As Amended
SEC. 69-23-109. Commissioner to adopt regulations; reports; regulation by other agencies.
(1) The commissioner shall have authority to adopt regulations to carry out the provisions of Sections 69-23-1 through 69-23-133.
(2) In adopting regulations, the commissioner shall give consideration to pertinent research findings and recommendations of other agencies of this state or federal government. The commissioner shall report to the Legislature on or before February 1 of each year any regulation promulgated under this section which is more restrictive than applicable federal regulations.
(3) Regulations promulgated by the commissioner under the provisions of Sections 69-23-1 through 69-23-133 shall not be effective until approved by the advisory board created under the provisions of Section 69-25-3.
(4) In order to eliminate inequitable application or establishment of opposing regulations, the authority to regulate any matter pertaining to the registration, sale, handling, distribution, notification of use, application and use of pesticides shall vest solely in the Commissioner of Agriculture and Commerce, except where other state agencies, including the Agricultural Aviation Board, exercise such regulatory authority under state law.
SOURCES: Laws, 1975, ch. 318, Sec. 5, eff from and after October 1, 1975. Laws, 1992, ch. 539, Sec. 1, eff from and after July 1, 1992.