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- Referred to environmental conservation
- Delivered to assembly
- Passed senateVote 61–0
- Advanced to third reading
- 2nd report cal.
- 1st report cal.565
- Print number 5802a
- Amend and recommit to environmental conservation
- Referred to environmental conservation
- Returned to senate
- Died in assembly
- Referred to environmental conservation
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- Delivered to assembly
- Passed senateVote 63–0
- Ordered to third reading cal.1591
- Committee discharged and committed to rules
- Referred to environmental conservation
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Sponsor's memo
Title of bill
An act to amend the environmental conservation law, in relation to guidelines for best practices in treating residential properties for integrated pest management
Purpose
This bill directs the Commissioner of Environmental Conservation to develop guidelines for best practices in treating residential properties for integrated pest management to assist in the prevention of ticks that contribute to Lyme disease and tick-borne infections.
Summary of provisions
Section one directs the Department of Environmental Conservation to develop guidelines for best practices in treating residential properties to reduce exposure to ticks. The guidelines shall be updated annually with current best practices and available on the Department's website.
Section two establishes the bill will be effective 90 days after it shall have become a law.
Justification
According to the most recent reporting by the Center for Disease Control (CDC), New York State has the third highest number of confirmed cases of Lyme disease in the entire country and according to the NYS Department of Health (DOH), while it started as an issue dominating Long Island and the Hudson Valley, it has quickly migrated to counties across New York. DOH also notes that since it became reportable in 1986, over 95,000 cases of Lyme have been reported to the Department.
Lyme disease is caused by a bacteria transmitted to humans by the bite of an infected deer tick and is the most common disease carried by ticks. Because Lyme and tick-borne diseases are considered a threat to public health and well-being, the State has begun investigating ways to stop their spread at the source.
Unable to fly and having an affinity for shady, moist areas close to the ground, ticks often populate bushes, shrubs, gardens and lawns. Therefore, in order to stop the spread of Lyme and tick-borne diseases, integrated pest management has the potential to help significantly reduce the population of infected ticks.
Homeowners need a reliable source of information to turn to when looking for answers on how to best protect their property from ticks. They should be aware of the registered EPA approved pesticides that are recommended for tick prevention and the methods they can incorporate to better protect both people and pets from exposure to ticks on their property.
In order to raise awareness for appropriate and effective methods and to facilitate the delivery of valuable information, this bill directs the Commissioner of Environmental Conservation to develop guidelines for best practices in treating residential properties for integrated pest management-the goal ultimately being to rid communities of ticks that contribute to tick-borne infections.
Legislative history
New bill.
Fiscal implications
None.
Effective date
Ninety days after it shall have become a law.
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