94.685 Pesticides; licensing of dealers and distributors of restricted-use pesticides.

(1) No dealer or distributor may sell or offer to sell a restricted-use pesticide in this state, whether or not the sale is made wholly or partially in this state or another state, without a license issued by the department under this section. A license expires on December 31 annually and is not transferable.

(2)

(a) A dealer or distributor applying for an annual license under sub. (1) shall apply on a form provided by the department. The application shall include the applicant's full name and the mailing address and street address of each business location from which the applicant sells, or intends to sell, restricted-use pesticides. The applicant shall submit the license fee and surcharge required under sub. (3) with the application.

(b) No dealer or distributor may sell any restricted-use pesticide from a sales location opened during a license year until that dealer or distributor pays the license fee and surcharge required under sub. (3) for the new location.

(3)

(a) A dealer or distributor shall pay the following annual license fee and surcharge for each location from which the dealer or distributor sells restricted-use pesticides:

1. A license fee of $60.

2. An agricultural chemical cleanup surcharge of $20, except as provided in s. 94.73 (15).

(b)

1. The department shall deposit the fee under par. (a) 1. in the agrichemical management fund.

2. The department shall deposit the surcharge collected under par. (a) 2. in the agricultural chemical cleanup fund.

History: 1987 a. 27; 1991 a. 269; 1993 a. 16, 490; 1997 a. 27; 2007 a. 20; 2013 a. 20; 2017 a. 59.