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S08031 Summary:

BILL NOS08031
 
SAME ASSAME AS A08571
 
SPONSORHOYLMAN-SIGAL
 
COSPNSRFERNANDEZ
 
MLTSPNSR
 
Add Art 37 Title 11 §37-1101, amd §§33-1301 & 71-3703, En Con L; amd §3, Chap of 2023 (as proposed in S.1856-A & A.7640)
 
Provides for the regulation of certain coated and treated seeds; requires the department of environmental conservation and the department of agriculture and markets to review the latest scientific information concerning certain pesticide active ingredients.
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S08031 Text:



 
                STATE OF NEW YORK
        ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                          8031
 
                    IN SENATE
 
                                     January 5, 2024
                                       ___________
 
        Introduced  by Sen. HOYLMAN-SIGAL -- read twice and ordered printed, and
          when printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules
 
        AN ACT to amend the environmental conservation law, in relation to regu-
          lation of certain coated or treated seeds; to amend a chapter  of  the
          laws  of  2023 amending the environmental conservation law relating to
          enacting the birds and bees protection act, as proposed in legislative
          bills numbers S. 1856-A and A. 7640, in relation to a study to identi-
          fy practicable and feasible alternatives to certain pesticides
 
          The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and  Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:
 
     1    Section 1. Article 37 of the environmental conservation law is amended
     2  by adding a new title 11 to read as follows:
     3                                   TITLE 11
     4                    REGULATION OF COATED OR TREATED SEEDS
     5  Section 37-1101. Unlawful acts.
     6  § 37-1101. Unlawful acts.
     7    1.  Beginning  January  first,  two  thousand twenty-nine, it shall be
     8  unlawful for any person to sell, offer for sale or  use,  or  distribute
     9  within the state any corn, soybean or wheat seeds coated or treated with
    10  pesticides,  as defined in subdivision thirty-five of section 33-0101 of
    11  this chapter, with the active  ingredients  clothianidin,  imidacloprid,
    12  thiamethoxam, or any other neonicotinoid as determined by the department
    13  in  regulation  unless a valid waiver is issued by the department to the
    14  user pursuant to subdivision two of this section.
    15    2. The commissioner in consultation with the commissioner of  agricul-
    16  ture  and  markets may issue a waiver to allow the use of such seeds for
    17  the production of agricultural commodities.
    18    (a) No such waiver shall be valid for more than two years.
    19    (b) Such waiver shall be granted only if at a  minimum  the  following
    20  conditions are met:
    21    (i)  the farm owner must complete an integrated pest management train-
    22  ing;
    23    (ii) a pest risk assessment and a pest risk assessment report must  be
    24  completed;
 
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD02118-08-4

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     1    (iii) any such seeds may only be planted on the farm property or prop-
     2  erties identified in the pest risk assessment report; and
     3    (iv)  the  farm  owner must maintain current records of such pest risk
     4  assessment report and records of when treated seeds are planted, both of
     5  which shall be subject to review upon request by the department.
     6    (c) The commissioner in consultation with the commissioner of agricul-
     7  ture and markets shall promulgate any appropriate regulations  prior  to
     8  undertaking this waiver process.
     9    (d)  The  department  shall  annually report to the legislature on the
    10  number of waivers granted.
    11    § 2. Subdivision 13 of section 33-1301 of the environmental  conserva-
    12  tion  law,  as added by a chapter of the laws of 2023 amending the envi-
    13  ronmental conservation   law relating to enacting  the  birds  and  bees
    14  protection  act,  as proposed in legislative bills numbers S. 1856-A and
    15  A.  7640, is amended to read as follows:
    16    13. a. [Beginning January first, two thousand  twenty-seven,  for  any
    17  person  to  sell,  offer for sale or use, or distribute within the state
    18  any corn, soybean or wheat seeds coated or treated with pesticides  with
    19  the active ingredients clothianidin, imidacloprid, thiamethoxam, dinote-
    20  furan,  or acetamiprid; provided, however, that the commissioner may, by
    21  written order, temporarily suspend the provisions of this  paragraph  at
    22  any  time  based  on  the commissioner's determination, after consulting
    23  with the commissioner of agriculture  and  markets,  that  there  is  an
    24  insufficient  amount of commercially available seed to adequately supply
    25  the agriculture market that has not been treated  with  pesticides  with
    26  the active ingredients clothianidin, imidacloprid, thiamethoxam, dinote-
    27  furan  or  acetamiprid  or  the  purchase of seed that complies with the
    28  requirements of this paragraph would result in undue financial  hardship
    29  to  agricultural producers.   The commissioner, in consultation with the
    30  commissioner of agriculture and  markets,  shall  publish  such  written
    31  order  on or before October first next succeeding the date upon which it
    32  shall become law and reevaluate any  such  determination  on  an  annual
    33  basis.  By  October first of each year, the commissioner shall publish a
    34  written directive a s to whether there shall be such  temporary  suspen-
    35  sion for the forthcoming year. Any such temporary suspension shall spec-
    36  ify the type of seed included and shall apply for one calendar year.
    37    b.  (1)  No person shall] It shall be unlawful for any person to apply
    38  or treat outdoor ornamental plants and turf, except for  the  production
    39  of agricultural commodities or structural commercial applications within
    40  one  foot  of a building foundation perimeter to manage structural pests
    41  provided that the application is not conducted on  any  blooming  plant,
    42  with a pesticide containing:
    43    [(i)]  (1) the active ingredients imidacloprid, thiamethoxam or aceta-
    44  miprid on or after [July  first]  December  thirty-first,  two  thousand
    45  [twenty-five] twenty-six;
    46    [(ii)]  (2)  the active ingredients clothianidin or dinotefuran effec-
    47  tive [immediately] December thirty-first, two thousand twenty-four.
    48    [(2) a.] b. (1) The provisions of [this] paragraph a of this  subdivi-
    49  sion  shall  not  apply  where the [commissioner] department, by written
    50  order, determines that:
    51    (i) a valid environmental emergency exists;
    52    (ii) the pesticide would be effective in addressing the  environmental
    53  emergency; and
    54    (iii)  no  other,  less  harmful pesticide or pest management practice
    55  would be effective in addressing the environmental emergency.

