Bill Text: NY A00450 | 2011-2012 | General Assembly | Amended


Bill Title: Permits commercial applicators of pesticides to apply pesticides in a dosage, concentration or frequency less than that specified on the labeling.

Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2012-01-04 - referred to environmental conservation [A00450 Detail]

Download: New_York-2011-A00450-Amended.html
                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                        450--A
                              2011-2012 Regular Sessions
                                 I N  A S S E M B L Y
                                      (PREFILED)
                                    January 5, 2011
                                      ___________
       Introduced  by  M.  of A. MAGEE, CROUCH -- read once and referred to the
         Committee on Environmental Conservation -- committee discharged,  bill
         amended,  ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said commit-
         tee
       AN ACT to amend the environmental conservation law, in relation  to  the
         use of pesticides by commercial applicators
         THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
       BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
    1    Section 1. Section 33-0725 of the environmental conservation  law,  as
    2  added by chapter 648 of the laws of 1998, is amended to read as follows:
    3  S 33-0725. Approved agricultural AND COMMERCIAL uses.
    4    A  pesticide shall be used in accordance with its labeling. Unless the
    5  labeling specifically prohibits such use, a pesticide registered for use
    6  in New York state may be used for agricultural  purposes  [only]  OR  BY
    7  COMMERCIAL APPLICATORS in a dosage, concentration or frequency less than
    8  that specified on the labeling.
    9    S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                  LBD03564-02-1
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