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This Resolution requests the Department of Agriculture to submit a report detailing pesticide inspections conducted over the past five years and to enhance statewide enforcement of violations related to restricted use pesticides, which are pesticides that can only be purchased and applied by certified individuals due to their potential for harm. The resolution highlights concerns about the risks posed by pesticide misuse to public health and the environment, citing past incidents where workers were exposed to harmful chemicals and significant fines were levied against agricultural operations for violations of pesticide regulations, including the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act's Worker Protection Standard. The Department of Agriculture is further directed to present this report, along with any findings, recommendations, and proposed legislative changes, to the Legislature at least twenty days before the start of the 2023 Regular Session.