Assembly Bill A5812

2013-2014 Legislative Session

Defines "integrated pest management" for the purposes of state statute

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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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2013-A5812 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Judiciary
Law Section:
General Construction Law
Laws Affected:
Add ยง23-a, Gen Con L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A11625
2011-2012: A5715
2015-2016: A1796

2013-A5812 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Defines "integrated pest management" for the purposes of state statute.

2013-A5812 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  5812

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                              March 6, 2013
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  ENGLEBRIGHT, MAISEL, COLTON -- read once and
  referred to the Committee on Judiciary

AN ACT to amend the general construction law, in  relation  to  defining
  "integrated pest management"

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

  Section 1. The general construction law is amended  by  adding  a  new
section 23-a to read as follows:
  S  23-A.  INTEGRATED PEST MANAGEMENT. THE TERM INTEGRATED PEST MANAGE-
MENT MEANS A DECISION MAKING PROCESS  FOR  PEST  CONTROL  THAT  UTILIZES
REGULAR  MONITORING  TO  DETERMINE  IF  AND  WHEN CONTROL IS NEEDED, AND
EMPLOYS  PHYSICAL,  MECHANICAL,  CULTURAL,  BIOLOGICAL  AND  EDUCATIONAL
TACTICS  TO  CONTROL  CONDITIONS THAT PROMOTE PEST INFESTATIONS AND KEEP
PEST POPULATIONS AT TOLERABLE DAMAGE AND ANNOYANCE LEVELS. SUCH DECISION
MAKING PROCESS SHALL ONLY CONSIDER THE  USE  OF  LEAST  TOXIC  PESTICIDE
CONTROLS  AS A LAST RESORT. THE OVERALL GOALS OF INTEGRATED PEST MANAGE-
MENT SHALL BE THE ELIMINATION OF THE UNNECESSARY USE OF  PESTICIDES  AND
THE REDUCTION OF THE USE OF ALL PESTICIDES.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.





 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD09492-01-3

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