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General Assembly Substitute Bill No. 120
February Session, 2022
AN ACT CONCERNING THE USE OF CHLORPYRIFOS ON GOLF
COURSES AND NEONICOTINOIDS FOR NONAGRICULTURAL USE.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:
Section 1. (NEW) (Effective October 1, 2022) No person shall use or 1
apply chlorpyrifos: (1) On any golf course, or (2) for any cosmetic or 2
nonagricultural use. The Commissioner of Energy and Environmental 3
Protection may enforce the provisions of this section in accordance with 4
the provisions of chapter 441 of the general statutes. 5
Sec. 2. Subsection (l) of section 22a-50 of the general statutes is 6
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 7
1, 2022): 8
(l) (1) Not later than January 1, 2018, the commissioner shall classify 9
all neonicotinoids, as defined in section 22-61k, that are labeled for 10
treating plants, as restricted use pursuant to subdivision (2) of 11
subsection (c) of this section. 12
(2) On and after January 1, 2023, no person shall sell, possess or use 13
any pesticide that contains any neonicotinoid, as defined in section 22-14
61k, except for such use on an agricultural plant. The provisions of this 15
subdivision shall not apply to any pet care, veterinary, personal care or 16
indoor pest control pesticide product. For purposes of this subdivision, 17 Substitute Bill No. 120
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"agricultural plant" means any plant, or part of any plant, that is grown, 18
maintained or otherwise produced for commercial purposes, including, 19
but not limited to, any plant grown, maintained or otherwise produced 20
for sale or trade, for research or experimental purposes or for use, in part 21
or in whole, in another location such as any grain, fruit, vegetable, wood 22
fiber or timber product, flowering or foliage plant or tree, seedling, 23
transplant or turf grass produced for sod. "Agricultural plant" does not 24
include any pasture or rangeland used for grazing. 25
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
sections:
Section 1 October 1, 2022 New section
Sec. 2 October 1, 2022 22a-50(l)
ENV Joint Favorable Subst.
APP Joint Favorable