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Jan 08, 2014 |
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Jan 09, 2013 |
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Senate Bill S155
2013-2014 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(R, C) 60th Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Environmental Conservation 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
co-Sponsors
(R, C, IP) Senate District
(R) Senate District
(R, C, IP) Senate District
2013-S155 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A5318
- 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:
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2011-2012:
S6757, A7739
2015-2016: S542, A1829
2017-2018: S1382, A9817
2019-2020: A4873
2013-S155 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S155 TITLE OF BILL: 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 PURPOSE: The purpose of this article is to regulate the registration, commercial use, purchase and custom application of pesticides. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section 1 of this bill repeals titles 5, 7, 9, 9-A, 10, 11, 12, 13, and 15 of article 33 of the environmental conservation law. Added to the law is the definition of pesticide as "any substance or mixture or substances intended for preventing, destroying, repelling, or mitigating any pest; and any substance or mixture of substances intended for use as a plant regulator, defoliant or desiccant." JUSTIFICATION: Currently, pesticide product registration in New York is the slowest in the nation which puts New York family farms at a great disadvantage. In addition to gaining EPA approval, all new pesticide products must also gain state approval before they may be used in the
2013-S155 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 155 2013-2014 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E (PREFILED) January 9, 2013 ___________ 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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