PESTICIDE APPLICATION IN SCHOOLS.

18B.095 PESTICIDE APPLICATION IN SCHOOLS. § Subdivision 1.Authorized applicators. To the extent authorized under this chapter, application of a pesticide to the inside or outdoor property of a Minnesota kindergarten through 12th grade public school must be performed by a: (1) structural pest control applicator; (2) commercial or noncommercial pesticide applicator with appropriate use category certification; or (3) school pest management coordinator or a school employee with school pest management knowledge. § Subd. 2.Exemption. Pesticides determined by the commissioner to be sanitizers or disinfectants are exempt from subdivision 1. § Subd. 3.Registry and information. The commissioner, in consultation with the Departments of Health; Administration; and Education; the University of Minnesota Extension Service; the Minnesota School Boards Association; and other persons as necessary and appropriate, must: (1) establish and maintain a registry of school pest management coordinators; and (2) provide information on a regular and periodic basis to school pest management coordinators on pest management techniques and programs, including model school policies; proper pesticide use, storage, handling, and disposal; and other relevant pesticide and pest management information. History: 1Sp2001 c 2 s 36; 2003 c 130 s 12