HB0038 • 2026

Pesticide registration fee increase.

AN ACT relating to food and drugs; amending the pesticide registration fee; specifying distribution of the fee; specifying applicability; and providing for an effective date.

Did Not Pass

The latest official action shows that this bill did not move forward in that session.

Sponsor: Representative Connolly
Last action: 2026-02-10
Official status: inactive
Effective date: 3/1/2026

Plain English Breakdown

The bill did not pass, so it is uncertain how it would affect pesticide registrants or other stakeholders if enacted.

Increase in Pesticide Registration Fee

The bill proposes to increase the annual pesticide registration fee from $140 to $210, with specific allocations for different accounts.

What This Bill Does

Increases the annual pesticide registration fee from $140 to $210 per product.
Allocates $195 of each fee to a special natural resource account in the Department of Agriculture.
Deposits $15 of each fee into a new pesticide education account for certification programs.

Who It Names or Affects

Pesticide registrants who would need to pay higher fees starting July 1, 2026 if the bill were enacted.

Terms To Know

Registration Fee: The cost that pesticide manufacturers and sellers have to pay each year to keep their products registered with the state.
Special Natural Resource Account: A fund in the Department of Agriculture used specifically for the pesticide registration fee program.

Limits and Unknowns

The bill did not pass and was not enacted.
It is unclear how this change would affect small businesses or individual farmers who use pesticides.

Bill History

2026-02-10 House
H Failed Introduction 35-26-1-0-0
2026-01-14 House
H Received for Introduction
2026-01-12 LSO
Bill Number Assigned

Current Bill Text

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26LSO-0273
2026
STATE OF WYOMING
26LSO-0273
Numbered
2.0

HOUSE BILL NO. HB0038

Pesticide registration fee increase.

Sponsored by: Representative(s) Connolly, Bratten and Davis and Senator(s) Crago

A BILL

for

AN ACT relating to food and drugs; amending the pesticide registration fee; specifying distribution of the fee; specifying applicability; and providing for an effective date.

Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Wyoming:

Section 1
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W.S. 35
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7
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356(d) is amended to read:

35
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7
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356.

Registration.

(d)

Every registrant of a pesticide or device shall pay an annual registration fee of
one hundred forty dollars ($140.00)
two hundred ten dollars ($210.00)
for each product registered. All registrations shall expire on December 31 of each year, following the date of the registration, and may thereupon be renewed for successive periods of twelve (12) months upon payment of the proper fee.
One hundred twenty
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five dollars ($125.00)
One hundred ninety
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five dollars ($195.00)
of the fee collected pursuant to this subsection shall be deposited in the special natural resource account in the department of agriculture which is hereby created. Funds in the special natural resource account are continuously appropriated to the department and shall only be used to provide funding for the pesticide registration fee program. Fifteen dollars ($15.00) of the fee collected pursuant to this subsection shall be deposited in the pesticide education account in the department of agriculture which is hereby created. Funds in the pesticide education account are continuously appropriated to the department and shall only be used to provide funding for the pesticide applicator certification program provided by the University of Wyoming.

Section 2
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This act shall apply to each product initially registered or renewed on or after July 1, 2026.

Section 3
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This act is effective July 1, 2026
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(END)

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