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CA AB622

Bill

Status

Introduced

2/25/2009

Primary Sponsor

Sandre Swanson

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Origin

State Assembly

2009-2010 Session

AI Summary

  • Requires a safety zone of at least 3.3 miles from aerial pesticide applications for residential areas and known sensitive sites such as schools, hospitals, day care centers, senior citizen centers, residential care homes, and farm labor camps.

  • Exempts the State Department of Public Health, local vector control agencies, and mosquito abatement and vector control districts from the 3.3-mile safety zone requirement.

  • Establishes the "Clean Air for Children, Seniors, and Working Families Act" as the official name for this section of the Food and Agricultural Code.

  • Creates new crimes for violations of the safety zone provisions, with violations subject to criminal penalties as specified in law.

  • Specifies that no state reimbursement is required for local agencies or school districts because costs result from creating new crimes and penalties.

Legislative Description

Pesticides: aerial application.

Last Action

From committee: Filed with the Chief Clerk pursuant to Joint Rule 56.

2/2/2010

Committee Referrals

Agriculture3/23/2009

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