Bill Text: NY A01186 | 2015-2016 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Provides for definition of integrated pest management.

Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 7-4)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2016-01-06 - referred to environmental conservation [A01186 Detail]

Download: New_York-2015-A01186-Introduced.html

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                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                         1186
                              2015-2016 Regular Sessions
                                 I N  A S S E M B L Y
                                    January 8, 2015
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       Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  GUNTHER, JAFFEE, STIRPE, BUCHWALD, CROUCH --
         Multi-Sponsored by -- M.  of A. LOPEZ, MAGEE, RIVERA -- read once  and
         referred 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  ASSEM-
       BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
    1    Section  1.  Section  33-0101 of the environmental conservation law is
    2  amended by adding a new subdivision 27-a to read as follows:
    3    27-A. "INTEGRATED PEST MANAGEMENT"  MEANS  A  SYSTEMATIC  APPROACH  TO
    4  MANAGING  PESTS THAT UTILIZES A DIVERSITY OF MANAGEMENT OPTIONS TO MINI-
    5  MIZE HEALTH, ENVIRONMENTAL AND ECONOMIC RISKS AND IMPACTS. THESE OPTIONS
    6  MAY INCLUDE BIOLOGICAL, CULTURAL, PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL TOOLS TO PREVENT
    7  PEST INFESTATIONS OR REDUCE THEM TO ACCEPTABLE LEVELS.
    8    S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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