What's happening
This bill adds a definition of "integrated pest management" to New York's environmental conservation law, emphasizing diverse, risk-minimizing pest control methods.
Why it matters
By formally defining "integrated pest management" (IPM), the bill sets a clearer standard for sustainable pest control practices in New York, potentially influencing everything from agriculture to public spaces.
The definition emphasizes risk minimization—not just pest elimination—requiring consideration of health, environmental, and economic impacts, which could lead to broader adoption of safer, less toxic pest control strategies.
Including biological, cultural, and physical tools alongside chemical options means agencies, businesses, and land managers may be encouraged or required to prioritize non-chemical methods before turning to pesticides, which could reduce pesticide exposure for people and ecosystems.
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Define Integrated Pest Management
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Sponsors
1 Co-sponsor
History
- Recommit, enacting clause stricken
- Referred to environmental conservation
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Define Integrated Pest Management
In Assembly Committee · Environmental Conservation · Sponsor Aileen Gunther
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STATE OF NEW YORK
920
2019-2020 Regular Sessions
IN SENATE
January 9, 2019
Introduced by Sens. YOUNG, HELMING -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Environmental Conservation
AN ACT to amend the environmental conservation law, in relation to providing the definition of integrated pest management
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:
Section 1. Section 33-0101 of the environmental conservation law is amended by adding a new subdivision 27-a to read as follows:
27-a. "Integrated pest management" means a systematic approach to managing pests that utilizes a diversity of management options to minimize health, environmental and economic risks and impacts. These options may include biological, cultural, physical and chemical tools to prevent pest infestations or reduce them to acceptable levels.
§ 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD00420-01-9
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Sponsor's memo
Title of bill
An act to amend the environmental conservation law, in relation to providing the definition of integrated pest management
PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA
THIS BILL DEFINES INTEGRATED PEST MANAGEMENT TO PROVIDE A BASIS OF UNDERSTANDING AND COMMON UNDERSTANDING OF THE PRACTICE AND INTENTION.
Summary of specific provisions
ADDS NEW SUBDIVISION 27-A TO SECTION 33-0101 OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION LAW TO DEFINE INTEGRATED PEST MANAGEMENT AS A "SYSTEMATIC APPROACH TO MANAGING PESTS THAT UTILIZES A DIVERSITY OF MANAGEMENT OPTIONS TO MINIMIZE HEALTH, ENVIRONMENTAL AND ECONOMIC RISKS AND IMPACTS.
THESE OPTIONS MAY INCLUDE BIOLOGICAL, CULTURAL, PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL TOOLS TO PREVENT PEST INFESTATIONS OR REDUCE THEM TO ACCEPTABLE LEVELS.
Justification
ALTHOUGH INTEGRATED PEST MANAGEMENT (IPM) IS OFTEN TOUTED AS A MEANS OF REDUCING PESTICIDE USAGE, NEW YORK STATE LACKS A CLEAR DEFINITION OF WHAT THIS ACTUALLY MEANS. THIS LEGISLATION WOULD DEFINE IPM THUS PROVID- ING A CLEAR AND UNIFIED STARTING POINT FOR FUTURE DEVELOPMENT AND REGU- LATION. THIS DEFINITION WAS CREATED IN CONSULTATION WITH CORNELL UNIVER- SITY'S NYS IPM PROGRAM AND REPRESENTATIVES OF OTHER INDUSTRY SECTORS.
THE BIOLOGICAL, CULTURAL, PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL TOOLS PROVIDED FOR IN THE DEFINITION ARE A STARTING POINT WHICH INFER A LEVEL OF UNDERSTANDING REGARDING THE VARIOUS OPTIONS AVAILABLE TO MANAGE PEST INFESTATIONS. THIS LEVEL OF KNOWLEDGE OR UNDERSTANDING MAY REQUIRE AN EDUCATIONAL ELEMENT TO BE OBTAINED BY INDIVIDUALS OR ORGANIZATIONS THAT EMPLOY AN IPM SYSTEM.
Prior legislative history
2017,2018:S.524/A.526 PASSED SENATE
2015,2016: S.3064/A.1186 PASSED SENATE
2013,2014: S.2203/A.1172 PASSED SENATE
2011,2012: S.2775/A.7129 PASSED SENATE
2009,2010: S.4949-A/A.4147-A PASSED SENATE
2007,2008: A.1096 REFERRED TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION
2005,2006: A.1565 REFERRED TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION 2003,2004: A.5928 REFERRED TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION
2001,2002: A.462-A PASSED ASSEMBLY
1999,2000: A.945-A REFERRED TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION
1997,1998: A.4505-B PASSED ASSEMBLY
1995,1996: A.2072-A PASSED ASSEMBLY
Fiscal implications for state and local governments
STATE AGENCIES, PUBLIC AUTHORITIES, AND PUBLIC BENEFIT CORPORATIONS WILL REALIZE A COST SAVINGS AS A RESULT OF A REDUCTION IN PESTICIDE USE.
Effective date
THIS ACT SHALL TAKE EFFECT IMMEDIATELY.
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