What's happening
This bill bans the installation or use of residential automatic pesticide misting systems in New York State starting January 1, 2020.
Why it matters
Limits pesticide exposure for families and neighbors. By banning automatic misting systems, the bill reduces the risk of unintended pesticide drift, which can affect children, pets, pollinators, and people with sensitivities or health conditions.
Environmental protection. Automatic misting systems often release pesticides on a set schedule, regardless of actual pest presence, leading to potentially unnecessary pesticide use and greater environmental contamination of soil, water, and non-target organisms.
Shifts pest control practices. Homeowners who relied on these systems will need to seek alternative pest management methods, possibly increasing reliance on targeted or integrated pest management approaches that may be safer and more sustainable.
Statewide uniformity and enforcement. By setting a clear prohibition, the law creates a uniform standard across New York, making it easier to educate the public, enforce compliance, and avoid patchwork regulations between municipalities.
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Who cares
Homeowners using automatic pesticide misting systems
The bill would prohibit using systems that automatically spray pesticide at timed intervals outside residential dwellings or on their grounds beginning January 1, 2020.
Pest-control companies and system installers
The bill would prohibit anyone from installing or using these residential systems in New York beginning January 1, 2020.
Manufacturers and sellers of residential pesticide misting systems
The bill would bar installation and use of their covered products in New York, though it does not expressly prohibit sales.
Headline styles
Ban Home Pesticide Misters
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Sponsors
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History
- Referred to environmental conservation
- Referred to environmental conservation
Full text
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STATE OF NEW YORK
3354
2019-2020 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
January 29, 2019
Introduced by M. of A. DICKENS -- read once and referred to the Committee on Environmental Conservation
AN ACT to amend the environmental conservation law, in relation to prohibiting the use of residential automatic pesticide misting systems
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:
Section 1. Section 33-1301 of the environmental conservation law is amended by adding a new subdivision 12 to read as follows:
12. For any person, on and after January first, two thousand twenty, to install or utilize any residential automatic pesticide misting system in this state. For purposes of this subdivision, "residential automatic pesticide misting system" means any device that is designed to be installed on, near or around the exterior of any residential dwelling or the grounds of such residential dwelling and to automatically spray any pesticide solution at timed intervals.
§ 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD06515-01-9
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