Section 33-1005 - [Multiple versions] Commissioner's regulationsFor purposes of implementing section 33-1004 of this article in any county not contained entirely within a city or any city with a population of one million or more that has adopted a local law pursuant to such section:
1. The commissioner shall promulgate rules and regulations establishing uniform standards for a consumer pesticide use information sign which shall be placed in retail establishments that sell general use pesticides for commercial or residential lawn application. This sign shall be in both the English and Spanish languages, and any other languages if the commissioner deems it necessary pursuant to rules and regulations, and shall contain the following information: a. a warning notice directing consumers to follow directions on labels;b. a provision to inform the customer of the posting requirements set forth in paragraph c of subdivision one of section 33-1004 of this article; and c. a recommendation that the customer notify neighbors prior to the application of pesticides so that such neighbors may take precautions to avoid pesticide exposure.2. The commissioner shall prepare and publish, in consultation with the commissioner of health, educational materials, in both the English and Spanish languages and any other languages if the commissioner deems it necessary, explaining the requirements of paragraphs b and c of subdivision one of section 33-1004 of this article and section three hundred ninety-c of the social services law and the human and environmental health effects of lawn care pesticides.3.a. The commissioner shall promulgate rules and regulations specifying the following: the content and form of the written notice required in paragraph b of subdivision one of section33-1004 of this article, with the content consisting minimally of the following: (i) the address of the premises where application is to be done;(ii) the name and telephone number and pesticide business registration number or certified applicator number of the person providing the application;(iii) the specific date of each pesticide application and two alternative dates to the proposed date of application when, due to weather conditions, the pesticide application on the proposed date is precluded;(iv) the product name or names and the United States Environmental Protection Agency registration number or numbers of the pesticide or pesticides to be applied;(v) a prominent statement that reads: "This notice is to inform you of a pending pesticide application to: 1. a neighboring property; or 2. this premise. You may wish to take precautions to minimize pesticide exposure to yourself, family members, pets or family possessions. Further information about the product or products being applied, including any warnings that appear on the labels of such pesticide or pesticides that are pertinent to the protection of humans, animals or the environment, can be obtained by calling the National Pesticides Telecommunications Network at 1-800-858-7378 or the New York State Department of Health Center for Environmental Health Info line at 1-800-458-1158". b. The commissioner shall review and revise as necessary the phone numbers required to appear in notices pursuant to this section and pursuant to section four hundred nine-h of the education law and section three hundred ninety-c of the social services law. Notwithstanding the provisions of the state administrative procedure act, such phone numbers shall be established as a rule by publication in the environmental notice bulletin.c. The written notice required by paragraph b of subdivision one of section 33-1004 of this article shall be in both the English and Spanish languages, and any other languages if the commissioner deems it necessary pursuant to rules and regulations.4. The commissioner shall promulgate rules and regulations specifying: the manner in which persons providing commercial lawn application shall supply written notice as required under paragraph b of subdivision one of section 33-1004 of this article including, but not limited to, mailing, or leaving with a responsible adult or in a conspicuous location on the premises or abutting property; the manner in which the owner or owner's agent of multiple family dwellings covered under paragraph b of subdivision one of section 33-1004 of this article shall supply such written notice to the occupants of such multiple family dwellings; and for all other premises covered under paragraph b of subdivision one of section 33-1004 of this article, the manner in which the owner, owner's agent or other person in a position of authority shall supply such written notice. Such rules and regulations shall specify a manner in which persons providing commercial lawn applications may provide an option to occupants of dwellings to decline further notices.5. The commissioner is hereby authorized to promulgate rules and regulations, not inconsistent with any other provisions of law, specifying procedures for the department's investigation and processing of alleged violations of paragraph c of subdivision one of section 33-1004 of this article that pertain to persons performing residential lawn applications. Such uniform procedures may require complaints to be in the form of a sworn statement containing the facts upon which an alleged violation is based and may provide that the department is not required to perform any testing or sampling in relation to the investigation of any such alleged violations.N.Y. Envtl. Conserv. Law § 33-1005
Amended by New York Laws 2020, ch. 145,Secs. 2, 3, 4 eff. 12/22/2020.