378.".                  

                                                                                

6       (d) The name and telephone number of a school representative                

                                                                                

7   to contact for additional information.                                      

                                                                                

8       (6) The notification under subsection (5) need only be                      

                                                                                

9   provided to both of the following:                                          

                                                                                

10      (a) Staff who regularly work at the school facility that is                 

                                                                                

11  the site of the pesticide application.                                      

                                                                                

12      (b) Parents or legal guardians of children who regularly                    

                                                                                

13  receive instruction or have scheduled recess at that school                 

                                                                                

14  facility.                                                                   

                                                                                

15      (7) A pesticide shall not be applied at a school facility                   

                                                                                

16  during school hours.                                                        

                                                                                

17      (8) The following pesticide applications are not subject to                 

                                                                                

18  subsections (1) to (7):                                                     

                                                                                

19      (a) The application of antimicrobial pesticides and                         

                                                                                

20  antimicrobial products as defined in sections 2(mm) and 19(h)(2)            

                                                                                

21  of the federal insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide act,                 

                                                                                

22  chapter 125, 86 Stat. 973, 7 USC 136 and 136q.                              

                                                                                

23      (b) The use of an aerosol product with a directed spray, in                 

                                                                                

24  containers of 18 fluid ounces or less, when used to protect                 

                                                                                

25  individuals from an imminent threat from stinging and biting                

                                                                                

26  insects including venomous spiders, bees, wasps, and hornets.               

                                                                                

27  This subdivision does not exempt from notification the use of any           


                                                                                

1   fogger product or aerosol product that discharges to a wide                 

                                                                                

2   area.                                                                       

                                                                                

3       (c) The use of nonvolatile insecticides or rodenticides in                  

                                                                                

4   tamper-resistant bait stations or in areas inaccessible to                  

                                                                                

5   children.                                                                   

                                                                                

6       (d) Silica gels and other nonvolatile ready-to-use paste,                   

                                                                                

7   foam, or gel formulations of insecticides in areas inaccessible             

                                                                                

8   to children.                                                                

                                                                                

9       (e) Application of a pesticide classified by the EPA as an                  

                                                                                

10  exempt material under 40 CFR 152.25.                                        

                                                                                

11      (f) The application of boric acid and disodium octaborate                   

                                                                                

12  tetrahydrate.                                                               

                                                                                

13      (g) The application of a pesticide which the EPA has                        

                                                                                

14  determined satisfies its reduced risk criteria, including a                 

                                                                                

15  biopesticide.                                                               

                                                                                

16      (h) Any pesticide application where the school facility                     

                                                                                

17  remains unoccupied during and for a continuous 72-hour period               

                                                                                

18  following the application of the pesticide.                                 

                                                                                

19      (i) Any emergency pesticide application when necessary to                   

                                                                                

20  protect against an imminent threat to human health.  However,               

                                                                                

21  before making an emergency pesticide application, a person shall            

                                                                                

22  make a good faith effort to supply the written notice required              

                                                                                

23  under this section.  Upon making an emergency pesticide                     

                                                                                

24  application, a person shall notify the director, using a form               

                                                                                

25  developed by the director for such purposes.  The notice to the             

                                                                                

26  director shall include at least all of the following:                       

                                                                                

27                                                                               (i) The address where the application was made.                                     


                                                                                

1       (ii) The name and telephone number of the person making the                  

                                                                                

2   pesticide application.                                                      

                                                                                

3       (iii) The date of the pesticide application.                                 

                                                                                

4       (iv) The product name and EPA registration number of the                     

                                                                                

5   pesticide or pesticides applied.                                            

                                                                                

6       (v) The reason for the pesticide application.                               

