Assembly Bill A303

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Defines integrated pest management

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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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2017-A303 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Agriculture
Law Section:
Agriculture and Markets Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §148, Ag & Mkts L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: A9293
2015-2016: A848
2019-2020: A3668

2017-A303 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Defines integrated pest management.

2017-A303 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                    303
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              January 5, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. GUNTHER, SKOUFIS -- read once and referred to the
   Committee on Agriculture
 
 AN  ACT to amend the agriculture and markets law, in relation to provid-
   ing the definition of integrated pest management
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section  1. Subdivisions 1, 2, and 3 of section 148 of the agriculture
 and markets law are renumbered subdivisions 2, 3, and 4 and a new subdi-
 vision 1 is added to read as follows:
   1. FOR PURPOSES OF THIS ARTICLE "INTEGRATED PEST MANAGEMENT"  MEANS  A
 SYSTEMATIC  APPROACH  TO  MANAGING  PESTS  THAT  UTILIZES A DIVERSITY OF
 MANAGEMENT OPTIONS TO MINIMIZE HEALTH, ENVIRONMENTAL AND ECONOMIC  RISKS
 AND  IMPACTS.  THESE  OPTIONS MAY INCLUDE BIOLOGICAL, CULTURAL, PHYSICAL
 AND CHEMICAL TOOLS TO  PREVENT  PEST  INFESTATIONS  OR  REDUCE  THEM  TO
 ACCEPTABLE LEVELS.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD02698-01-7

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