Legislation
- Title
- Pesticides - Use of Chlorpyrifos - Prohibition
- Sponsored by
- Delegates Stein, Bagnall, Brooks, D.E. Davis, Ebersole, Fraser-Hidalgo, Gilchrist, Healey, Hettleman, Holmes, Jones, Lafferty, Lehman, R. Lewis, Lisanti, Moon, Stewart, Carr, Shetty, and Solomon
- Status
- In the Senate - First Reading Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs
- Analysis
- Fiscal and Policy Note (Revised)
Synopsis
Prohibiting, on or after December 31, 2020, the use of chlorpyrifos in the State, including insecticides containing chlorpyrifos and seeds treated with chlorpyrifos; authorizing the Department of Agriculture to grant a waiver, under certain circumstances, to allow a person to use chlorpyrifos on or before December 31, 2022; and requiring the Department, with existing budgeted resources, to provide to farmers, certified crop advisors, and pesticide applicators certain education and assistance relating to integrated pest management.
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