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HI SB801

Bill

Status

Introduced

1/23/2015

Primary Sponsor

Josh Green

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Origin

Senate

2015 Regular Session

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

Committee Referrals

Ways and Means2/20/2015
Health1/28/2015

Full Bill Text

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