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Assembly Bill A7638A

Signed By Governor

2011-2012 Legislative Session

Requires lawn care companies to provide certain information to property owners prior to any commercial lawn application

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2011-A7638 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S4363
Law Section:
Environmental Conservation Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §33-1001, En Con L

2011-A7638 - Summary

Requires lawn care companies to provide certain information to property owners prior to any commercial lawn application.

2011-A7638 - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  7638

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                              May 11, 2011
                               ___________

Introduced  by M. of A. SWEENEY -- read once and referred to the Commit-
  tee on Environmental Conservation

AN ACT to amend the  environmental  conservation  law,  in  relation  to
  requiring  law  care  companies to provide information to the property
  owner prior to any commercial lawn application

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

  Section  1.  Section 33-1001 of the environmental conservation law, as
added by chapter 559 of the laws of 1987, is amended to read as follows:
S 33-1001. Requirements and restrictions.
  1. Prior to any commercial lawn application the applicator shall enter
into a written contract with the owner of  the  property  or  his  agent
specifying  the  approximate  date  or  dates  of application, number of
applications, and total cost for the service to be provided [and].
  2. PRIOR TO ANY  COMMERCIAL  LAWN  APPLICATION  THE  APPLICATOR  shall
supply  the  property  owner  or  his agent with a [written] copy [in at
least 12 point type] of:
  a. a list of substances to be applied including brand names and gener-
ic names of active ingredients;
  b. any warnings that appear on the label of pesticides to  be  applied
that  are pertinent to the protection of humans, animals or the environ-
ment; and
  c. the company name, address, telephone number, business  registration
number and applicator certification identification card number.
  SUCH  INFORMATION  SHALL  BE  SUPPLIED IN EITHER A WRITTEN, DIGITAL OR
ELECTRONIC FORMAT WHICH SHALL BE DETERMINED BY THE OWNER OR HIS  OR  HER
AGENT PROVIDED HOWEVER THAT THE APPLICATOR MUST ALSO HAVE A WRITTEN COPY
OF SUCH INFORMATION IN OR HER POSSESSION.
  [2]  3.   In the event that application on the date or dates specified
becomes infeasible, the person who is to provide such application  shall
give  the  owner  or  his  agent  oral or written notice of the proposed

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD11566-01-1

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2011-A7638A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S4363
Law Section:
Environmental Conservation Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §33-1001, En Con L

2011-A7638A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires lawn care companies to provide certain information to property owners prior to any commercial lawn application.

2011-A7638A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                 7638--A
                                                        Cal. No. 427

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                              May 11, 2011
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. SWEENEY, LATIMER -- read once and referred to the
  Committee  on  Environmental  Conservation -- reported from committee,
  advanced to a third reading, amended and ordered reprinted,  retaining
  its place on the order of third reading

AN  ACT  to  amend  the  environmental  conservation law, in relation to
  requiring lawn care companies to provide information to  the  property
  owner prior to any commercial lawn application

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

  Section 1. Section 33-1001 of the environmental conservation  law,  as
added by chapter 559 of the laws of 1987, is amended to read as follows:
S 33-1001. Requirements and restrictions.
  1. Prior to any commercial lawn application the applicator shall enter
into  a  written  contract  with the owner of the property or his OR HER
agent specifying the approximate date or dates of application, number of
applications, and total cost for the service to be provided [and].
  2. PRIOR TO ANY  COMMERCIAL  LAWN  APPLICATION  THE  APPLICATOR  shall
supply  the property owner or his OR HER agent with a [written] copy [in
at least 12 point type] of:
  a. a list of substances to be applied including brand names and gener-
ic names of active ingredients;
  b. any warnings that appear on the label of pesticides to  be  applied
that  are pertinent to the protection of humans, animals or the environ-
ment; and
  c. the company name, address, telephone number, business  registration
number and applicator certification identification card number.
  SUCH  INFORMATION  SHALL  BE  SUPPLIED IN EITHER A WRITTEN, DIGITAL OR
ELECTRONIC FORMAT WHICH SHALL BE DETERMINED BY THE OWNER OR HIS  OR  HER
AGENT PROVIDED HOWEVER THAT THE APPLICATOR MUST ALSO HAVE A WRITTEN COPY
OF SUCH INFORMATION IN HIS OR HER POSSESSION.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD11566-03-1

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