Members of the Illinois Department of Agriculture met at 10 a.m. Thursday, June 23.
Illinois Department of Agriculture promotes and regulates the agricultural industry to encourage farming and agribusiness while protecting Illinois consumers and natural resources. Operates the Illinois State Fair and the DuQuoin State Fair.
Here are the meeting minutes as provided by the Illinois Department of Agriculture:
Agenda
Interagency Committee on Pesticides
June 23, 2016
10:00 a.m.
- Introductions
- Consideration of the Minutes from the September 3, 2015, December 3, 2015, and March 3, 2016 Meetings
- Incident Reports
· Agriculture
· Natural Resources
· Environmental Protection Agency
· Public Health
· Transportation
· University of Illinois
· Natural History Survey
- Section 24(c) (Special Local Need) Requests
· None
- Section 18 (Emergency Exemption) Requests
· None
- Community Water Supply Compliance - IEPA
- Section 2(ee) Recommendations
- Pesticide Misuse Complaint Status
IDPH Structural Pest Control Program Update
- Old Business
· E.P.A. WPS rules
· E.P.A. Certification rules
· Legislative proposals for 2016
· Pollinator Protection Plan
· Other old business
- New Business
· Clean Sweep
· Container Recycling
· Applicator licensing summary
· Aerial application notification
· Other new business
- Adjournment
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Note: The meeting will be held in the Division of Natural Resources Conference Room #1 at the Agriculture Building on the State Fairgrounds in Springfield.