Assembly Bill A8110A

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Requires the department of environmental conservation to prepare recommendations for best practices in treating residential properties for tick prevention and management

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2015-A8110 - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Environmental Conservation
Law Section:
Environmental Conservation Law
Versions Introduced in 2017-2018 Legislative Session:
A2809

2015-A8110 - Summary

Requires the department of environmental conservation to prepare recommendations for best practices in treating residential properties for tick prevention and management.

2015-A8110 - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  8110

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                              June 9, 2015
                               ___________

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

AN ACT to amend the  environmental  conservation  law,  in  relation  to
  guidelines  for  best practices in treating residential properties for
  integrated pest management

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

  Section  1.  Section  33-0303 of the environmental conservation law is
amended by adding a new subdivision 8 to read as follows:
  8. THE COMMISSIONER SHALL DEVELOP GUIDELINES  FOR  BEST  PRACTICES  IN
TREATING RESIDENTIAL PROPERTIES FOR INTEGRATED PEST MANAGEMENT TO ASSIST
IN  THE  PREVENTION  OF  TICKS THAT CONTRIBUTE TO TICK-BORNE INFECTIONS.
SUCH GUIDELINES SHALL INCLUDE BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO THE USE OF LANDSCAPE
TECHNIQUES, METHODS TO DISCOURAGE RODENT ACTIVITY, CONSIDERATION OF HOST
PRODUCTS TO KILL TICKS ON  DEER  OR  RODENTS,  AND  EFFECTIVE  PESTICIDE
APPLICATIONS.  THE  GUIDELINES  SHALL  BE  AVAILABLE ON THE DEPARTMENT'S
WEBSITE AND SHALL BE REVIEWED AND REVISED  ANNUALLY  WITH  CURRENT  BEST
PRACTICES.
  S  2.  This  act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall
have become a law.




 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD11400-01-5

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2015-A8110A (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Environmental Conservation
Law Section:
Environmental Conservation Law
Versions Introduced in 2017-2018 Legislative Session:
A2809

2015-A8110A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires the department of environmental conservation to prepare recommendations for best practices in treating residential properties for tick prevention and management.

2015-A8110A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                 8110--A

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                              June 9, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by M. of A. BARRETT -- read once and referred to the Commit-
  tee on Environmental Conservation -- recommitted to the  Committee  on
  Environmental  Conservation in accordance with Assembly Rule 3, sec. 2
  -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered  reprinted  as  amended
  and recommitted to said committee

AN  ACT  to  require  the  department  of  environmental conservation to
  prepare recommendations for best  practices  in  treating  residential
  properties for tick prevention and management

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

  Section 1.   The  commissioner  of  the  department  of  environmental
conservation shall develop recommendations no later than May 1, 2017 for
residential  property  tick  prevention and management. Such recommenda-
tions shall include but not be limited to the  use  of  landscape  tech-
niques  including  organic  land  care  practices, methods to discourage
rodent activity, use of fungal pathogens, and effective active  ingredi-
ents,  as  defined  in  subdivision 1 of section 33-0101 of the environ-
mental conservation law, including usage information and any label warn-
ings or caution statements. The recommendations shall  be  available  on
the  department's  website and shall be reviewed and revised annually to
reflect current best practices.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.




 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD11400-06-6

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