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F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S
A bill to be entitled 1
An act relating to products liability actions under 2
the Florida Pesticide Law; creating s. 487.082, F.S.; 3
prohibiting a pesticide -related products liability 4
action for failure to warn if the pesticide's label 5
meets specified conditions; providing an exception; 6
providing an effective date. 7
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Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 9
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Section 1. Section 487.082, Florida Statutes, is create d 11
to read: 12
487.082 Products liability actions. —A products liability 13
action under this part based on a failure to warn may not be 14
brought or maintained with respect to any pesticide registered 15
with the United States Environmental Protection Agency under t he 16
Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA), 7 17
U.S.C. ss. 136 et seq., if the label for such pesticide is: 18
(1) Approved by the United States Environmental Protection 19
Agency; 20
(2) Consistent with the most recent human health risk 21
assessment performed under FIFRA; or 22
(3) Consistent with the United States Environmental 23
Protection Agency's carcinogenicity classification of the 24
pesticide under FIFRA. 25
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However, the provisions of this section do not shield from 27
liability a manufacturer that the United States Environmental 28
Protection Agency determines knowingly withheld, concealed, 29
misrepresented, or destroyed material information regarding the 30
human health risks or carcinogenicity of such pesticide in order 31
to obtain or maintain approval of its label by the United States 32
Environmental Protection Agency. 33
Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2025. 34