Senate Bill S2588

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Relates to guidelines for best practices in treating residential properties for integrated pest management

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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-S2588 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Environmental Conservation
Law Section:
Environmental Conservation Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §33-0303, En Con L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2015-2016: S5802
2019-2020: S1248
2021-2022: S2946

2017-S2588 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to guidelines for best practices in treating residential properties for integrated pest management to assist in the prevention of ticks.

2017-S2588 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2017-S2588 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   2588
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 13, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced   by   Sens.   SERINO,  AMEDORE,  BONACIC,  LARKIN,  LAVALLE,
   MARCHIONE, RITCHIE -- 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
   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 AND  EFFECTIVE  PESTI-
 CIDE APPLICATIONS. THE GUIDELINES SHALL BE AVAILABLE ON THE DEPARTMENT'S
 WEBSITE  AND  SHALL  BE  REVIEWED AND REVISED ANNUALLY WITH CURRENT BEST
 PRACTICES.
   § 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.
                                                            LBD08274-01-7



              

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