Loading chat...
HI SB801
Bill
AI Summary
-
Establishes disclosure and notification requirements for entities or persons using more than a specified threshold of restricted use pesticides annually, effective July 1, 2016.
-
Requires posting of pesticide warning signs at least 24 hours before outdoor application and throughout the restricted-entry interval, with specific information including trade name, active ingredients, hazards, and emergency numbers.
-
Mandates pre-application written notification at least 24 hours in advance to properties within a specified distance of the application area containing pesticide details and safety information.
-
Prohibits outdoor pesticide applications in buffer zones around sensitive areas (schools, hospitals, care facilities, shorelines, watersheds, and bodies of perennial waters) unless a single-use exemption is granted by the department of health.
-
Requires annual public reporting within 60 days of year-end to the departments of health and agriculture detailing all pesticides used, quantities, and geographic locations by tax map key and ahupuaa.
Legislative Description
Pesticide; Health; Disclosure
Last Action
Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM.
2/20/2015