Existing
Laws
California
Pesticide
Ordinance of the City of San Francisco (October 7, 1996)
- The City and County of San Francisco banned all pesticides
as of 2000. In 1997, the city stopped using Category I Toxicity-level
pesticides and slowly phased out less toxic chemicals culminating
in a complete ban that began in 2000 (except for those pesticides
approved for IPM), implemented public notification of application,
and implemented an IPM program.
See San Francisco Administrative Code, § 39.1 - 39.8.
New York
New York State Agriculture
and Markets Law Article 11 (148-149) establishes an
integrated pest management program for the purposes of managing
insects, diseases, nematodes, weeds, and rodents, and establishes
which crops are affected in the IPM program.
New York State Environmental
Conservation Law Article 33 (1001-1005) establishes
provisions regarding posting of visual notification markers
for residential lawn applications, posting of signs at certain
retail establishments, and mandating neighbor notification
of certain commercial lawn applications. Only applicable
to counties that have adopted the “opt-in” legislation
in its entirety. Applicable to all K-12 schools and daycares.
Oregon
Adminstered by the Oregon Department of Agriculture, the
Oregon
Pesticide Control Act (ORS § 634) provides for
product registration, user certification and licensing,
and compliance monitoring (investigation) activities.
Texas
Texas Administrative Code, Title 4 – Agriculture
§
8.8 - The Farmworker Right-to-Know law requires the
Texas Department of Agriculture to distribute crop sheets
to agricultural workers in English and Spanish. The crop
sheets include information on the most common pesticides
used on particular crops in particular regions of the state.
They contain safety warnings and handling instructions,
including the length of time for which sprayed fields should
be posted.
Washington
RCW
§ 17.15 requires all state agencies that have pest
control responsibilities to follow the principles of integrated
pest management.
Wisconsin
Wisconsin Administrative Code, Agriculture,
Trade, & Consumer Protection § 29.55 - This
law includes provisions for agricultural worker notification
and residential warning signs before and after pesticide
application.
Executive Orders
New Jersey
Signed 12/23/93, Executive
Order #113 directs the Department of Environmental Protection
and Energy (DEPE) to conduct a pilot pest control program
using integrated pest management (IPM) techniques for DEPE
buildings and grounds. The results will be used to provide
assistance to other state agencies and instrumentalities
on the use of IPM techniques and develop model contract
language for state procurement of pest control services
utilizing IPM methods.
Introduced Legislation
California
Introduced in 2003, AB
2472 implements IPM techniques for state agencies and
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