STATE REGULATION OF PESTICIDES

Plain English Breakdown

The official source material does not provide specific details about how existing local regulations will be handled or how this act interacts with federal laws.

State Control Over Pesticide Rules

This act gives the state of Alaska full control over pesticide regulations and restricts local governments from making their own rules about pesticides.

What This Bill Does

• Gives the state government the power to make all rules about pesticides.
• Does not allow cities or towns to create their own laws about selling, using, training for, or disposing of pesticides.
• Prevents municipalities from regulating pesticide applicator training and certification.
• Prohibits local governments from disclosing confidential information related to pesticides.

Who It Names or Affects

• State government
• Local governments (cities and towns)
• Pesticide sellers, users, trainers

Terms To Know

pesticide

A chemical or biological agent used to kill pests like insects, weeds, fungi, and rodents.

municipality

A city, town, or other local government unit.

Limits and Unknowns

• The bill does not specify what happens if a municipality already has pesticide regulations in place.
• It is unclear how this act will affect existing state and federal pesticide laws.

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