An act to amend Section 12023 of the Food and Agricultural Code, relating to pest control.
Summary
AB 2759 makes a narrow, technical change to Section 12023 of the Food and Agricultural Code, which governs when the Director of Pesticide Regulation may refuse, suspend, or revoke an agricultural pest control adviser license. The bill does not create a new licensing standard or add new grounds for discipline; instead, it revises existing language describing a licensee’s failure or refusal to comply with applicable laws and regulations.
The measure leaves intact the current framework for regulating agricultural pest control advisers, including requirements to provide written recommendations, avoid false or fraudulent statements, comply with pesticide-related laws and regulations, pass required examinations, and avoid unprofessional conduct. As introduced, it is a non-appropriations bill with no fiscal committee referral indicated and no local program impact.
Impact
AB 2759 would amend a single licensing provision in the Food and Agricultural Code, affecting the disciplinary authority over agricultural pest control adviser licenses. The practical legal effect appears to be limited to clarifying or cleaning up statutory language in the list of causes for refusal, revocation, or suspension, rather than changing the substantive grounds for enforcement. The bill would primarily affect licensed agricultural pest control advisers, the Director of Pesticide Regulation, and agricultural commissioners involved in pesticide regulation and oversight.
Sentiment
The available context suggests generally neutral or routine support, consistent with a technical cleanup bill. The digest identifies the measure as a majority-vote bill, and there is no recorded committee testimony or vote history showing opposition or controversy. Because the bill is described as making nonsubstantive changes, the overall sentiment appears to be low-key and administrative rather than policy-driven.
Contention
No specific points of contention are reflected in the provided materials. The bill’s language suggests the main issue is a technical correction to existing statutory wording, not a substantive policy change. If any concern were to arise, it would likely center on whether the revised wording could affect how disciplinary standards are interpreted or enforced, but no such dispute is documented in the available transcripts or voting record.
An act to amend Sections 2301 and 2302 of, and to add Section 2303 to, the Fish and Game Code, to add and repeal Section 515 of the Food and Agricultural Code, to amend Sections 675, 676, and 676.
AN ACT to create and enact a new section to chapter 4.1-33 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to pesticide certification standards; and to amend and reenact sections 4.1-33-01 and 4.1-33-03, subdivision b of subsection 1 of section 4.1-33-12, section 4.1-33-13, subsection 1 of section 4.1-33-16, and subsection 5 of section 4.1-33-20 of North Dakota Century Code, relating to pesticide control.