Assembly Bill A4971

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Prohibits the use of glyphosate and products containing glyphosate in certain parks, playgrounds and picnic areas

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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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2017-A4971 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S3210
Current Committee:
Assembly Environmental Conservation
Law Section:
Environmental Conservation Law
Laws Affected:
Add §37-0115, En Con L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2015-2016: A9364, S7141
2019-2020: A732, S182

2017-A4971 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Prohibits the use of glyphosate and products containing glyphosate in any park, playground or picnic area owned or operated by New York state, New York city, or any municipality.

2017-A4971 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   4971
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 6, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A. ROSENTHAL, SIMON, ABINANTI, WEPRIN, BARRON --
   read once and referred to the Committee on Environmental Conservation
 
 AN ACT to amend the  environmental  conservation  law,  in  relation  to
   prohibiting  the  use of glyphosate and products containing glyphosate
   in certain parks, playgrounds and picnic areas

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  The environmental conservation law is amended by adding a
 new section 37-0115 to read as follows:
 § 37-0115. PROHIBITION OF GLYPHOSATE AND PRODUCTS CONTAINING  GLYPHOSATE
              IN PARKS, PLAYGROUNDS AND PICNIC AREAS.
   1. NO PERSON, FIRM, PARTNERSHIP, ASSOCIATION, LIMITED LIABILITY COMPA-
 NY,  CORPORATION, MUNICIPALITY OR GOVERNMENT ENTITY SHALL USE GLYPHOSATE
 OR ANY PRODUCTS CONTAINING GLYPHOSATE IN ANY PARK, PLAYGROUND OR  PICNIC
 AREA  OWNED OR OPERATED BY NEW YORK STATE, NEW YORK CITY, OR ANY MUNICI-
 PALITY THEREOF.
   2. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION:
   (A) GLYPHOSATE MEANS A SYNTHETIC  COMPOUND  THAT  IS  A  NON-SELECTIVE
 SYSTEMIC  HERBICIDE,  ALSO KNOWN AS N-(PHOSPHONOMETHYL) GLYCERINE WITH A
 CHEMICAL FORMULA OF C3H8NO5P.
   (B) "MUNICIPALITY" MEANS A CITY, COUNTY, TOWN, VILLAGE, PUBLIC BENEFIT
 CORPORATION OR SCHOOL DISTRICT OR  AND  IMPROVEMENT  DISTRICT  WITHIN  A
 CITY, COUNTY, TOWN OR VILLAGE, OR ANY COMBINATION THEREOF.
   3.  THE  DEPARTMENT  IS  AUTHORIZED TO PROMULGATE SUCH RULES AND REGU-
 LATIONS AS IT SHALL DEEM NECESSARY TO IMPLEMENT THE PROVISIONS  OF  THIS
 SECTION.
   § 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after
 it shall have become a law; provided, however, that effective immediate-
 ly,  the  addition,  amendment  and/or  repeal of any rule or regulation
 necessary for the implementation of this act on its effective  date  are
 authorized  and  directed  to  be  made  and completed on or before such
 effective date.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets

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