assembly Bill A3226

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Enacts the birds and bees protection act

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Senate Actions - UPPERCASE
Apr 25, 2023 referred to environmental conservation
delivered to senate
passed assembly
Apr 20, 2023 advanced to third reading cal.133
reported
Mar 15, 2023 reported referred to ways and means
Mar 09, 2023 reported referred to codes
Feb 02, 2023 referred to environmental conservation

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A3226 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Environmental Conservation
Law Section:
Environmental Conservation Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §33-1301, En Con L
Versions Introduced in 2021-2022 Legislative Session:
A7429

A3226 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Enacts the birds and bees protection act; prohibits the sale of certain pesticides or use of seeds coated with such pesticides; requires the department of environmental conservation to review the latest scientific information concerning certain pesticide active ingredients.

A3226 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   3226
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 2, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. GLICK -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Environmental Conservation
 
 AN ACT to amend the  environmental  conservation  law,  in  relation  to
   enacting the birds and bees protection act
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section 1. Short title. This act shall be known and may  be  cited  as
 the "birds and bees protection act".
   §  2. Section 33-1301 of the environmental conservation law is amended
 by adding a new subdivision 13 to read as follows:
   13. A. BEGINNING JANUARY  FIRST,  TWO  THOUSAND  TWENTY-SIX,  FOR  ANY
 PERSON  TO  SELL,  OFFER FOR SALE OR USE, OR DISTRIBUTE WITHIN THE STATE
 ANY CORN, SOYBEAN OR WHEAT SEEDS COATED OR TREATED WITH PESTICIDES  WITH
 THE ACTIVE INGREDIENTS CLOTHIANIDIN, IMIDACLOPRID, THIAMETHOXAM, DINOTE-
 FURAN,  OR ACETAMIPRID; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT THE COMMISSIONER MAY, BY
 WRITTEN ORDER, TEMPORARILY SUSPEND THE PROVISIONS OF THIS  PARAGRAPH  AT
 ANY  TIME  BASED  ON  THE COMMISSIONER'S DETERMINATION, AFTER CONSULTING
 WITH THE COMMISSIONER OF AGRICULTURE AND MARKETS, THAT THERE IS  A  LACK
 OF COMMERCIALLY AVAILABLE SEED THAT HAS NOT BEEN TREATED WITH PESTICIDES
 WITH    THE ACTIVE INGREDIENTS CLOTHIANIDIN, IMIDACLOPRID, THIAMETHOXAM,
 DINOTEFURAN OR ACETAMIPRID OR THE PURCHASE OF SEED  THAT  COMPLIES  WITH
 THE REQUIREMENTS OF THIS PARAGRAPH WOULD RESULT IN UNDUE FINANCIAL HARD-
 SHIP  TO  AGRICULTURAL  PRODUCERS.   ANY SUCH TEMPORARY SUSPENSION SHALL
 SPECIFY THE TYPE OF SEED INCLUDED.
   B. (1) NO PERSON SHALL APPLY OR TREAT OUTDOOR  ORNAMENTAL  PLANTS  AND
 TURF,  EXCEPT  FOR  THE  PRODUCTION  OF AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES, WITH A
 PESTICIDE CONTAINING:
   (I) THE ACTIVE INGREDIENTS IMIDACLOPRID, THIAMETHOXAM  OR  ACETAMIPRID
 ON OR AFTER JULY FIRST, TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-FIVE;
   (II)  THE  ACTIVE  INGREDIENTS  CLOTHIANIDIN  OR DINOTEFURAN EFFECTIVE
 IMMEDIATELY.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD02118-02-3