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General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 5999
January Session, 2019
LCO No. 2210
Referred to Committee on ENVIRONMENT
Introduced by:
REP. WOOD, 29th Dist.
AN ACT CONCERNING PESTICIDE REGULATION IN THE STATE.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:
That the general statutes be amended to: (1) Establish a dedicated 1
fund for revenues generated through pesticide registration fees to be 2
used to cover the costs of regulating pesticides, inspection and 3
enforcement activities, (2) implement an electronic reporting and 4
record keeping system for pesticide permits, certifications and 5
registrations, (3) improve the state's ability to access, analyze and make 6
data related to pesticide use available to the public, (4) reinstate the 7
environmental monitoring program to monitor and determine the 8
amount of pesticides present in our soil and water resources, as well as 9
wildlife, and (5) close on-line purchasing loopholes allowing for 10
uncertified persons to purchase restricted-use pesticides without 11
proper certification under state law. 12
Statement of Purpose:
To implement the recommendations of the Council on Environmental
Quality for properly enforcing pesticide restrictions.