New York Senate Bill 4053

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: Introduced on February 2 2023 - 25% progression
Action: 2024-01-03 - REFERRED TO AGRICULTURE
Pending: Senate Agriculture Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Requires any person including certified and licensed responsible pesticide applicators and commercial pesticide applicators and operators operating in the state to contact the division of plant industry of the department of agriculture and markets by phone at least forty-eight hours in advance of extermination of honey bees to obtain assistance in trying to relocate nuisance honey bee colonies or hanging swarms of honey bees, in lieu of destroying such honey bees; makes related provisions.

Requires any person including certified and licensed responsible pesticide applicators and commercial pesticide applicators and operators operating in the state to contact the division of plant industry of the department of agriculture and markets by phone at least forty-eight hours in advance of extermination of honey bees to obtain assistance in trying to relocate nuisance honey bee colonies or hanging swarms of honey bees, in lieu of destroying such honey bees; makes related provisions.

Sen. Nathalia Fernandez [D]

Sen. Rachel May [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2024-01-03	Senate	REFERRED TO AGRICULTURE
2023-02-02	Senate	REFERRED TO AGRICULTURE

A06329 (Same As) 2024-01-03 - referred to agriculture

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2023/S4053
Text	https://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?default_fld=&bn=S04053&term=2023&Summary=Y&Actions=Y&Text=Y&Committee%26nbspVotes=Y&Floor%26nbspVotes=Y#S04053