Prohibits sale of milkweed plants treated with pesticides harmful to monarch butterflies.

This bill prohibits the sale, offer for sale, or transportation for sale in New Jersey of any milkweed plant treated with pesticides harmful to monarch butterflies. The Department of Environmental Protection, in consultation with the Department of Agriculture, will develop a list of such pesticides. Violators face a civil penalty of up to $100, with each day of a continuing violation constituting a separate offense. The law aims to protect New Jersey's migrating monarch butterfly population, which has significantly declined due to habitat loss and pesticide exposure.

Prohibits sale of milkweed plants treated with pesticides harmful to monarch butterflies.

This bill prohibits the sale, offer for sale, or transportation for sale in New Jersey of any milkweed plant treated with pesticides harmful to monarch butterflies. The Department of Environmental Protection, in consultation with the Department of Agriculture, will develop a list of such pesticides. Violators face a civil penalty of up to $100, with each day of a continuing violation constituting a separate offense. The law aims to protect New Jersey's migrating monarch butterfly population, which has significantly declined due to habitat loss and pesticide exposure.