senate Bill S1856

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Enacts the birds and bees protection act

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Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee Environmental Conservation Committee


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Jan 17, 2023 referred to environmental conservation

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S1856 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A3226
Current Committee:
Senate Environmental Conservation
Law Section:
Environmental Conservation Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §33-1301, En Con L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2019-2020: S5816
2021-2022: S699, A7429

S1856 (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.

S1856 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

S1856 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   1856
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 17, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sens. HOYLMAN-SIGAL, ADDABBO, BAILEY, BRESLIN, BRISPORT,
   BROUK, CLEARE, COMRIE, GOUNARDES, HARCKHAM, JACKSON, KAVANAGH,  KENNE-
   DY,  KRUEGER,  LIU,  MAYER,  MYRIE,  RIVERA,  RYAN,  SALAZAR, SANDERS,
   SEPULVEDA, SERRANO, STAVISKY -- read twice and  ordered  printed,  and
   when printed to be committed to the Committee on Environmental Conser-
   vation
 
 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:
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD02118-02-3

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