Assembly Actions -
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Jan 06, 2016 |
referred to environmental conservation |
Jan 13, 2015 |
referred to environmental conservation |
Assembly Bill A1875
2015-2016 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
ENGLEBRIGHT
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Assembly Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
2015-A1875 (ACTIVE) - Details
2015-A1875 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 1875 2015-2016 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y January 13, 2015 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. ENGLEBRIGHT -- read once and referred to the Committee on Environmental Conservation AN ACT to amend the environmental conservation law, in relation to pesticide applications in food-selling establishments THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Section 33-0101 of the environmental conservation law is amended by adding a new subdivision 50 to read as follows: 50. "INTEGRATED PEST MANAGEMENT" MEANS AN ECONOMICAL AND ENVIRON- MENTALLY SENSITIVE APPROACH TO PEST MANAGEMENT WHICH RELIES ON A COMBI- NATION OF BIOLOGICAL, CHEMICAL, CULTURAL AND MECHANICAL PRACTICES TO MANAGE PEST POPULATIONS BY THE MOST EFFECTIVE MEANS TO PREVENT UNACCEPT- ABLE LEVELS OF PEST ACTIVITIES AND DAMAGE, WITH THE LEAST HAZARD TO PEOPLE, PROPERTY AND THE ENVIRONMENT. CHEMICAL CONTROL MEASURES ARE TO BE THE PRACTICE OF LAST RESORT. S 2. Article 33 of the environmental conservation law is amended by adding a new title 14 to read as follows: TITLE 14 PESTICIDE APPLICATIONS IN FOOD-SELLING ESTABLISHMENTS SECTION 33-1401. REQUIREMENTS. 33-1403. NOTICE. S 33-1401. REQUIREMENTS. THE FOLLOWING REQUIREMENTS APPLY TO ALL PEST CONTROL ACTIVITIES CONDUCTED WITHIN FOOD-SELLING ESTABLISHMENTS: 1. ALL PEST CONTROL ACTIVITIES CONDUCTED IN FOOD-SELLING ESTABLISH- MENTS SHALL UTILIZE INTEGRATED PEST MANAGEMENT PROGRAMS TO CONTROL PESTS; 2. BROADCAST SPRAYS OF PESTICIDES ARE PROHIBITED IN ALL FOOD-SELLING ESTABLISHMENTS; 3. PESTICIDES SHALL NOT BE APPLIED IN THE FRESH PRODUCE SECTION OF THE ESTABLISHMENT; AND EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD05864-01-5
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