New York A06930 amends the environmental conservation law to allow local governments with freshwater wetlands protection laws to prohibit pesticide.

New York A06930 amends the environmental conservation law by adding a section that allows local governments with freshwater wetlands protection laws to prohibit the application of pesticides in certain wetlands. The prohibition does not apply to pesticides used for controlling invasive species, pests of significant public health importance, noxious weeds, or protecting critical native plant species. The new law applies to wetlands hydrologically connected to public water supplies.

New York A06930 amends the environmental conservation law to allow local governments with freshwater wetlands protection laws to prohibit pesticide.

New York A06930 amends the environmental conservation law by adding a section that allows local governments with freshwater wetlands protection laws to prohibit the application of pesticides in certain wetlands. The prohibition does not apply to pesticides used for controlling invasive species, pests of significant public health importance, noxious weeds, or protecting critical native plant species. The new law applies to wetlands hydrologically connected to public water supplies.