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Committee advances change to restricted-use pesticide rule to allow supervised handlers without full applicator license
Summary
House File 2667 would modify last year’s federal-conformity language so that assistants who mix, load or transport restricted-use pesticides can work under the direct supervision of a licensed applicator rather than holding the same license themselves; committee adopted an A1 amendment adding transporting and laid the bill over.
Representative Nelson introduced House File 2667, a clarifying amendment to last year’s statutory changes that implemented federal EPA requirements on restricted-use pesticides. The bill would allow a defined class of "handlers" to mix, load and transport restricted-use pesticides under the direct supervision of a licensed applicator rather than requiring the assistant to hold the same applicator license.
Bruce Clavin, representing the Minnesota Wheat Growers Association and Red River Valley Sugar Beet Growers (and speaking for applicators), told the committee that language…
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