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Committee debates paraquat ban language, sets phased-in dates and permit rules
Summary
Legislative staff and members debated chemical definitions, permit limits and multiple effective dates for a bill phasing out paraquat; the committee agreed on separate dates for the study, bill enactment and a final ban and asked counsel to update the draft for reporting.
Legislative counsel and committee staff outlined changes to a proposed paraquat ban aimed at capturing multiple chemical variants of paraquat, limiting special permits and directing the Agricultural Innovation Board to research alternatives.
Bradley, a staff drafter, told the committee the bill adds a third paraquat compound plus a catchall—"paraquat with the chemical name and all salts thereof"—to ensure different chemical names and salts are captured. He said the draft confines certain uses to "fruit producing tree orchards" and spells out permit content, including…
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