S.F. No. 0160

Pesticides.

 

Sponsored By:        Senator(s) Geis

 

AN ACT relating to pesticides; providing for direct supervision by licensed applicators; providing definitions; providing rulemaking authority for reciprocal agreements; providing penalties; limiting local regulation of pesticides; and providing for an effective date.

 

1/23/2013   Bill Number Assigned

1/23/2013   S Received for Introduction

1/23/2013   S Introduced and Referred to S05

1/30/2013   S05 Recommended Amend and Do Pass

 

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Senator(s) Driskill, Emerich, Geis, Hicks and Johnson

Ayes 5    Nays 0    Excused 0    Absent 0    Conflicts 0

 

1/30/2013   S Placed on General File

 

SF0160SS001/ADOPTED

Page 1-line 3           Before "for" insert "rulemaking authority".

Page 2-line 5           Delete and insert "(b)  All pesticide applications made for hire shall be under the direct supervision of a certified commercial applicator. All applications of restricted use pesticide shall be made under the direct supervision of a certified applicator.".

Page 2-line 6           Delete.

Page 2-line 7           Delete through "applicator.".

Page 4-line 19          Delete "or his agent".

Page 5-line 22          Delete "(a)".

Page 6-line 4           After "applicators." insert "The department shall, by rule and regulation, establish criteria for reciprocity including, but not limited to, formal agreements with other states, residency, categories and examination.  The director is authorized to adopt additional rules and regulations necessary to implement this section.".

Page 6-lines 6 through 24     Delete.

Page 7-lines 1 through 11     Delete.  GEIS, CHAIRMAN

 

1/31/2013   S Passed CoW

 

SF0160S2001/ADOPTED

Page 1-line 3           Before "penalties" insert "and amending".

Page 3-line 8           Delete "35‑7‑366" insert "35‑7‑364, 35‑7‑366(a) and".

Page 3-line 9           Delete "35‑7‑374(a)(iv)(intro)" insert "35‑7‑374 by creating a new subsection (b)".

Page 7-after line 11    Insert:

      "35‑7‑364.  Discarding and storing of pesticides and pesticide containers.

No person shall discard, transport, or store any registered pesticide or pesticide containers in such a manner as to cause injury to humans, vegetation, crops, livestock, wildlife, beneficial insects or to pollute any waterway in a way harmful to any wildlife therein. The board of certification may promulgate rules and regulations governing the discarding and storing of such pesticides or pesticide containers.".

Page 7-after line 13    Insert:

      "(a)  Any person certified applicator violating any provision of W.S. 35‑7‑350 through 35‑7‑375 or regulation thereunder, or any person violating W.S. 35‑7‑356, 35‑7‑357 or 35‑7‑364 is guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction shall be fined not more than five hundred dollars ($500.00) or imprisoned in the county jail for not more than one (1) year, or both, for the first offense, and upon conviction for a subsequent offense shall be fined not more than one thousand dollars ($1,000.00) or imprisoned in the county jail for not more than one (1) year, or both. Any offense committed more than three (3) years after a previous conviction shall be considered a first offense.".

Page 7-line 23          Delete.

Page 8-lines 1 through 7      Delete.

Page 8-after line 7     Insert and renumber:

      "(b)  It is unlawful for a certified applicator to refuse to keep any records as required by the director by regulation or to refuse to allow the inspection of those records by the director during normal working hours.".

Section 3.  W.S. 35‑7‑374(a)(ii) is repealed.".

Page 8-line 9           Delete "3" insert "4".  PERKINS

 

2/1/2013    S Passed 2nd Reading

 

SF0160S3001/ADOPTED

Delete the Perkins Second Reading Amendment (SF0160S2001/A) entirely.  DRISKILL

 

2/4/2013    S Passed 3rd Reading

 

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Senator(s) Anderson, JD S02, Anderson, JL S28, Barnard, Bebout, Burns, Christensen, Coe, Cooper, Craft, Dockstader, Driskill, Emerich, Esquibel, F., Geis, Hastert, Hicks, Hines, Johnson, Landen, Meier, Nutting, Peterson, Ross, Rothfuss and Schiffer

Nays:  Senator(s) Case, Nicholas, P., Perkins, Scott and Von Flatern

Ayes 25    Nays 5    Excused 0    Absent 0    Conflicts 0

 

2/5/2013    H Received for Introduction

2/6/2013    H Introduced and Referred to H05

2/21/2013   H05 Recommended Amend and Do Pass

 

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Representative(s) Blake, Campbell, Eklund, Greear, Hunt, McKim, Semlek, Winters and Zwonitzer, Dn.

Ayes 9    Nays 0    Excused 0    Absent 0    Conflicts 0

 

2/21/2013   H Placed on General File

 

SF0160HS001/ADOPTED     (TO ENGROSSED COPY)

Page 1-line 4           After "penalties;" insert "limiting local regulation of pesticides;".

Page 3-line 10          After "(intro)" insert "and by creating a new subsection (c)".

Page 7-After line 5     Insert:

      "(c)  Except as otherwise provided by the Wyoming Environmental Pesticide Control Act of 1973, no political subdivision of this state shall adopt or enforce any ordinance, resolution, rule or regulation regarding pesticides storage, sale, distribution, notification of use, or use that is more stringent than the Wyoming Environmental Pesticide Control Act of 1973 or rules promulgated thereunder.". SEMLEK, CHAIRMAN

 

2/22/2013   H Passed CoW

2/25/2013   H Passed 2nd Reading

2/26/2013   H Passed 3rd Reading

 

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Representative(s) Baker, Barlow, Berger, Blake, Blevins, Blikre, Brown, Byrd, Campbell, Cannady, Coleman, Connolly, Davison, Eklund, Esquibel, K., Filer, Freeman, Gay, Gingery, Goggles, Greear, Greene, Halverson, Harshman, Harvey, Hunt, Hutchings, Jaggi, Kasperik, Kirkbride, Krone, Larsen, Lockhart, Loucks, Lubnau, Madden, McKim, Moniz, Nicholas, B., Northrup, Patton, Paxton, Petroff, Piiparinen, Reeder, Semlek, Sommers, Stubson, Teeters, Throne, Wallis, Walters, Wilson, Winters, Zwonitzer, Dn. and Zwonitzer, Dv.

Nays:  Representative(s) Burkhart and Kroeker

Excused:  Representative(s) Miller and Watt

Ayes 56    Nays 2    Excused 2    Absent 0    Conflicts 0

 

2/26/2013   S Received for Concurrence

2/26/2013   S Did Concur

 

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Senator(s) Anderson, JD S02, Anderson, JL S28, Barnard, Bebout, Burns, Coe, Cooper, Driskill, Emerich, Geis, Hines, Landen, Meier, Nicholas, P., Nutting, Peterson, Ross and Von Flatern

Nays:  Senator(s) Case, Christensen, Craft, Dockstader, Esquibel, F., Hastert, Hicks, Johnson, Perkins, Rothfuss, Schiffer and Scott

Ayes 18    Nays 12    Excused 0    Absent 0    Conflicts 0

 

2/26/2013   Assigned Number SEA No. 0080

2/27/2013   S President Signed SEA No. 0080

2/27/2013   H Speaker Signed SEA No. 0080

3/13/2013   Governor Signed SEA No. 0080

3/13/2013   Assigned Chapter Number

 

Chapter No. 0153  Session Laws of Wyoming 2013