AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 3 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO PESTICIDES.

Higher fee cap for pesticide registrants

Every pesticide and device distributed or used in Delaware must be registered with the Department of Agriculture under its regulations. The law raises the registration fee cap from $140 to $500 per product every two years; $500 is the maximum. The Department sets the fee with the Secretary of Agriculture’s approval and calculates it at each calendar year’s start. The fee must reflect the Department’s costs, and revenue goes into a dedicated Department fund. Because the act increases a fee limit, passage required three-fifths approval from elected members of each legislative chamber.