HB 1205 Summary

• Authorizes the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services to adopt safety procedures for clearing residential structures before reoccupation after fumigation.

• Revises fumigation notification requirements, allowing the department to specify circumstances where less than 24 hours' advance notice is permitted and defining acceptable notice methods for emergencies.

• Authorizes the department to issue immediate stop-use or stop-work orders for fumigation violations, including failure to use required protective equipment, warning agents, or warning signs.

• Establishes registration conditions for structural fumigants requiring registrants to train distributors and end users, obtain continuing education program approval, conduct quality assurance reviews, and report probation or stop-sale notices to the department.

• Effective date: July 1, 2016.