House Bill No. 361
Introduced By harper, ahner, arnott
A Bill for an Act entitled: "An Act requiring notice of the application or use of INDOOR pesticides to be posted in FOR
public buildings; and amending section
80-8-107, MCA."
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Montana:
Section 1. Section 80-8-107, MCA, is amended to read:
"80-8-107. Notice -- Public public information. (1) As used in this section, the following definitions apply:
(a) "Building operator" means the owner, the owner's agent, or the building manager of any public building or, in the case of a public building that is leased to a tenant who is responsible for the operation of the building, the tenant or the tenant's building manager.
(b) "Public building" means a building that is owned or leased by an A PUBLIC agency, as defined in 2-3-102 18-1-101,
and that is open to the public, including but not limited to:
(i) a building that is used for educational, office, or institutional purposes; or
(ii) a library, museum, school, hospital, auditorium, dormitory, or university building.
(2) The building operator who for indoor treatment personally applies or who contracts for or orders the application of a
pesticide, EXCLUDING AN ANTIMICROBIAL, A DISINFECTANT, OR A SANITIZER, A PEST BAIT, PASTE, OR
GEL, OR OTHER PESTICIDE that is not designated BY THE DEPARTMENT PURSUANT TO 80-8-212 for retail sale,
shall post a notice in a conspicuous place in the public building to notify anyone entering the building of the application of
the pesticide AT EACH ACCESS TO THE PUBLIC BUILDING OR, IF ONLY A ROOM HAS BEEN TREATED, AT
EACH ACCESS TO THE ROOM IN A MANNER THAT ALLOWS THE NOTICE TO BE READ BEFORE ENTERING
THE BUILDING OR ROOM. HOWEVER, IF A ROOM FROM WHICH A HEATING OR AIR CONDITIONING
SYSTEM DRAWS AIR HAS BEEN TREATED, THE NOTICE REQUIRED BY THIS SECTION MUST BE POSTED
AT EACH ACCESS TO THE PUBLIC BUILDING. The notice must:
(a) be permanently displayed if the pesticide is applied on a regular WEEKLY REGULAR basis;
(b) be posted 48 24 hours before AT THE TIME OF the application and remain posted for 5 3 days after the application if
the pesticide is not applied on a regular WEEKLY REGULAR basis or is applied on a date other than the date written on
the permanently displayed notice;
(c) contain the date of the application of the pesticide;
(d)(C) contain the name of the pesticide applied; AND
(e)(D) note the location CONTAIN THE PHONE NUMBER at which a person may obtain information, the label, and the
material safety data sheet on the pesticide applied; and
(f) contain a number at which the building operator may be reached for emergency information regarding the application of
the pesticide.
(3) THE APPLICATOR OR BUILDING OPERATOR MAY NOT REMOVE A NOTICE POSTED PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION UNTIL THE PESTICIDE IS DRY OR THE REENTRY INTERVAL STATED ON THE PESTICIDE LABEL HAS EXPIRED, WHICHEVER IS LATER.
(3)(4) A building operator shall keep, for 5 2 years, records of the pesticide applications and the material safety data sheet
for each pesticide.
(4)(5) A LOCAL GOVERNMENT MAY NOT ADOPT STANDARDS THAT ARE MORE STRINGENT THAN THE
STANDARDS ESTABLISHED IN SUBSECTIONS (2) AND (3) THROUGH (4).
(4)(5)(6) Except as provided in Title 80, chapter 15, the department as it deems proper may, alone or in cooperation with
other state or federal agencies, publish information regarding aspects of the use and application sections or registration
sections of this chapter. This information cannot disclose operations of selling, production, or use of pesticides by any
person."
NEW SECTION. SECTION 2. LOCAL IMPLEMENTATION. AN ORDINANCE ADOPTED BY A LOCAL GOVERNMENT PURSUANT TO 80-8-120 BEFORE OCTOBER 1, 1997, MUST COMPLY WITH [THIS ACT] BY JANUARY 1, 1998.
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