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IL HB3636
Bill
Status
2/15/2019
Primary Sponsor
Will Guzzardi
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AI Summary
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Amends the Illinois Pesticide Act to classify pesticides containing neonicotinoids as restricted use pesticides.
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Defines "neonicotinoid" to include clothianidin, imidacloprid, thiamethoxam, dinotefuran, acetamiprid, thiacloprid, nithiazine, nitenpyram, and other neonicotinoids identified by the Department of Agriculture.
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Prohibits outdoor use of neonicotinoid-containing pesticides on any public land owned or maintained by the State effective January 1, 2020, with exceptions for structural pest control and abatement of Agrilus planipennis (emerald ash borer).
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Grants the Director of the Department of Agriculture authority to classify pesticides as restricted use pesticides.
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Takes effect immediately upon becoming law.
Legislative Description
PESTICIDE-NEONICOTINOID
Last Action
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jonathan "Yoni" Pizer
5/22/2020