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Victory:
Bill on pesticide alerts OK'd - Monroe legislators put
county in line with state notification law - After months of
public debate on science, privacy and public health, on
Tuesday night Monroe County adopted a controversial state
law that restricts pesticide use. According to the Neighbor
Notification Law, companies that use liquid pesticides will
be required to give their client's neighbors 48 hours of
notice by mail each time they spray. It's a state law that
passed five years ago in Albany, with an opt-in provision
for counties. Monroe is the 13th county to pass the measure.
In April, it was adopted by the five boroughs of New York
City, which are technically counties. (June 15, 2005)
Democrat & Chronicle
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13WHAM-TV || Rochester - Pesticide Notification Law Passes
Monroe County Legislature (Rochester, NY) 06/15/05 --
Starting next year, the rules will change for Monroe
County residents who use pesticides on their lawns. On
Tuesday night, the county legislature voted 21-8 in favor
of the 48-hour notification law. The law requires lawn
care companies to notify neighbors before using pesticides
within 150 feet of their home. That notification must come
in writing at least two days before application.
13WHAM-TV ||
Rochester
- WXXI:
County Pesticide Notification Law Passes (2005-06-15)
ROCHESTER, NY (2005-06-15) Monroe County lawmakers Tuesday
night approved a measure which would require lawn-care
companies to notify neighbors of their clients before
spraying liquid pesticides. The 48-hour Neighbor
Notification Law is a state law that counties have the
option of adopting.
wxxi NewsRoom
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Pesticide
Notification Law Okayed -Monroe County legislators
have approved a controversial law that requires lawn care
companies to provide 48-hours notice to neighbors when a
company goes to spray pesticides at a person's home. Lawn
care companies have lobbied against the move, which some
other counties have also adopted.http://www.wham1180.com
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Pesticide notification law voted in - Pesticide
applicators in Monroe County will now have to give
neighbors of affected properties a 48-hour notice, when
they intend to use liquid pesticides. The legislation
actually exists as state law, with counties having the
choice to "opt in" to it.
WROC TV NEWS 8 NOW ROCHESTER NEW YORK
Get information:
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Pesticide Neighbor Notification Law -
The Monroe County Pesticide Neighbor Notification Law
became effective January 1, 2006. It requires various groups applying
pesticides to provide certain types of notification to neighbors. This Web
story provides the highlights that each group is required to follow. There
are a number of guidance materials attached in Related Links & Documents
that provide very detailed information about how to comply with the law.
Failure to comply with the law can result in fines. -from
Monroe County --read more:
Pesticide notification assisted - Applicators
can use county's new online system — For Monroe
County lawn care companies, complying with the new pesticide neighbor
notification law may be as simple as pointing and clicking. County Executive
Maggie Brooks announced a new searchable online system that uses county
Geographic Information Systems data to identify neighbors of a given
address. To learn more Even homeowners must comply with the new pesticide
notification law. They are required to place signs on their lawn when
applying any chemical pesticide (including granular) to more than 100 square
feet of property. (If a commercial applicator is used, the company will take
care of the notifications.) For more about the law or to download signs, go
to www.monroecounty.gov
and click on "Public Health." - (March 16,
2006)
Democrat and Chronicle
- These other NYS Counties have
adopted the Pesticide Notification Law - Check out their
sites
- Albany County has
passed the Pesticide Neighbor Notification law -- check
their online information
Albany County Neighbor Notification Law
- Rockland County has
passed the Pesticide Neighbor Notification law -- check
their online information
The Rockland County 48 Hour
- Nassau County has
passed the Pesticide Neighbor Notification law -- check
their online information
Nassau County Health Department
Pesticide Notification. (516) 571- 8707. Department will respond to
complaints regarding improper signage and notification by residential and
commercial applicators. It will also inspect retail establishments for
proper signage regarding the approved application of pesticides.
- Suffolk County has
passed the Pesticide Neighbor Notification law -- check
their online information
Health Services In August 2000, the Suffolk County
Legislature adopted the Neighbor Notification Law (L.L.