                                                                                

7       (9) The director shall review an emergency notice submitted                 

                                                                                

8   under subsection (8)(i) to ensure that the circumstance did                 

                                                                                

9   warrant the emergency pesticide application.  The notices shall             

                                                                                

10  be kept on file at the department for 3 years from the date of              

                                                                                

11  the pesticide application and shall be made available to any                

                                                                                

12  person upon request.                                                        

                                                                                

13      (10) The director shall ensure the compliance of schools with               

                                                                                

14  the requirements of this section, and shall establish a procedure           

                                                                                

15  for parents to notify the state of any school's failure to comply           

                                                                                

16  with the requirements of this section.                                      

                                                                                

17      Sec. 8316a.  (1) Not less than 48 hours before the                          

                                                                                

18  application of a pesticide at a day care facility, the day care             

                                                                                

19  facility shall post a notice of the pesticide application in a              

                                                                                

20  common area of the day care facility that is conspicuously                  

                                                                                

21  visible to persons dropping off or picking up children from the             

                                                                                

22  day care facility.  The notice shall include at least all of the            

                                                                                

23  following:                                                                  

                                                                                

24      (a) The location and specific date of the pesticide                         

                                                                                

25  application at the day care facility.  For an outdoor                       

                                                                                

26  application, the notice must provide a specific date and may                

                                                                                

27  include 2 alternative dates if weather conditions preclude the              


                                                                                

1   pesticide application on the proposed date.                                 

                                                                                

2       (b) The product name or names and the EPA registration number               

                                                                                

3   or numbers of the pesticide or pesticides to be applied.                    

                                                                                

4       (c) A prominent statement that reads substantially as                       

                                                                                

5   follows:  "This notice is to inform you of a pending pesticide              

                                                                                

6   application at this day care facility.  You may wish to discuss             

                                                                                

7   with a representative of the day care facility what precautions             

                                                                                

8   are being taken to protect your child from exposure to these                

                                                                                

9   pesticides.  Further information about the product or products              

                                                                                

10  being applied, including any warnings that appear on the label of           

                                                                                

11  the pesticide or pesticides that are pertinent to the protection            

                                                                                

12  of humans, animals, or the environment, can be obtained by                  

                                                                                

13  calling the National Pesticide Information Center at                        

                                                                                

14  1-800-858-7378.".                                                           

                                                                                

15      (d) The name and telephone number of a representative of the                

                                                                                

16  day care facility to contact for additional information.                    

                                                                                

17      (2) A pesticide shall not be applied at a day care facility                 

                                                                                

18  during operating hours.                                                     

                                                                                

19      (3) The pesticide applications described in section 8316(8)                 

                                                                                

20  are not subject to the requirements of subsection (1) or (2).               

                                                                                

21      (4) A person who contracts to apply a pesticide at a day care               

                                                                                

22  facility shall provide to the day care facility operator                    

                                                                                

23  information required to be contained in the posting under                   

                                                                                

24  subsection (1) at least 48 hours before the application.                    

                                                                                

25      Sec. 8316b.  A person shall not apply a pesticide, other                    

                                                                                

26  than a sanitizer, germicide, disinfectant, or anti-microbial                

                                                                                

27  agent, in a school building, public building, health care                   


                                                                                

1   facility, or child care center unless a verifiable integrated               

                                                                                

2   pest management program is in place for the building.  The                  

                                                                                

3   integrated pest management program shall include all of the                 

                                                                                

4   following elements:                                                         

                                                                                

5       (a) The following integrated pest management practices and                  

                                                                                

6   principles:                                                                 

                                                                                

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

                                                                                

8   and monitoring.                                                             

                                                                                

9       (ii) Consideration of the relationship between pest biology                  

                                                                                

10  and pest management methods.                                                

                                                                                

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

                                                                                

12  including population reduction techniques, such as mechanical,              

                                                                                

13  biological, and chemical techniques and pest prevention                     

                                                                                

14  techniques, such as habitat modification.                                   

                                                                                

15      (iv) Pest control method selection, including consideration                  

                                                                                

16  of the impact on human health and the environment.                          

