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                                        2887--A
           Cal. No. 342

                              2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                                   I N  S E N A T E

                                   February 3, 2011
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       Introduced by Sens. MARCELLINO, MAZIARZ -- read twice and ordered print-
         ed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Environmental
         Conservation  --  reported  favorably  from said committee, ordered to
         first and second report, ordered  to  a  third  reading,  amended  and
         ordered reprinted, retaining its place in the order of third reading

       AN  ACT  to amend the environmental conservation law, in relation to the
         use of pesticides by commercial applicators

         THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
       BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

    1    Section  1.  Section 33-0725 of the environmental conservation law, as
    2  added by chapter 648 of the laws of 1998, is amended to read as follows:
    3  S 33-0725. Approved agricultural AND COMMERCIAL uses.
    4    A pesticide shall be used in accordance with its labeling. Unless  the
    5  labeling specifically prohibits such use, a pesticide registered for use
    6  in  New  York  state  may be used for agricultural purposes [only] OR BY
    7  COMMERCIAL APPLICATORS in a dosage, concentration or frequency less than
    8  that specified on the labeling.
    9    S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.





        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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