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<br />Minnesota Statutes 2005, Chapter 18B. <br /> <br />Page 6 of 42 <br /> <br />~~18B.03 <br />18B.03 Powers and duties of commissioner. <br /> <br />Subdivision 1. Administration by commissioner. <br />commissioner shall administer, implement, and enforce <br />chapter and the Department of Agriculture is the lead <br />agency for the regulation of pesticides. <br /> <br />The <br />this <br />state <br /> <br />Subd. 2. Delegation of duties. The functions vested <br />in the commissioner by this chapter may be delegated to <br />designated employees or agents of the Department of Agriculture. <br /> <br />Subd. 3. Delegation to approved agencies. The <br />commissioner may, by written agreements, delegate specific <br />inspection, enforcement, and other regulatory duties of this <br />chapter to officials of approved agencies. <br /> <br />HIST: 1987 c 358 s 45 <br /> <br />~~18B.04 <br />18B.04 Pesticide impact on environment. <br /> <br />The commissioner shall: <br /> <br />(1) determine the impact of pesticides on the environment, <br />including the impacts on surface water and groundwater in this <br />state; <br /> <br />(2) develop best management practices involving pesticide <br />distribution, storage, handling, use, and disposal; and <br /> <br />(3) cooperate with and assist other state agencies and <br />local governments to protect public health and the environment <br />from harmful exposure to pesticides. <br /> <br />HIST: 1987 c 358 s 46; 1989 c 326 art 5 s 16 <br /> <br />~~18B.045 <br />18B.045 Pesticide management plan. <br /> <br />Subdivision 1. Development. The commissioner shall <br />develop a pesticide management plan for the prevention, <br />evaluation, and mitigation of occurrences of pesticides or <br />pesticide breakdown products in groundwaters and surface waters <br />of the state. The pesticide management plan must include <br />components promoting prevention, developing appropriate <br />responses to the detection of pesticides or pesticide breakdown <br />products in groundwater and surface waters, and providing <br />responses to reduce or eliminate continued pesticide movement to <br />groundwater and surface water. By September 1 of each <br />even-numbered year, the commissioner must submit a status report <br />on the plan to the Environmental Quality Board for review and <br />then to the house of representatives and senate committees with <br />jurisdiction over the environment, natural resources, and <br /> <br />http://www.revisor.leg.state.rnn.uslbinlgetpub. php?pubtype=ST A T _CHAP &year=current... <br /> <br />4/21/2006 <br />