Bill Text: NY A04828 | 2015-2016 | General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Prohibits the use of the neonicotinoids class of chemicals for use in seed dressing, treatment or coating.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 4-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2016-03-03 - enacting clause stricken [A04828 Detail]
Download: New_York-2015-A04828-Introduced.html
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 4828 2015-2016 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y February 6, 2015 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. CLARK, ENGLEBRIGHT -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. GLICK, HOOPER -- read once and referred to the Committee on Envi- ronmental Conservation AN ACT to amend the environmental conservation law, in relation to prohibiting the use of the neonicotinoids class of chemicals for use in seed dressing, treatment or coating THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: 1 Section 1. The environmental conservation law is amended by adding a 2 new section 37-0115 to read as follows: 3 S 37-0115. PROHIBITION OF USE OF THE NEONICOTINOIDS CLASS OF CHEMICALS 4 FOR USE IN SEED DRESSING, TREATMENT OR COATING. 5 IT SHALL BE UNLAWFUL FOR ANY PERSON TO DISTRIBUTE, SELL, OFFER FOR 6 SALE OR USE THE CLASS OF CHEMICALS NEONICOTINOIDS, INCLUDING IMIDACLO- 7 PRID, CLOTHIANIDIN AND THIAMETHOXAM, FOR USE IN SEED DRESSING, TREATMENT 8 OR COATING WITHIN THIS STATE. 9 S 2. This act shall take effect January 1, 2017; provided, however, 10 that effective immediately, the addition and/or repeal of any rule or 11 regulation necessary for the implementation of this act on its effective 12 date are authorized and directed to be made and completed on or before 13 such effective date. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD08657-01-5