Subdivision 1. Report to commissioner. A responsible party or an owner of real property must, on discovering an incident has occurred, immediately report the incident to the commissioner. The responsible party must immediately take all reasonable action necessary to minimize or abate the incident and to recover any agricultural chemicals involved in the incident with or without a directive from the commissioner.
Subd. 2. Written report. The responsible party must submit a written report of the incident to the commissioner in the form and by the time prescribed by the commissioner.
Subd. 3. Exception. A responsible party or an owner of real property who is a licensed or certified private or commercial pesticide applicator is not required to report an incident to the commissioner under this section if the amount of pesticide involved in the release plus any other releases which have occurred at the site during the preceding year is less than the maximum amount of the pesticide that, consistent with its label, can be applied to one acre of agricultural crop land unless the release occurred into or near public water or groundwater.
1989 c 326 art 7 s 3; 1990 c 597 s 7; 1993 c 367 s 17
Structure Minnesota Statutes
Chapters 17 - 43 — Agriculture
Chapter 18D — Agricultural Chemical Liability
Section 18D.101 — Liability For Application.
Section 18D.103 — Report Of Incidents Required.
Section 18D.105 — Corrective Action Orders.
Section 18D.1051 — Response To Agricultural Chemical Incidents.
Section 18D.1052 — Land Application Of Agricultural Chemical Contaminated Soil And Other Media.
Section 18D.111 — Liability For Costs.
Section 18D.115 — Apportionment Of Liability And Contribution.
Section 18D.201 — Inspection, Sampling, Analysis.
Section 18D.301 — Enforcement.
Section 18D.302 — False Statement Or Record.
Section 18D.305 — Administrative Action.
Section 18D.311 — Damages For Administrative Action Without Cause.
Section 18D.315 — Administrative Penalties.
Section 18D.321 — Appeal Of Commissioner's Orders.
Section 18D.323 — Crediting Of Penalties, Fees, And Costs.
Section 18D.325 — Civil Penalties.
Section 18D.331 — Criminal Penalties.
Section 18D.40 — Enhanced Penalties; Outdoor Recreation Lands.