Idaho Bills

Adds to existing law to provide for warning labels.

This legislation amends Idaho Code, Title 22, Chapter 34, and Idaho Code, Title 48, Chapter 6 regarding pesticide labeling and the Idaho Consumer Protection Act. Pesticide labeling is regulated by state and federal laws. This legislation clarifies that existing regulations of pesticide labels shall create a presumption that there was an adequate warning regarding the health and safety from the pesticide label that can be rebutted in a court of law that the warning was inadequate to protect from unreasonable risks of injury or damage, or that the warning was procured by fraudulent conduct.

Adds to existing law to allow certain labels to satisfy any requirements for a warning regarding health or safety or any other provision or doctrine of state law.

This legislation amends Idaho Code, Title 22, Chapter 34 and Idaho Code, Title 48, Chapter 6 regarding pesticides and the Idaho Consumer Protection Act. Pesticide labeling is regulated by state and federal laws under the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA). This legislation clarifies that existing regulations of pesticide labels shall be sufficient to satisfy any requirements for a warning regarding health or safety of such products.

Adds to existing law to provide for warning labels.

This legislation amends Idaho Code, Title 22, Chapter 34 and Idaho Code, Title 48, Chapter 6 regarding pesticide labeling and the Idaho Consumer Protection Act. Pesticide labeling is regulated by state and federal laws. This legislation clarifies that existing regulations of pesticide labels shall create a presumption that there was an adequate warning regarding the health and safety from the pesticide label that can be rebutted in a court of law that the warning was inadequate to protect from unreasonable risks of injury or damage, or that the warning was procured by fraudulent conduct. This legislation applies only to existing products and their existing carcinogenicity classification as of July 1, 2024. The legislation has a three year sunset on June 30, 2027.