GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

SESSION 1989

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HOUSE BILL 2322

Short Title:  Pesticide Fee Increase/Priv. Tax.	(Public)
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Sponsors: Representative Stamey.
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Referred to:  Basic Resources.
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June 6, 1990

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT TO INCREASE THE PESTICIDE REGISTRATION FEE AND TO IMPOSE A PRIVILEGE TAX ON CHEMICAL LAWN SERVICES.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
Section 1.  G.S. 143-442(b) reads as rewritten:
"(b)	The applicant shall pay an annual registration fee of two hundred dollars ($200.00) for each brand or grade of pesticide registered. An additional two hundred dollars ($200.00) delinquent registration penalty shall be assessed against the registrant for each brand or grade of pesticide which is marketed in North Carolina prior to registration as required by this Article.  In the case of multi-year registration, the annual fee for each year shall be paid at the time of the initial registration, provided that a pro rata refund of the registration fee shall be made to the registrant in the event that registration is canceled by the North Carolina Pesticide Board or by the United States Environmental Protection Agency."
Sec. 2.  Article 2, Schedule B of Chapter 105 of the General Statutes is amended by adding a new section to read:
"§ 105-102.6. Chemical lawn services.
Every person, firm, or corporation engaged in the business of operating a chemical lawn service shall apply for and obtain from the Secretary of Revenue a State license for the privilege of engaging in that business, and shall pay for the license a tax of one thousand dollars ($1,000).
A chemical lawn service is a business in which a pesticide applicator licensed by the North Carolina Pesticide Board pursuant to G.S. 143-452 uses or supervises the use of pesticides to control pests in the noncommercial maintenance and production of ornamental trees, shrubs, flowers, and turf."
Sec. 3.  This act shall become effective July 1, 1991.