ND Department of Agriculture Press Releases

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE OCTOBER 8, 2009

Meeting Notice

The North Dakota Pesticide Control Board (PCB) will meet by video conference at 8 a.m., Tuesday, Oct. 13, from the North Dakota Department of Agriculture conference room on the sixth floor of the State Capitol.

The PCB administers state pesticide laws. It is chaired by Agriculture Commissioner Doug Goehring and includes Duane Hauck, director of the North Dakota State University Extension Service, and Kenneth Grafton, director of the NDSU Experiment Station.

Agenda

• Welcome and introductions.
• Approval of minutes from December 2008 meeting.
• Recap of the 2009 legislative session and changes to the North Dakota Century Code.
• Pesticide enforcement summary from FY2009.
• Pesticide certification update.
• Environmental Protection Agency’s response on North Dakota’s container/containment rules.
• Discussion on pesticide rule-making.
• Planning for the 2011 Legislature.

For more information, please contact Jim Gray at (701) 328-1505.