                                                                                

17      (v) Continual evaluation of the integrated pest management                  

                                                                                

18  program to determine the program's effectiveness and the need for           

                                                                                

19  program modification.                                                       

                                                                                

20      (b) The maintenance by the applicator, of a record that                     

                                                                                

21  includes all of the following information:                                  

                                                                                

22                                                                               (i) The site address.                                                               

                                                                                

23      (ii) The date of service.                                                    

                                                                                

24      (iii) The target pest or pests.                                              

                                                                                

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

                                                                                

26  found or reported, and the conditions conducive to pest                     

                                                                                

27  infestation.                                                                


                                                                                

1       (v) The pest management recommendations made by the                         

                                                                                

2   applicator, such as structural or habitat modification.                     

                                                                                

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

                                                                                

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

                                                                                

5       (vii) The name of the pesticide or pesticides used.                          

                                                                                

6       (viii) The quantity of pesticide or pesticides used.                          

                                                                                

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

                                                                                

8   pesticides were applied.                                                    

                                                                                

9       (x) The name of the applicator.                                             

                                                                                

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

                                                                                

11  employed, and the emergency telephone number.                               

                                                                                

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

                                                                                

13  following information to the building manager:                              

                                                                                

14                                                                               (i) The integrated pest management program and initial                              

                                                                                

15  service inspection record, which shall be provided at the time of           

                                                                                

16  initial service.                                                            

                                                                                

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

                                                                                

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

                                                                                

19  each service call.                                                          

                                                                                

20      (iii) The acceptance of responsibility by the building                       

                                                                                

21  manager to post any signs as required under rules promulgated               

                                                                                

22  under section 8325.                                                         

                                                                                

23      Sec. 8321a.  The department shall maintain a database of                    

                                                                                

24  human pesticide poisonings that occur in this state after the               

                                                                                

25  effective date of the amendatory act that added this section.               

                                                                                

26  The data shall include, but need not be limited to, all of the              

                                                                                

27  following:                                                                  


                                                                                

1       (a) How the poisoning occurred.                                             

                                                                                

2       (b) The pesticide that caused the poisoning.                                

                                                                                

3       (c) The number and age of the people affected.                              

                                                                                

4       (d) The adverse health effects suffered by the people                       

                                                                                

5   affected.                                                                   

                                                                                

6       (e) Any enforcement action taken.                                           

                                                                                

7       Sec. 8333.  (1) Notwithstanding any other provision of this                 

                                                                                

8   section, a person who violates section 8315a(1) shall be issued a           

                                                                                

9   warning for the first violation and shall be provided 7 days to             

                                                                                

10  correct the violation.  A person who violates section 8315a(1) a            

                                                                                

11  second or subsequent time is responsible for a state civil                  

                                                                                

12  infraction and may be fined not more than $250.00 for each such             

                                                                                

13  violation.                                                                  

                                                                                

14      (2) Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, a                  

                                                                                

15  person who violates section 8315a(3) or a person who violates               

                                                                                

16  section 8315a(7) shall, for a first such violation, in lieu of a            

                                                                                

17  fine, be issued a written warning and shall also be issued                  

                                                                                

18  educational materials pursuant to section 8315b(2).  A person who           

                                                                                

19  commits a second violation of section 8315a(3) or a second                  

                                                                                

20  violation of section 8315a(7) is responsible for a state civil              

                                                                                

21  infraction and may be fined not more than $100.00.  A person who            

                                                                                

22  commits a third or subsequent violation of section 8315a(3) or a            

                                                                                

23  third or subsequent violation of section 8315a(7) is responsible            

                                                                                

24  for a state civil infraction and may be fined not more than                 

                                                                                

25  $250.00.                                                                    

                                                                                

26      (3) Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, a                  

                                                                                

27  person who violates section 8316a(4) shall, for a first such                


                                                                                

1   violation, in lieu of a fine, be issued a written warning and               

                                                                                

2   shall also be issued educational materials pursuant to                      

                                                                                

3   section 8315b(2).  The director, upon finding after notice and an           

                                                                                

4   opportunity for a hearing, that such a person has committed a               

                                                                                

5   second or subsequent such violation, may impose an administrative           

                                                                                

6   fine of not more than $100.00 for a second violation or not more            

                                                                                

7   than $250.00 for a subsequent violation.                                    

