(A) Permit required. No person shall engage in the commercial application of lawn herbicide or lawn pesticide without an annual permit issued by the city.
(B) Permit procedure. Applications for a lawn herbicide or lawn pesticide applicator permit shall be submitted to the City Administrator/Clerk-Treasurer at least 30 days in advance of the proposed initial lawn pesticide applications each year within the city.
(C) Application form. Permit application forms shall be provided by the city and shall include the following information:
(1) Name, address and telephone number of the commercial applicator;
(2) Names of employees applying herbicides or pesticides to lawns; and
(3) Minnesota Department of Agriculture herbicide and pesticide applicator license numbers for all persons employed who engage in the commercial application of lawn herbicides or lawn pesticides.
(D) Permit fee. The annual permit fee for a commercial lawn herbicide or lawn pesticide applicator company shall be $25.
(Ord. 237, passed 5-21-2001)