STATE REGULATION OF PESTICIDES

Plain English Breakdown

The official text confirms the effective date clause but does not provide a specific calendar day, only stating it takes effect immediately under AS 01.10.070(c).

State Control of Pesticide Rules

This bill gives the state government full power to make rules about pesticides and stops local cities from making their own laws on these topics.

What This Bill Does

• Reserves all authority for regulating pesticides to the state government.
• Stops municipalities from creating or enforcing new ordinances, rules, or orders about pesticide sales, use, registration, notification of use, advertising and marketing, distribution, storage, transportation, or disposal.
• Blocks cities from making their own laws regarding applicator training and certification for pesticides.
• Prohibits local regulations that require the disclosure of confidential information about pesticides.
• Bans city-level rules that affect competition in the pesticide market.

Who It Names or Affects

• Home rule municipalities
• General law municipalities

Terms To Know

Municipality

A local government, including both home rule and general law types.

Pesticide

Defined by the state statute AS 46.03.900.

Limits and Unknowns

• The bill takes effect immediately, but does not specify a calendar date in this text.
• The exact definition of 'pesticide' is found in another law (AS 46.03.900) and is not listed here.

Official Summary Text

STATE REGULATION OF PESTICIDES
An Act reserving to the state the authority to regulate pesticides; restricting the authority of local governments to regulate pesticides; and providing for an effective date.

Current Bill Text

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HOUSE BILL NO. 359

IN THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA

THIRTY-FOURTH LEGISLATURE - SECOND SESSION

BY REPRESENTATIVE ELAM BY REQUEST

Introduced: 2/23/26
Referred: Community and Regional Affairs, Labor and Commerce

A BILL

FOR AN ACT ENTITLED

"An Act reserving to the state the authority to regulate pesticides; restricting the 1
authority of local governments to regulate pesticides; and providing for an effective 2
date." 3
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA: 4
* Section 1. AS 29.10.200 is amended by adding a new paragraph to read: 5
(68) AS 29.35.142 (regulation of pesticides). 6
* Sec. 2. AS 29.35 is amended by adding a new section to read: 7
Sec. 29.35.142. Regulation of pesticides. (a) The authority to regulate 8
pesticides is reserved to the state. A municipality may not enact or enforce an 9
ordinance, rule, or order regulating 10
(1) the sale, use, registration, notification of use, advertising and 11
marketing, distribution, storage, transportation, or disposal of a pesticide; 12
(2) applicator training on and certification for the use of a pesticide; 13
(3) disclosure of confidential information relating to a pesticide; or 14
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(4) competition in the pesticide market. 1
(b) This section applies to home rule and general law municipalities. 2
(c) In this section, "pesticide" has the meaning given in AS 46.03.900. 3
* Sec. 3. This Act takes effect immediately under AS 01.10.070(c). 4