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     1    [b.] (2) Any such order shall include the basis for  the  [commission-
     2  er's]  department's  determination and specify the approved time period,
     3  geographic scope, and purpose of the  permitted use of  such  pesticide.
     4  An order issued pursuant to this section shall be valid for a period not
     5  to exceed one year.
     6    [(3)]  c.  The  provisions  of  this [paragraph] subdivision shall not
     7  apply to pesticide applications by,  or  under  the  supervision  of,  a
     8  certified applicator for treatment against invasive species [in] affect-
     9  ing woody plants.
    10    [c.] d. For the purposes of this subdivision "environmental emergency"
    11  means:   an occurrence of any  pest which presents a significant risk of
    12  harm or injury to the  environment, or significant harm, injury, or loss
    13  to agricultural crops,  including, but not limited  to,  any  exotic  or
    14  foreign  pest  [which may need preventative quarantine measures to avert
    15  or prevent that risk, as determined by the  department  in  consultation
    16  with the department of agriculture and markets].
    17    e.  Applicators  using  a  pesticide containing the active ingredients
    18  imidacloprid, thiamethoxam, acetamiprid,  clothianidin,  or  dinotefuran
    19  pursuant  to paragraph b or c of this subdivision must take a department
    20  approved neonicotinoid course annually and maintain  a  record  of  this
    21  course for three years.
    22    §  3. Section 71-3703 of the environmental conservation law is amended
    23  by adding a new subdivision 7 to read as follows:
    24    7. Any person who violates any of the provisions of, or who  fails  to
    25  perform  any duty imposed by section 37-1101 of this chapter or any rule
    26  or regulation promulgated pursuant hereto, shall be liable for  a  civil
    27  penalty  not  to  exceed  one thousand dollars for each day during which
    28  such violation continues, and in addition thereto, such  person  may  be
    29  enjoined  from continuing such violation. Such person shall for a second
    30  violation be liable to the people of the state for a civil  penalty  not
    31  to  exceed  two  thousand five hundred dollars for each day during which
    32  such violation continues.
    33    § 4. Section 3 of a chapter of the laws of 2023 amending the  environ-
    34  mental  conservation  law  relating  to  enacting  the  birds  and  bees
    35  protection act, as proposed in legislative bills numbers S.  1856-A  and
    36  A.  7640, is amended to read as follows:
    37    §  3.  The  department of environmental conservation[, in consultation
    38  with] and the department of agriculture and markets[,]  in  consultation
    39  with  New  York  state's land grant university[, and state university of
    40  New York college of environmental science and forestry] shall conduct  a
    41  study  to  identify  practicable and feasible alternatives to the use of
    42  pesticides containing the active ingredients clothianidin, imidacloprid,
    43  thiamethoxam, dinotefuran or acetamiprid.   The  results  of  the  study
    44  shall  be  submitted  to  the  governor,  the temporary president of the
    45  senate and the speaker of the assembly on or before January 1, 2026  and
    46  shall be posted on the department's public website.
    47    §  5.  This  act  shall  take  effect on the same date and in the same
    48  manner as a chapter of the  laws  of  2023  amending  the  environmental
    49  conservation law relating to enacting the birds and bees protection act,
    50  as  proposed  in  legislative bills numbers S. 1856-A and A. 7640, takes
    51  effect.
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