SB147

South Dakota currently requires anyone applying pesticides commercially to have a license, and this bill clarifies that the ban applies whether someone is advertising, applying pesticides as part of a government job, or acting as a commercial applicator in any other way. The bill maintains the $25 licensing fee for private applicators while keeping government employees' licenses free, and keeps the penalty for violations at up to $5,000 per violation. The bill also appears to add new restrictions on when the Secretary of Agriculture can issue commercial applicator licenses, though that section is incomplete in the text provided.