HOUSE BILL No. 6216
June 18, 2002, Introduced by Reps. Kolb, McConico, Jacobs, Lipsey and Lemmons and referred to the Committee on Agriculture and Resource Management. A bill to amend 1994 PA 451, entitled "Natural resources and environmental protection act," by amending section 8316 (MCL 324.8316). THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT: 1 Sec. 8316. (1) At the beginning of each school year, school 2 administrators shall notify parents and guardians of children 3 attending that school of the right to be informed prior to any 4 application of a pesticide at that school. 5 (2) The notice described in subsection (1) shall contain 6 information, obtained from the person applying the pesticide, 7 which includes a statement that a pesticide will be applied, the 8 approximate location of the application, and the date of the 9 application. 10 (3) IN ADDITION TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF THIS PART AND THE 11 RULES PROMULGATED UNDER THIS PART, ALL BROADCAST, FOLIAR, OR 07111'02 JCB 2 1 SPACE PESTICIDE APPLICATIONS THAT ARE MADE ON THE GROUNDS OF A 2 PUBLIC OR PRIVATE SCHOOL, A DAY CARE CENTER, OR A HOSPITAL SHALL 3 BE IN COMPLIANCE WITH ALL OF THE FOLLOWING: 4 (A) APPLICATORS SHALL NOTIFY USERS OF, OR VISITORS TO, THE 5 FACILITY IN ACCORDANCE WITH ALL OF THE FOLLOWING: 6 (i) NOTIFICATION OF PESTICIDE APPLICATION SHALL BE PROVIDED 7 ON A POSTER OR PLACARD THAT IS CONSTRUCTED OF ALL-WEATHER 8 MATERIAL. 9 (ii) THE POSTER OR PLACARD SHALL CONTAIN A GENERAL STATEMENT 10 THAT FROM TIME TO TIME PESTICIDES ARE IN USE IN THE MANAGEMENT OF 11 TURF AND ORNAMENTAL PESTS. 12 (iii) THE POSTER OR PLACARD SHALL LIST THE NAME OF THE 13 PERSON TO WHOM QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS THAT ARISE IN RELATION TO 14 THE PESTICIDE APPLICATION SHALL BE DIRECTED. 15 (iv) THE POSTER OR PLACARD SHALL LIST THE NAME OF THE PERSON 16 WHO, UPON REQUEST, SHALL SUPPLY THE INFORMATION SPECIFIED IN SUB- 17 DIVISION (B). 18 (v) THE POSTER OR PLACARD SHALL BE DISPLAYED PROMINENTLY AT 19 THE MAIN ENTRANCE OR REGISTRATION AREA OF THE FACILITY. 20 (B) AT THE TIME OF BROADCAST, FOLIAR, OR SPACE PESTICIDE 21 APPLICATION TO THE GROUNDS, THE APPLICATOR SHALL POST, IN A CON- 22 SPICUOUS PLACE, A SIGN THAT STATES ALL OF THE FOLLOWING 23 INFORMATION: 24 (i) THE DATE AND TIME OF APPLICATION. 25 (ii) THE COMMON NAME OF THE PESTICIDE APPLIED. 26 (iii) THE AREAS TREATED. 07111'02 3 1 (iv) THE LABEL REENTRY PRECAUTIONS. 2 (v) THE NAME OF THE PERSON WHO MAY BE CONTACTED FOR FURTHER 3 INFORMATION. 4 (C) POSTING REQUIREMENTS SHALL REMAIN IN EFFECT UNTIL SPE- 5 CIFIC LABEL REENTRY REQUIREMENTS HAVE BEEN FULFILLED. 07111'02 Final page. JCB