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Main Pesticide Ordinance Repeal

This bill seeks to create consistency in the regulation of pesticides by prohibiting municipalities from adopting or enforcing any ordinances regulating the sale or use of pesticides. It repeals a previous law and enacts new language stating that municipalities may not adopt rules related to pesticide use, registration, advertising, distribution, applicator training, storage, disposal or product composition. Any ordinances adopted prior to this bill would be void. The bill is intended to standardize pesticide regulation under state law.

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Main Pesticide Ordinance Repeal

This bill seeks to create consistency in the regulation of pesticides by prohibiting municipalities from adopting or enforcing any ordinances regulating the sale or use of pesticides. It repeals a previous law and enacts new language stating that municipalities may not adopt rules related to pesticide use, registration, advertising, distribution, applicator training, storage, disposal or product composition. Any ordinances adopted prior to this bill would be void. The bill is intended to standardize pesticide regulation under state law.

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128th MAINE LEGISLATURE

FIRST REGULAR SESSION-2017

Legislative Document No. 1505


S.P. 530 In Senate, April 25, 2017

An Act To Create Consistency in the Regulation of Pesticides

Reference to the Committee on State and Local Government suggested and ordered printed.

HEATHER J.R. PRIEST


Secretary of the Senate

Presented by Senator DAVIS of Piscataquis. (GOVERNOR'S BILL)

Printed on recycled paper


1 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:

2 Sec. 1. 22 MRSA 1471-U, as repealed and replaced by PL 1989, c. 93, 1, is


3 repealed.

4 Sec. 2. 30-A MRSA 3007, sub-7 is enacted to read:


5 7. Restrictions on pesticide ordinances. A municipality may not adopt or enforce
6 any ordinance or rule regulating the sale or use of pesticides, including without limitation
7 ordinances relating to pesticide use limitations, registration, use notification, advertising
8 and marketing, distribution, applicator training and certification, storage, transportation,
9 disposal or product composition or the disclosure of confidential information related to
10 pesticides. An ordinance regulating the sale or use of pesticides adopted prior to the
11 effective date of this subsection is void. As used in this subsection, "pesticide" has the
12 same meaning as in Title 22, section 1471-C, subsection 19.

13 SUMMARY
14 This bill prohibits a municipality from adopting or continuing to enforce any
15 ordinance or rule regarding the sale or use of pesticides.

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