| 14 | | - | Section 1. (NEW) (Effective January 1, 2023) No person shall use or |
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| 15 | | - | apply chlorpyrifos: (1) On any golf course, or (2) for any cosmetic or |
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| 16 | | - | nonagricultural use. The Commissioner of Energy and Environmental |
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| 17 | | - | Protection may assess a civil penalty of not more than two thousand five |
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| 18 | | - | hundred dollars to any person who violates the provisions of this |
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| 19 | | - | section. |
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| 19 | + | Section 1. (NEW) (Effective October 1, 2022) No person shall use or 1 |
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| 20 | + | apply chlorpyrifos: (1) On any golf course, or (2) for any cosmetic or 2 |
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| 21 | + | nonagricultural use. The Commissioner of Energy and Environmental 3 |
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| 22 | + | Protection may enforce the provisions of this section in accordance with 4 |
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| 23 | + | the provisions of chapter 441 of the general statutes. 5 |
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| 24 | + | Sec. 2. Subsection (l) of section 22a-50 of the general statutes is 6 |
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| 25 | + | repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 7 |
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| 26 | + | 1, 2022): 8 |
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| 27 | + | (l) (1) Not later than January 1, 2018, the commissioner shall classify 9 |
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| 28 | + | all neonicotinoids, as defined in section 22-61k, that are labeled for 10 |
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| 29 | + | treating plants, as restricted use pursuant to subdivision (2) of 11 |
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| 30 | + | subsection (c) of this section. 12 |
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| 31 | + | (2) On and after January 1, 2023, no person shall sell, possess or use 13 |
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| 32 | + | any pesticide that contains any neonicotinoid, as defined in section 22-14 |
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| 33 | + | 61k, except for such use on an agricultural plant. The provisions of this 15 |
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| 34 | + | subdivision shall not apply to any pet care, veterinary, personal care or 16 |
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| 35 | + | indoor pest control pesticide product. For purposes of this subdivision, 17 Substitute Bill No. 120 |
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| 42 | + | "agricultural plant" means any plant, or part of any plant, that is grown, 18 |
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| 43 | + | maintained or otherwise produced for commercial purposes, including, 19 |
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| 44 | + | but not limited to, any plant grown, maintained or otherwise produced 20 |
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| 45 | + | for sale or trade, for research or experimental purposes or for use, in part 21 |
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| 46 | + | or in whole, in another location such as any grain, fruit, vegetable, wood 22 |
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| 47 | + | fiber or timber product, flowering or foliage plant or tree, seedling, 23 |
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| 48 | + | transplant or turf grass produced for sod. "Agricultural plant" does not 24 |
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| 49 | + | include any pasture or rangeland used for grazing. 25 |
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| 50 | + | This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following |
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| 51 | + | sections: |
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| 52 | + | |
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| 53 | + | Section 1 October 1, 2022 New section |
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| 54 | + | Sec. 2 October 1, 2022 22a-50(l) |
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| 55 | + | |
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| 56 | + | ENV Joint Favorable Subst. |
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| 57 | + | APP Joint Favorable |
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