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Restricting the sale and use of pesticides containing compounds belonging to the neonicotinoid class of chemicals, making penalties applicable, and including applicability provisions
Topics:AgriculturePFAS & chemicals
Where it is now
- Done: IntroducedFebruary 15, 2021
- Stopped: SubcommitteeDied when the General Assembly ended
- Next: House committee
- Next: Passes the House
- Next: Senate committee
- Next: Passes the Senate
- Next: To the Governor
- Next: Signed into law
Died when the session ended The 2022 session adjourned on May 24, 2022, the General Assembly’s last regular session. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died. What’s a funnel?
What’s in it
GENERAL. This bill classifies a pesticide containing a compound belonging to the neonicotinoid class of chemicals as a restricted use pesticide subject to special regulations. BACKGROUND. State law regulates the offer for sale, sale, purchase, and use of pesticides as administered and enforced by the department of agriculture and land stewardship (DALS) (Code chapter 206).2(21)).170). A neonicotinoid is derived from nicotine, acts as a neurotoxin, and is used as an insecticide when managing plant production through a wide variety of methods including by spraying crops and treating crop seeds.
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It is also used in nursery and garden care products, as part of animal husbandry practices (including livestock and pet care), and in aquaculture. PENALTY.22(2)). A serious misdemeanor is punishable by confinement for no more than one year and a fine of at least $430 but not more than $2,560. APPLICABILITY PROVISIONS. The bill applies to the use of a pesticide containing a compound belonging to the neonicotinoid class of chemicals as a restricted use pesticide, so long as such pesticide was purchased on and after January 1, 2022.