                                                                                

8       (4)  (1)  A person who violates this part is subject to the                 

                                                                                

9   penalties and remedies provided in this part regardless of                  

                                                                                

10  whether he or she acted alone or through an employee or agent.              

                                                                                

11      (5)  (2)  The director, upon finding after notice and an                    

                                                                                

12  opportunity for a hearing that a person has violated or attempted           

                                                                                

13  to violate any provision of this part except section 8311(4),               

                                                                                

14  8312, 8315a(1), 8315a(3), 8315a(7), 8316, or 8316a(4), may impose           

                                                                                

15  an administrative fine of not more than $1,000.00 for each                  

                                                                                

16  violation of this part.                                                     

                                                                                

17      (6)  (3)  If the director finds that a violation or attempted               

                                                                                

18  violation occurred despite the exercise of due care or did not              

                                                                                

19  result in significant harm to human health or the environment,              

                                                                                

20  the director may issue a warning instead of imposing an                     

                                                                                

21  administrative fine.                                                        

                                                                                

22      (7)  (4)  The director shall advise the attorney general of                 

                                                                                

23  the failure of a person to pay an administrative fine imposed               

                                                                                

24  under this section.  The attorney general may bring an action in            

                                                                                

25  a court of competent jurisdiction for the failure to pay an                 

                                                                                

26  administrative fine imposed under this section.                             

                                                                                

27      (8)  (5)  A person who violates this part or attempts to                    


                                                                                

1   violate this part is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by                  

                                                                                

2   imprisonment for not more than 90 days or a fine of not more than           

                                                                                

3   $5,000.00, or both, for each offense.                                       

                                                                                

4       (9)  (6)  The director may bring an action to enjoin a                      

                                                                                

5   violation of this part or an attempted violation of this part in            

                                                                                

6   a court of competent jurisdiction of the county in which the                

                                                                                

7   violation occurs or is about to occur.                                      

                                                                                

8       (10)  (7)  The attorney general may file a civil action in                  

                                                                                

9   which the court may impose on any person who violates this part             

                                                                                

10  or attempts to violate this part a civil fine of not more than              

                                                                                

11  $5,000.00 for each violation or attempted violation.  In                    

                                                                                

12  addition, the attorney general may bring an action in circuit               

                                                                                

13  court to recover the reasonable costs of the investigation from             

                                                                                

14  any person who violated this part or attempted to violate this              

                                                                                

15  part.  Money recovered under this subsection shall be forwarded             

                                                                                

16  to the state treasurer for deposit into the pesticide control               

                                                                                

17  fund created in section 8318.                                               

                                                                                

18      (11)  (8) In defense of an action filed under this section,                 

                                                                                

19  in  In addition to any other lawful defense,  a person may                  

                                                                                

20  present evidence as  it is an affirmative defense to an action              

                                                                                

21  filed under this section that, at the time of  the  a person's              

                                                                                

22  alleged violation of this part or attempted violation of this               

                                                                                

23  part, he or she was in compliance with label directions and with            

                                                                                

24  this part and rules promulgated under this part at the time of              

                                                                                

25  the alleged violation.                                                      

                                                                                

26      (12)  (9)  A civil cause of action does not arise for                       

                                                                                

27  injuries to any person or property if a private agricultural                


                                                                                

1   applicator, or a registered applicator who stores, handles, or              

                                                                                

2   applies pesticides only for a private agricultural purpose, was             

                                                                                

3   not grossly negligent and stored, handled, or applied pesticides            

                                                                                

4   in compliance with this part, rules promulgated under this part,            

                                                                                

5   and the pesticide labeling.                                                 

                                                                                

6       (13)  (10)  Applicable provisions of the revised judicature                 

                                                                                

7   act of 1961, 1961 PA 236, MCL 600.101 to  600.9948  600.9947,               

                                                                                

8   apply to civil actions filed pursuant to this part.