HB 1602 – AS INTRODUCED

2012 SESSION

12-2635

08/09

HOUSE BILL 1602

AN ACT removing the exemption for janitors from pesticide applicator licensing.

SPONSORS: Rep. Suzanne Smith, Graf 7; Rep. Cooney, Graf 7

COMMITTEE: Executive Departments and Administration

ANALYSIS

This bill removes the exemption for janitors from pesticide applicator licensing.

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Explanation: Matter added to current law appears in bold italics.

Matter removed from current law appears [in brackets and struckthrough.]

Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.

12-2635

08/09

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twelve

AN ACT removing the exemption for janitors from pesticide applicator licensing.

Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:

1 New Paragraph; Pesticide Registration Certificates; Janitors. Amend RSA 430:33 by inserting after paragraph III the following new paragraph:

IV. Janitors shall not be exempt from registration requirements of this section. For purposes of this section, “janitor” means a person classified as a commercial applicator not for hire, including custodians, maintenance personnel, and building maintenance supervisors, designated by his or her immediate employer as being responsible for maintaining the condition of the building and the property immediately adjacent to those buildings. Such definition does not include golf course superintendents, parks and recreation personnel, or others not primarily engaged in building maintenance.

2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.