HOUSE BILL 1759 |
HOUSE AUTHOR: Hirschi et al. |
EFFECTIVE: 09-01-97 |
SENATE SPONSOR: Brown |
House Bill 1759 amends the Agriculture Code to authorize the governing body of the Texas Department of Health (TDH) to set licensing fees for pesticide applicators and to set other fees necessary to administer the department's pesticide applicator certification program. The act also removes the noncommercial applicator licensing fee exemption for government applicants and clarifies what types of pesticides are authorized for use by holders of a noncommercial applicator license issued by either the Texas Department of Agriculture or TDH.