Section 38-21-23 - Certification required for private application of pesticide--Fee--Penalty for violation.

38-21-23. Certification required for private application of pesticide--Fee--Penalty for violation. No private applicator may use any pesticide without first complying with the certification requirements determined by the secretary of agriculture as necessary to prevent unreasonable adverse effects on the environment, including injury to the applicator or other persons, for that specific pesticide use. The secretary may require a fee, to be established by rules promulgated pursuant to chapter 1-26 not to exceed five dollars for each certification. Any person who violates this section is subject to a civil penalty not to exceed five thousand dollars per violation.

Source: SL 1974, ch 255, § 13; SL 1986, ch 326, § 44; SL 1987, ch 287, § 3; SL 1991, ch 326, § 4.