Senate Bill S542

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Provides that the regulation of pesticides in New York state shall conform to the standards set by the environmental protection agency; repealer

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2015-S542 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Environmental Conservation
Law Section:
Environmental Conservation Law
Laws Affected:
Rpld Art 33 Titles 5, 7, 9, 9-A, 10 - 13, 15, §§33-0101, 33-0103, 33-0303, 33-0304 & 33-0305, add §33-0101, amd §33-0301, En Con L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: S6757
2013-2014: S155
2017-2018: S1382

2015-S542 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides that the regulation of pesticides in New York State shall conform to the standards set by the Environmental Protection Agency.

2015-S542 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2015-S542 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                   542

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 7, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by Sen. GALLIVAN -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Environmental Conservation

AN ACT to amend the environmental conservation law, in relation  to  the
  regulation of pesticides; and to repeal certain provisions of such law
  relating thereto

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

  Section 1. Titles 5, 7, 9, 9-A, 10, 11, 12, 13 and 15 of article 33 of
the environmental conservation law are REPEALED.
  S 2. Section 33-0101 of the environmental conservation law is REPEALED
and a new section 33-0101 is added to read as follows:
S 33-0101. DEFINITIONS.
  1. "PESTICIDE" MEANS:
  A. ANY SUBSTANCE OR MIXTURE OR  SUBSTANCES  INTENDED  FOR  PREVENTING,
DESTROYING, REPELLING, OR MITIGATING ANY PEST; AND
  B.  ANY SUBSTANCE OR MIXTURE OF SUBSTANCES INTENDED FOR USE AS A PLANT
REGULATOR, DEFOLIANT OR DESICCANT.
  2. "DESICCANT" MEANS ANY SUBSTANCE OR MIXTURE OF  SUBSTANCES  INTENDED
FOR ARTIFICIALLY ACCELERATING THE DRYING OF PLANT TISSUE.
  3.  "FUNGICIDE"  MEANS ANY SUBSTANCE OR MIXTURE OF SUBSTANCES INTENDED
FOR PREVENTING, DESTROYING, REPELLING, OR MITIGATING ANY FUNGI.
  4. "RODENTICIDE" MEANS ANY SUBSTANCE OR MIXTURE OF SUBSTANCES INTENDED
FOR PREVENTING, DESTROYING, REPELLING,  OR  MITIGATING  RODENTS  OR  ANY
OTHER  VERTEBRATE  ANIMALS  WHICH THE COMMISSIONER SHALL DECLARE TO BE A
PEST.
  5. "DEFOLIANT" MEANS ANY SUBSTANCE OR MIXTURE OF  SUBSTANCES  INTENDED
FOR  CAUSING THE LEAVES OR FOLIAGE TO DROP FROM A PLANT, WITH OR WITHOUT
CAUSING ABSCISSION.
  6. "HERBICIDE" MEANS ANY SUBSTANCE OR MIXTURE OF  SUBSTANCES  INTENDED
FOR PREVENTING, DESTROYING, REPELLING, OR MITIGATING ANY WEED.

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

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