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- Referred to environmental conservation
- Referred to environmental conservation
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BILL NUMBER:S252
Title of bill
An act to amend the environmental conservation law, in relation to the application of pesticides
Purpose
This bill allows non-owners of commercial property to use minor amounts of pesticides without obtaining certification.
Summary of provisions
Amends subdivision 11 of section 33-0101 of the environmental conservation law, as added by Chapter 612 of the laws of 1983, to exclude the aerial application of less than sixteen ounces of pesticide from the definition of "commercial application".
Justification
This bill seeks to redefine the phrase "commercial application" to exclude the minor use of common pesticides. Under current law and strict interpretation of Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) regulations, the use of common pesticides by anyone other than the owner of a non-residential property is deemed commercial application. For example. an employee could not sporadically use a common, readily available can of pesticide at work to ward off such dangers as bee or wasp nests unless that employee first receives training and completes a certification process through the DEC. Certification fees can total hundreds of dollars. The employee must spend considerable time and money to become a certified applicator, simply to use a can of pesticide at work that he or she is allowed to use without certification at home. This amendment remedies this problem and allows for the application of a minor amount of pesticide without certification.
Legislative history
S.2535 of 2009/2010; Referred to Environmental Conservation
Fiscal implications
None.
Effective date
This act shall take effect immediately.
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