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M <br />LUEP.T-6. gc ulation of Pesticides and Other Chemicals (D) <br />Under current low, the Department of Agriculture is required to regulate <br />the use and storage of agricultural chemicals pre-empting any local regulation <br />in this area. This pre-emption of local control ling caused the granting of <br />licenses by the state for operations which are a threat to the public health and <br />safety of local communities. <br />Therefore, the Department of Agriculture should be required to obtain local <br />consent prior to the licensing of any agricultural chemical storage or <br />distribution center. Also, if the local government unit decides to regulate <br />agricultural chemicals, state regulation should supplement, not pre-empt such <br />regulation. <br />The League encourages tighter regulation of agricultural chemical run-off - <br />from aerial spraying and ground application that may affect water quality, as <br />well as research into the lonh-term effects of the use of agricultural chemicals <br />on the general population. <br />-3d- <br />