Bill Text: AZ SB1768 | 2021 | Fifty-fifth Legislature 1st Regular | Introduced
Bill Title: Prohibition; glyphosate; residential use
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 11-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2021-02-04 - Senate read second time [SB1768 Detail]
Download: Arizona-2021-SB1768-Introduced.html
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REFERENCE TITLE: prohibition; glyphosate; residential use |
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State of Arizona Senate Fifty-fifth Legislature First Regular Session 2021
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SB 1768 |
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Introduced by Senators Gonzales: Alston, Contreras, Mendez, Navarrete, Peshlakai, Quezada, Steele; Representatives Cano, Hernandez M, Salman
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AN ACT
Amending title 3, chapter 2, article 5, Arizona Revised Statutes, by adding Section 3-342; relating to pesticides.
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Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona:
Section 1. Title 3, chapter 2, article 5, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended by adding section 3-342, to read:
3-342. Prohibition; glyphosate; residential property; civil penalties; definition
A. It is unlawful for a person to apply glyphosate on residential ground cover beds.
B. A person who sells a product that contains glyphosate at retail shall maintain in the immediate vicinity of the product a sign stating, in twenty-four-point type, substantially the following: "state law prohibits the application of glyphosate on residential property."
C. A person who knowingly violates subsection A of this section is subject to a civil penalty of not more than $200 for each violation.
D. A person who knowingly violates subsection B of this section is subject to a civil penalty of $500.
E. For the purposes of this section, "residential ground cover beds" means any turfgrass, flower bed, gravel or bare area located on a residential property.
Sec. 2. Effective date
This act is effective from and after December 31, 2021.
