Assembly Actions -
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Jan 08, 2020 |
referred to agriculture |
Oct 23, 2019 |
referred to agriculture |
Assembly Bill A8704
2019-2020 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
THIELE
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
co-Sponsors
Joseph Lentol
Jeffrey Dinowitz
2019-A8704 (ACTIVE) - Details
2019-A8704 (ACTIVE) - Summary
Requires any person including certified and licensed responsible pesticide applicators and commercial pesticide applicators and operators operating in the state to contact the division of plant industry of the department of agriculture and markets by phone at least twenty-four hours in advance of extermination of honey bees to obtain assistance in trying to relocate nuisance honey bee colonies or hanging swarms of honey bees, in lieu of destroying such honey bees; makes related provisions.
2019-A8704 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 8704 2019-2020 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y October 23, 2019 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. THIELE -- read once and referred to the Committee on Agriculture AN ACT to amend the agriculture and markets law, in relation to the preservation of honey bee colonies THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The agriculture and markets law is amended by adding a new article 15-B to read as follows: ARTICLE 15-B PRESERVATION OF HONEY BEE COLONIES SECTION 175-V. RELOCATING HONEY BEE COLONIES. § 175-V. RELOCATING HONEY BEE COLONIES. 1. TO PRESERVE HONEY BEE COLO- NIES IN THE STATE, ANY PERSON INCLUDING CERTIFIED AND LICENSED RESPONSI- BLE PESTICIDE APPLICATORS AND COMMERCIAL PESTICIDE APPLICATORS AND OPER- ATORS OPERATING IN THE STATE SHALL CONTACT THE DIVISION OF PLANT INDUSTRY OF THE DEPARTMENT BY PHONE AT LEAST TWENTY-FOUR HOURS IN ADVANCE OF EXTERMINATION OF HONEY BEES TO OBTAIN ASSISTANCE IN TRYING TO RELOCATE NUISANCE HONEY BEE COLONIES OR HANGING SWARMS OF HONEY BEES, IN LIEU OF DESTROYING SUCH HONEY BEES. HONEY BEES SHALL NOT BE DESTROYED WITHOUT PRIOR APPROVAL FROM SUCH DIVISION. 2. IN THE EVENT THE DIVISION OF PLANT INDUSTRY IS NOT REACHABLE, ANY PERSON INCLUDING CERTIFIED AND LICENSED RESPONSIBLE PESTICIDE APPLICA- TORS AND COMMERCIAL PESTICIDE APPLICATORS AND OPERATORS SHALL ATTEMPT TO CONTACT NO FEWER THAN THREE BEEKEEPERS IDENTIFIED BY THE LOCAL BEEKEEP- ING ASSOCIATION FOUND ON THE DEPARTMENT'S WEBSITE AS SWARM COLLECTORS SERVICING THE AFFECTED COUNTY, IN ORDER TO OBTAIN ASSISTANCE IN RELOCAT- ING NUISANCE HONEY BEE COLONIES OR HANGING SWARMS BEFORE NUISANCE HONEY BEE COLONIES OR HANGING SWARMS OF HONEY BEES MAY BE DESTROYED. § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. Effective immediately, the addition, amendment and/or repeal of any rule or regulation neces- sary for the implementation of this act on its effective date are authorized to be made and completed on or before such effective date. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
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