2020 -- S 2512 | |
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STATE OF RHODE ISLAND | |
IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY | |
JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2020 | |
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A N A C T | |
RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY -- PESTICIDE CONTROL | |
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Introduced By: Senators Euer, Sosnowski, Murray, Conley, and Lynch Prata | |
Date Introduced: February 25, 2020 | |
Referred To: Senate Environment & Agriculture | |
It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows: | |
1 | SECTION 1. Chapter 23-25 of the General Laws entitled "Pesticide Control" is hereby |
2 | amended by adding thereto the following section: |
3 | 23-25-26.1. Pesticide consumer protection. |
4 | In order to protect consumers from pesticides, any person, business or establishment that |
5 | provides or sells pesticides for home use shall post, in a prominent place where pesticides are |
6 | displayed, the pesticide consumer protection warning or notice produced by the department of |
7 | environmental management. |
8 | SECTION 2. This act shall take effect on February 1, 2021. |
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EXPLANATION | |
BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL | |
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A N A C T | |
RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY -- PESTICIDE CONTROL | |
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1 | This act would require any person, business or establishment that provides or sells |
2 | pesticides for home use to post the pesticide consumer protection warning or notice produced by |
3 | the department of environmental management in a prominent place to protect consumers. |
4 | This act would take effect on February 1, 2021. |
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