Assembly Bill A4841

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Permits commercial applicators of pesticides to apply pesticides in a dosage, concentration or frequency less than that specified on the labeling

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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-A4841 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Environmental Conservation
Law Section:
Environmental Conservation Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §33-0725, En Con L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A7600
2011-2012: A450
2013-2014: A5411
2015-2016: A1461

2017-A4841 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Permits commercial applicators of pesticides to apply pesticides in a dosage, concentration or frequency less than that specified on the labeling.

2017-A4841 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   4841
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 3, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A. MAGEE, CROUCH, MAGNARELLI, BUTLER, WOERNER --
   Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. GALEF -- read once and referred to  the
   Committee on Environmental Conservation
 
 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:
 
   Section  1.  Section 33-0725 of the environmental conservation law, as
 added by chapter 648 of the laws of 1998, is amended to read as follows:
 § 33-0725. Approved agricultural AND COMMERCIAL uses.
   A pesticide shall be used in accordance with its labeling. Unless  the
 labeling specifically prohibits such use, a pesticide registered for use
 in  New  York  state  may be used for agricultural purposes [only] OR BY
 COMMERCIAL APPLICATORS APPLYING PESTICIDES ON TURFGRASS, LANDSCAPES  AND
 ORNAMENTAL HORTICULTURAL SETTINGS in a dosage, concentration or frequen-
 cy less than that specified on the labeling.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD08771-01-7

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