Filed: April 11, 2002
IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF OREGON
JIM CARROLL,
Petitioner,
v.
HARDY MYERS,
Attorney General,
State of Oregon,
Respondent.
TERRY WITT,
Petitioner,
v.
HARDY MYERS,
Attorney General,
State of Oregon,
Respondent.
(SC S49226; SC S49231)
(Consolidated for Opinion)
En Banc
On petitions to review ballot title.
Submitted on the record March 8, 2002.
James Brown, of Enfield, Brown, Knivila, & Razor, Salem, filed the petition for petitioner Carroll.
John A. DiLorenzo, Jr., and Aaron K. Stuckey, of Hagen, Dye, Hirschy, & DiLorenzo, P.C., Portland, filed the petition for petitioner Witt.
David F. Coursen, Assistant Attorney General, Salem, filed the answering memoranda for respondent. With him on the answering memoranda were Hardy Myers, Attorney General, and Michael D. Reynolds, Solicitor General.
PER CURIAM
Ballot title certified.
PER CURIAM
In these consolidated ballot title review proceedings, petitioners challenge various aspects of the Attorney General's certified ballot title for a proposed initiative measure, which the Secretary of State has denominated as Initiative Petition 164 (2002). We review the Attorney General's certified ballot title to determine whether it substantially complies with the requirements of ORS 250.035(2). See ORS 250.085(5) (setting out standard of review).
We have considered petitioners' arguments and conclude that they are not well taken. Accordingly, we certify to the Secretary of State the following ballot title for the proposed measure:
ALLOWS LOCAL REGULATION OF PESTICIDE USE, SALE; CHANGES AGENCY ADMINISTERING STATE PESTICIDE USE REPORTING PROGRAM
RESULT OF "YES" VOTE: "Yes" vote repeals laws preempting local regulation of pesticide use, sale; modifies existing reporting program, transfers program to different agency, funds program through registration fees.
RESULT OF "NO" VOTE: "No" vote retains current law, preempting local regulation of pesticide use and sale, providing for statewide regulation; retains existing pesticide use reporting program, registration fees.
SUMMARY: Current law provides uniform, statewide regulation of pesticide use and sale, preempting local regulation. Measure authorizes local regulation, repealing preemption. Current law authorizes, limits pesticide registration fees; requires Department of Agriculture to: establish system for users to report basic pesticide use information, specifying quantity, purpose, month of use, product used, use location by watershed, county, zip code, or other identifier; collect information annually regarding major categories of pesticide use; publish annual report summarizing pesticide use; adopt rules governing public release of pesticide use information. Measure: transfers pesticide use reporting program to Department of Environmental Quality; alters program to require monthly collection of major category information, location information specifying section, township, range where use occurs; imposes registration fees adequate to fund new program. Other provisions.
Ballot title certified.