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Assembly Bill A914

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Authorizes the towns of East Hampton and Southampton, county of Suffolk, to adopt local laws which regulate pesticide use and notification of pesticide application

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2009-A914 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Local Governments
Law Section:
Suffolk County

2009-A914 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Authorizes the towns of East Hampton and Southampton, county of Suffolk, to adopt local laws which regulate pesticide use and notification of pesticide application which are more stringent and restrictive than state law or regulation; exempts pesticide use for the purpose of producing an agricultural commodity.

2009-A914 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                   914

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 7, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. THIELE -- read once and referred to the Committee
  on Local Governments

AN  ACT  in relation to authorizing the towns of East Hampton and South-
  ampton, Suffolk county to enact local laws  regulating  pesticide  use
  which are more restrictive than state law or regulation

  THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1.  Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the  contra-
ry,  the towns of East Hampton and Southampton, county of Suffolk, shall
be authorized to adopt local laws which are more stringent and  restric-
tive than state law or regulation regulating pesticide use and notifica-
tion of pesticide application. This act shall only apply to lands desig-
nated  as  special  groundwater  protection areas pursuant to paragraphs
(g), (h) and (i) of subdivision 1 of section  55-0113  of  the  environ-
mental  conservation law.  The provisions of this act shall not apply to
pesticide use for the purpose of producing an agricultural commodity.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.





 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD03181-01-9

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