Pest Control

Plain English Breakdown

The official source does not provide details on the immediate effectiveness or updates to other sections of Tennessee law beyond changing the registration date.

Changing Pesticide Registration Dates

This bill changes the deadline for pesticide products to renew their registration with the Tennessee Department of Agriculture from June 30 to July 15.

What This Bill Does

• Changes the date by which pesticide products must renew their registration from June 30 to July 15.

Who It Names or Affects

• Pesticide manufacturers and sellers in Tennessee
• The Tennessee Department of Agriculture

Terms To Know

Registration

A process where companies must file information with the government to use or sell a product.

Pesticide

Chemicals used to control pests like insects, weeds, and fungi that can harm crops or spread disease.

Limits and Unknowns

• The bill does not specify what happens if registration is missed on the new deadline.
• It only changes the date for pesticide registrations; other rules about pesticides remain unchanged.

Official Summary Text

Abstract summarizes the bill.

Current Bill Text

SENATE BILL 868
By Stevens

HOUSE BILL 685
By Grills

HB0685
002814
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AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 29,
Chapter 28; Title 43, Chapter 8; Title 53, Chapter
1; Title 53, Chapter 7; Title 62, Chapter 21 and
Title 68, Chapter 212, relative to pesticides.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE:
SECTION 1. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 43-8-104(a), is amended by deleting
"June 30" and substituting "July 15".
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon becoming a law, the public welfare requiring it.