Assembly Bill A8571

Signed By Governor
2023-2024 Legislative Session

Relates to regulation of certain coated or treated seeds

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Current Bill Status Via S8031 - Signed by Governor


  • 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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2023-A8571 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S8031
Law Section:
Environmental Conservation Law
Laws Affected:
Add Art 37 Title 11 §37-1101, amd §§33-1301 & 71-3703, En Con L; amd §3, Chap of 2023 (as proposed in S.1856-A & A.7640)

2023-A8571 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides for the regulation of certain coated and treated seeds; requires the department of environmental conservation and the department of agriculture and markets to review the latest scientific information concerning certain pesticide active ingredients.

2023-A8571 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   8571
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 11, 2024
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. GLICK -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Environmental Conservation
 
 AN ACT to amend the environmental conservation law, in relation to regu-
   lation of certain coated or treated seeds; to amend a chapter  of  the
   laws  of  2023 amending the environmental conservation law relating to
   enacting the birds and bees protection act, as proposed in legislative
   bills numbers S. 1856-A and A. 7640, in relation to a study to identi-
   fy practicable and feasible alternatives to certain pesticides
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Article 37 of the environmental conservation law is amended
 by adding a new title 11 to read as follows:
                                  TITLE 11
                   REGULATION OF COATED OR TREATED SEEDS
 SECTION 37-1101. UNLAWFUL ACTS.
 § 37-1101. UNLAWFUL ACTS.
   1.  BEGINNING  JANUARY  FIRST,  TWO  THOUSAND TWENTY-NINE, IT SHALL BE
 UNLAWFUL FOR ANY PERSON TO SELL, OFFER FOR SALE OR  USE,  OR  DISTRIBUTE
 WITHIN THE STATE ANY CORN, SOYBEAN OR WHEAT SEEDS COATED OR TREATED WITH
 PESTICIDES,  AS DEFINED IN SUBDIVISION THIRTY-FIVE OF SECTION 33-0101 OF
 THIS CHAPTER, WITH THE ACTIVE  INGREDIENTS  CLOTHIANIDIN,  IMIDACLOPRID,
 THIAMETHOXAM, OR ANY OTHER NEONICOTINOID AS DETERMINED BY THE DEPARTMENT
 IN  REGULATION  UNLESS A VALID WAIVER IS ISSUED BY THE DEPARTMENT TO THE
 USER PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISION TWO OF THIS SECTION.
   2. THE COMMISSIONER IN CONSULTATION WITH THE COMMISSIONER OF  AGRICUL-
 TURE  AND  MARKETS MAY ISSUE A WAIVER TO ALLOW THE USE OF SUCH SEEDS FOR
 THE PRODUCTION OF AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES.
   (A) NO SUCH WAIVER SHALL BE VALID FOR MORE THAN TWO YEARS.
   (B) SUCH WAIVER SHALL BE GRANTED ONLY IF AT A  MINIMUM  THE  FOLLOWING
 CONDITIONS ARE MET:
   (I)  THE FARM OWNER MUST COMPLETE AN INTEGRATED PEST MANAGEMENT TRAIN-
 ING;
   (II) A PEST RISK ASSESSMENT AND A PEST RISK ASSESSMENT REPORT MUST  BE
 COMPLETED;
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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