The Minnesota Pesticide Control Statute (MN Statute Chapter 18B.26) details the requirements for registration, sales, and associated fees with pesticide products distributed in the state of Minnesota. Statute also requires the registrant keep accurate records for five years detailing all distribution or sales transactions into the state or within the state.
Non-agricultural pesticides
A registrant must annually report to the commissioner the amount, type, and annual gross sales of each registered nonagricultural pesticide sold, offered for sale, or otherwise distributed in the state. If the registrant's annual gross sales of the nonagricultural pesticide exceeded $70,000 in the previous calendar year, the registrant will pay sales fees in addition to annual renewal fee.
Gross sales reporting forms are mailed to registrants in early January and must be returned to the MDA postmarked no later than March 1.
Agricultural pesticides
Sales fees for agricultural pesticides are paid by the licensed pesticide dealer selling within or into the state to an end-user. Pesticide dealers report and pay fees using a separate online sales reporting application. For an agricultural pesticide, the agricultural pesticide dealer will pay a fee of 0.55 percent of annual gross sales.
A registrant selling agricultural pesticides within or into the state directly to a pesticide end-user must first obtain an agricultural pesticide dealer license and pay the MDA fees on end-user sales.
For more information on pesticide dealer licenses and agricultural product sales reporting and fees please see the Pesticide Dealer Licensing & Sales Reporting page.
Agricultural Chemical Response and Reimbursement Account (ACRRA)
The ACRRA was created to reimburse persons for costs incurred in cleaning up agricultural chemical (pesticide and fertilizer) incidents. The account is funded by annual surcharges on pesticide and fertilizer manufacturers, distributors, applicators, and dealers. The surcharge rate is determined by the Commissioner of Agriculture. For more information, including current surcharge rates, see the MDA ACRRA page, or Pesticide Control Statute
Pesticide use reports
Published reports related to pesticide use in Minnesota are available from the MDA. Each source has a particular reason for collecting information and a set of assumptions underlying its collection and reporting methods.
