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Committee approves bill saying EPA-approved pesticide labels satisfy state warning requirements
Summary
HB 424 would make an EPA- or commissioner-approved FIFRA label legally sufficient for state purposes; sponsors said the bill codifies federal preemption and was amended to correct a statutory reference before receiving a committee do-pass recommendation.
Representative Meeks told the committee HB 424 clarifies that pesticide labels approved by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, or those registered with the state commissioner consistent with FIFRA, constitute a sufficient warning label for state-law purposes.
"This bill ... is saying that any pesticide that is registered with the commissioner or the Environmental Protection Agency ... displaying a label that has been approved by the EPA ... shall be deemed a sufficient warning label," Meeks said. The measure was presented in response to state and local efforts — most notably in…
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