The Minnesota Pesticide Control Statute (MINN. STAT. § 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.
Nonagricultural pesticides
Registrants are required to report nonagricultural pesticide sales data and pay fees based upon those sales per Minnesota statute 18B.26. Gross sales reporting instructions are mailed to all registrants in early January to report their prior year’s sales. The deadline for filing the sales report electronically is March 1. Reports returned by mail must be postmarked no later than March 1. For a nonagricultural pesticide, the registrant will pay a fee equal to 0.50 percent of that portion of the annual gross sales over $70,000.
For more information on nonagricultural pesticide sales reporting or to access the online sales reporting application please see Nonagricultural Pesticide Sales Reporting.
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.
