Bill > SB199

This bill establishes that any pesticide registered with the Department of Agriculture and approved by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) will be considered sufficient warning for legal actions related to the duty to warn or label, provided the EPA-approved label is consistent with the most recent human health risk assessment. This provision applies only to pesticides with an EPA-approved master label that includes an Agricultural Use Requirements label, and it does not apply if the EPA determines a manufacturer knowingly withheld or misrepresented information about human health risks to obtain label approval, nor does it prevent lawsuits based on other state law provisions. The bill also amends KRS 217.544 to define "EPA" as the United States Environmental Protection Agency and "FIFRA" as the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act, including its regulations.