§ 148. Establishment of integrated pest management program. 1. There is hereby established an integrated pest management program for the purposes of managing insects, diseases, nematodes, weeds and rodents. Such program shall include, but not be limited to programs of instruction, research and development, the purpose of which is to educate the agricultural community and […]
§ 148-a. Integrated pest management program; specific proposals. 1. Within the integrated pest management program there shall be established four separate but interrelated programs for pest management and the impact thereof on the following agricultural production areas: a. livestock/forage production system; b. fruit production; c. vegetable and potato production; and d. ornamentals production. 2. Such […]
§ 148-b. Livestock/forage pest management. Within the integrated pest management program there shall be established a livestock/forage pest management program. Such program shall be conducted in such a manner to achieve the following objectives: 1. develop systematic insect, disease and weed pest management strategies for use on New York livestock and cash grain farms which […]
§ 148-c. Fruit pest management. Within the integrated pest management program there shall be established a fruit pest management program. Such program shall be conducted in such a manner to achieve the following objectives: 1. establish current pesticide use patterns and the economics of pest management for the major fruit crops in New York; 2. […]
§ 148-d. Vegetable and potato pest management. Within the integrated pest management program, there shall be established a vegetable and potato pest management program. Such program shall be conducted in such a manner to achieve the following objectives: 1. determine the occurrence and severity of pest problems in commercial fields, and identify the specific environmental […]
§ 148-e. Ornamentals pest management. Within the integrated pest management program there shall be established an ornamentals pest management program to include ornamental, turf, floriculture and greenhouse crops. Such program shall be conducted in such a manner to achieve the following objectives: 1. establish current pesticide use patterns and the economics of pest management for […]
§ 149. Enactment of compact. 1. The pest control compact is hereby enacted into law and entered into with all other jurisdictions legally joining therein in the form substantially as follows: PEST CONTROL COMPACT ARTICLE I Findings The party states find that: (a) In the absence of the higher degree of cooperation among them possible […]
