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NY S01606
Bill
Status
Introduced
1/13/2023
Primary Sponsor
Jose Serrano
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AI Summary
- Prohibits nonemergency application of pesticides and lawn care pesticides on all municipal park lands and state office of parks, recreation and historic preservation lands
- Requires 72-hour advance public notice before any pesticide application, with notice posted on-site and on agency websites for 72 hours
- Exempts sanitizers, disinfectants, antimicrobial agents, pesticide baits in tamper-resistant containers, microbial pesticides, biochemical pesticides, and EPA-exempt materials from the prohibition
- Defines "lawn care pesticide" as pesticides registered by the EPA and labeled for lawn, garden, and ornamental sites under the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act
- Authorizes the Department of Environmental Conservation to promulgate rules and regulations for implementation
Legislative Description
Prohibits the nonemergency application of pesticide or lawn care pesticide within any municipal park lands and lands under the jurisdiction of the state office of parks, recreation and historic preservation; requires notice of pesticide application.
Last Action
REFERRED TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION
1/3/2024
Committee Referrals
Environmental Conservation1/13/2023
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