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Senator · Senate District 59
1 Co-sponsor
History
- Referred to environmental conservation
Companion bill
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Provides that the regulation of pesticides in New York state shall conform to the standards set by the environmental protection agency; repealer
In Assembly Committee · Environmental Conservation · Sponsor Sean T. Hanna
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Sponsor's memo
BILL NUMBER:S6757
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
Justification
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."
Legislative history
New bill.
Fiscal implications
None.
Effective date
This act shall take effect on the 120th day after it shall have become a law
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