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ODA seeks higher pesticide registration fee cap to sustain staff and safety programs
Summary
ODA told lawmakers HB 2809 would raise the statutory cap on pesticide product registration fees (from $400 to $550) to fund enforcement, education and response programs that have come to rely on registration revenues.
Jonathan Sandow, deputy director at the Oregon Department of Agriculture, presented House Bill 2809 to the House Committee on Agriculture, Land Use, Natural Resources, and Water on Jan. 27 as a proposal to increase the statutory cap for pesticide product registration fees.
Sandow said ODA currently charges $360 per product and anticipates needing to reach the $400 cap during the next biennium. HB 2809 would raise the statutory cap from $400 to $550 to provide room for future…
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