Lawmakers gave first-round approval April 19 to a bill that would remove the specialty pesticide designation from pesticide product registration.<\/p>\n
Currently, pesticides classified as specialty are charged a registration fee of $160 per product while nonspecialty pesticides are charged a fee of $200. LB69, introduced by Ogallala Sen. Ken Schilz, would remove the specialty classification and establish an annual registration fee of $160 for all pesticide products.<\/p>\n
Schilz said the change to one registration fee would simplify the collection process.<\/p>\n
The bill makes several additional changes, some of which include:
\n\u2022 updating contaminant levels in drinking water under the Safe Drinking Water Act;
\n\u2022 updating a reference relating to the state Department of Agriculture\u2019s authority with regard to designating pesticide applicator categories; and
\n\u2022 requiring that the renewal of an aerial pesticide business license is completed before the filing of a pesticide registration application.<\/p>\n
Senators advanced the bill on a 26-0 vote.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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