20-2000).
- Tomkins County has
passed the Pesticide Neighbor Notification law -- check
their online information
Tompkins County Health
Department: NNL for Pesticides
- Westchester County has
passed the Pesticide Neighbor Notification law -- check
their online information
Pesticide Neighbor Notification Information
News on this bill:
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Pesticide appliers fight law - Lawn care companies
push for registry instead of notification. On Tuesday,
three separate events in Rochester underscored a
months-long local battle over a proposed law that would
restrict commercial pesticide use in Monroe County.
Lawmakers are deliberating a notification law that passed
in 2000 in Albany, and has an opt-in provision for
counties. (May 11, 2005) Democrat & Chronicle
- Deal on proposed pesticide law flops - Third public
hearing next week on neighbor notification bill -— A
compromise on a controversial pesticide notification bill
failed this week, ensuring that a bitter months-long
debate will go into its third public hearing Tuesday. The
bill, introduced in January by County Executive Maggie
Brooks, has drawn hundreds of people to legislature
meetings since March. It pits certified pesticide
applicators against people who say the chemicals are a
health threat. (May 4, 2005) Democrat & Chronicle
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Lawn sprays evoke passion -(March 14, 2005)
Pesticide applicators fight county neighbor-notification
bill - The Neighbor Notification Law would require
commercial pesticide applicators to give 48 hours' written
notice to neighbors within 150 feet of their clients
before any pesticides are sprayed. Schied suggested
that a coalition made up of industry, agency and academic
representatives, along with concerned citizens, look for
"the best option" for notification — maybe even create "a
model for the state." To the lawn care industry, that
means a voluntary registration program, for those
neighbors who want to be notified. Skeptics disagree.
"Only under the force of law will residents have a real
health choice," said Frank Regan, co-chairman of the
Sierra Club, Rochester Regional Group, who has studied the
pesticide issue for a decade. In the seven other counties
with the law, he said, not one lawn care company has gone
out of business and the related expenses of county health
departments have been minimal. "This law is not the
monster characterized by the lawn care industry," said
Regan. "The costs are modest, and the public benefits are
large."--Democrat & Chronicle
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Pesticide plan stirs call for review
- 62 people offer views on neighbor notification proposal.
(March 9, 2005) — Rochester-area lawn care professionals
Tuesday night called on Monroe County lawmakers to conduct
a "thorough, authoritative" study on the environmental
effects of a proposed law that would further restrict the
use of pesticides.
Democrat and
Chronicle
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Pesticide warning bill clears 1st hurdle - Committee
votes 5-2 to send measure to County Legislature - (March
3, 2005) — A proposed Monroe County law that would
increase the regulation of residential pesticide use
passed its first procedural hurdle Wednesday. After
testimony from 42 speakers, the county's environment and
public works committee voted 5 to 2 to allow the measure
to be considered by the full legislature next week.
Democrat and
Chronicle
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County
starts work on pesticide bill - (January 28,
2005) — Lawyers for Monroe County started work Thursday on
drafting a proposed law that would require residential
pesticide applicators to give neighbors 48 hours notice
before spraying. It would make Monroe only the eighth
county among the state's 62 counties to opt into New
York's Neighborhood Notification law, passed in 2000. The
bill will be introduced as early as next month, said Larry
Staub, spokesman for county executive Maggie Brooks.
(January 30, 2005) .
Democrat and
Chronicle
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Monroe may be 1st GOP county to OK pesticide
bill (February 24, 2005) — In a
surprise announcement during a community forum yesterday
evening, Monroe County Legislature majority leader Bill
Smith, R-Pittsford, predicted that a controversial pesticide
notification bill will pass "with a broad majority" this
year. What's next The proposed bill, called a "referral,"
will be discussed at 4 p.m. March 2 by Monroe County's
Environment and Public Works Committee. If the referral
passes, it will be on the agenda at 6 p.m. March 8, during
the full meeting of the county legislature. A public hearing
will precede a vote.
http://www.democratandchronicle.com/
             
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