Bill Text: CT HB05369 | 2011 | General Assembly | Introduced

Connecticut House Bill 5369 (Prior Session Legislation)

Introduced

Bill Title: An Act Requiring Retailers To Provide Health Risk Information For Pesticides, Herbicides And Fertilizers.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2011-01-19 - Referred to Joint Committee on Environment [HB05369 Detail]

Download: Connecticut-2011-HB05369-Introduced.html


General Assembly		*Proposed Bill No. 5369*
*January Session, 2011*		LCO No. 1053

Referred to Committee on Environment
Introduced by:
REP. STEINBERG, 136th Dist.

AN ACT REQUIRING RETAILERS TO PROVIDE HEALTH RISK INFORMATION FOR PESTICIDES, HERBICIDES AND FERTILIZERS.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:

That the general statutes be amended to require retailers to post point-of-sale information concerning the health risks of exposure to pesticides, herbicides and fertilizers and which directs consumers to additional information from accredited resources.

Statement of Purpose:

To reduce overuse of pesticides, herbicides and fertilizers and limit exposure to potentially dangerous chemicals that have been linked to leukemias and cancers.