HB4381 Summary

• Amends the Illinois Pesticide Act to classify pesticides containing neonicotinoids as restricted use pesticides.

• Defines "neonicotinoid" to include clothianidin, imidacloprid, thiamethoxam, dinotefuran, acetamiprid, thiacloprid, nithiazine, nitenpyram, and other neonicotinoids as identified by the Department of Agriculture.

• Prohibits use of neonicotinoid-containing pesticides outdoors on any public land owned or maintained by the State effective January 1, 2021, with exceptions for structural pest control and control of Agrilus planipennis (emerald ash borer).

• Authorizes the Director of the Department of Agriculture to classify pesticides as restricted use pesticides.