Assembly Bill A9742

Signed By Governor
2019-2020 Legislative Session

Relates to the use of pesticides to protect livestock and farm property against Asian longhorned ticks

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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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2019-A9742 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S6966
Law Section:
Agriculture and Markets Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §16, Ag & Mkts L (as proposed in S.4876-A & A.8098)

2019-A9742 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides for recommendations on the effective use of pesticides to protect livestock and farm property against Asian longhorned ticks.

2019-A9742 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   9742
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 6, 2020
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. BARRETT -- read once and referred to the Commit-
   tee on Agriculture
 
 AN ACT to amend the agriculture and markets law, in relation to the  use
   of  pesticides  to  protect  livestock and farm property against Asian
   longhorned ticks
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section 1. Subdivision 50 of section 16 of the agriculture and markets
 law, as added by a chapter of the laws of 2019, amending the agriculture
 and markets law relating to requiring the preparation of recommendations
 for  best  practices in treating livestock and farm properties for Asian
 longhorned tick treatment, prevention, and management,  as  proposed  in
 legislative  bills  numbers S. 4876-A and A. 8098, is amended to read as
 follows:
   50. Develop, in consultation with the commissioner of  the  department
 of  health  and  the New York state land grant university, best-practice
 recommendations for treatment, prevention and  management  of  livestock
 and farm property to protect against Asian longhorned ticks. Such recom-
 mendations  shall  be  based upon scientific data and shall include, but
 not be limited to, the use of landscape techniques  demonstrated  to  be
 safe  for  livestock,  people,  pets  and  the  environment,  methods to
 discourage rodent activity, and, [as  a  method  of  last  resort,]  the
 EFFECTIVE  use  of [effective active ingredients] PESTICIDES, as defined
 in subdivision [one] THIRTY-FIVE of section 33-0101 of the environmental
 conservation law, including usage information and any label warnings  or
 caution  statements.  The commissioner, in consultation with THE DEPART-
 MENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION AND the New  York  state  land  grant
 university, shall develop and distribute to farmers information on Asian
 longhorned tick treatment, management, and prevention.  Such information
 and  recommendations  shall  also  be made available on the department's
 website.
   § 2. This act shall take effect on the  same  date  and  in  the  same
 manner  as  a  chapter of the laws of 2019, amending the agriculture and
 markets law relating to requiring the preparation of recommendations for
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
              

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