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Senate Bill S7356

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Defines "integrated pest management" for the purposes of the use of pesticides

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2009-S7356 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Environmental Conservation
Law Section:
Environmental Conservation Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง33-0101, En Con L

2009-S7356 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Defines "integrated pest management" for the purposes of the use of pesticides, to be a sustainable approach to managing pests by combining biological, cultural, physical and chemical tools in a manner that minimizes economic, health and environmental risks.

2009-S7356 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2009-S7356 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  7356

                            I N  S E N A T E

                             March 31, 2010
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  YOUNG  -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Environmental Conservation

AN ACT to amend the environmental conservation law, in relation  to  the
  definition of "integrated pest management"

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

  Section 1. Section 33-0101 of the environmental  conservation  law  is
amended by adding a new subdivision 27-a to read as follows:
  27-A.  "INTEGRATED  PEST  MANAGEMENT"  MEANS A SUSTAINABLE APPROACH TO
MANAGING PESTS BY COMBINING BIOLOGICAL, CULTURAL, PHYSICAL AND  CHEMICAL
TOOLS  IN  A  MANNER  THAT  MINIMIZES ECONOMIC, HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL
RISKS.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.








 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD16694-01-0

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