Senate Bill S1371

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Prohibits the use of pesticides at children's overnight or summer day camps

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2017-S1371 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A441
Current Committee:
Senate Health
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Ren §1396 to be §1397, add §1396, Pub Health L; amd §33-0303, En Con L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: S5288, A4841
2015-2016: S1420, A129
2019-2020: S1145, A1051
2021-2022: S4478, A528

2017-S1371 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Prohibits the use of pesticides at children's overnight or summer day camps; provides an exception where emergency application is approved by local or state officials.

2017-S1371 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2017-S1371 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   1371
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              January 9, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by Sens. CARLUCCI, AVELLA, HOYLMAN, SAVINO -- read twice and
   ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee  on
   Health
 
 AN ACT to amend the public health law and the environmental conservation
   law,  in  relation  to prohibiting the use of pesticides at children's
   overnight or summer day camp

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 1396 of the public health law is renumbered section
 1397 and a new section 1396 is added to read as follows:
   §  1396.  PESTICIDE  ALTERNATIVES.  1.  FOR  PURPOSES  OF THIS SECTION
 "PESTICIDE" SHALL HAVE THE SAME MEANING  AS  SET  FORTH  IN  SUBDIVISION
 THIRTY-FIVE  OF  SECTION  33-0101 OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION LAW,
 PROVIDED HOWEVER THAT IT SHALL NOT INCLUDE:
   (A) THE APPLICATION OF ANTI-MICROBIAL  PESTICIDES  AND  ANTI-MICROBIAL
 PRODUCTS  AS DEFINED BY FIFRA IN 7 U.S.C. SECTION 136 (MM) AND 136 Q (H)
 (2);
   (B) THE USE OF AN AEROSOL PRODUCT WITH A DIRECTED SPRAY, IN CONTAINERS
 OF EIGHTEEN FLUID OUNCES OR LESS, WHEN USED TO PROTECT INDIVIDUALS  FROM
 AN  IMMINENT THREAT FROM STINGING AND BITING INSECTS, INCLUDING VENOMOUS
 SPIDERS, BEES, WASPS AND HORNETS;
   (C) THE USE OF NON-VOLATILE INSECT OR RODENT BAIT IN A TAMPER  RESIST-
 ANT CONTAINER;
   (D)  THE  APPLICATION  OF  A PESTICIDE CLASSIFIED BY THE UNITED STATES
 ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY AS AN EXEMPT MATERIAL UNDER 40 CFR  PART
 152.25;
   (E) THE USE OF BORIC ACID AND DISODIUM OCTABORATE TETRAHYDRATE; OR
   (F)  THE  USE  OF  HORTICULTURAL  SOAP  AND  OILS  THAT DO NOT CONTAIN
 SYNTHETIC PESTICIDES OR SYNERGISTS.
   2. NO CAMP DEFINED IN SUBDIVISIONS ONE AND  TWO  OF  SECTION  THIRTEEN
 HUNDRED  NINETY-TWO  OF  THIS ARTICLE SHALL APPLY PESTICIDE TO ANY PLAY-
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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