HB2380 Summary

• Prohibits installation or use of residential automatic pesticide misting systems in Arizona, defined as devices designed to automatically disperse pesticide solutions at timed intervals on or around residential dwellings.

• Authorizes the Department of Agriculture to impose civil penalties for violations of the misting system prohibition, with amounts to be determined by department rule.

• Adds violation of the misting system prohibition as grounds for disciplinary action against pest management business licensees, including potential license suspension, revocation, or refusal to renew.

• Increases maximum civil penalty for pest management violations from $1,000 to an unspecified amount for certain violations related to new-construction and pretreatment services.

• Declares legislative intent to protect public health and the environment by protecting humans and pollinators from airborne pesticides.