New York S 3790: Restricts the use of total release fogging pesticides

Status: REFERRED TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION (as of 2026-01-07)

State: New York · Session: 2025-2026 · Bill: S 3790

Sponsors: Zellnor Myrie, Brad Hoylman-Sigal, Liz Krueger

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S03790 Summary:

BILL NOS03790 

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SAME ASSAME AS A03066

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SPONSORMYRIE

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COSPNSRHOYLMAN-SIGAL, KRUEGER

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd §33-1301, En Con L

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Restricts the use of total release fogging pesticides unless the purchaser is licensed as a certified commercial pesticide applicator, certified residential pesticide applicator, or certified commercial pesticide technician in the state of New York or the purchaser is licensed in an equivalent manner in a jurisdiction with reciprocity with the state of New York, as determined by the department; restricts the use of total release fogging pesticides in multi-unit dwellings.

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BILL NOS03790 

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01/30/2025REFERRED TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION

01/07/2026REFERRED TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 3790

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 January 30, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by Sens. MYRIE, HOYLMAN-SIGAL, KRUEGER -- read twice and
 ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on
 Environmental Conservation

 AN ACT to amend the environmental conservation law, in relation to
 restricting the use of total release fogging pesticides

 The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
 bly, do enact as follows:

 1 Section 1. Legislative findings. The legislature hereby finds that
 2 total release pesticide foggers, otherwise known as "bug bombs," present
 3 a dangerous health risk to communities. They fill an area with insecti-
 4 cide by releasing the complete pressurized contents of cans in a widely
 5 distributed fine mist. Adverse health effects to total release foggers
 6 are frequent and exposures to insecticidal foggers are more likely to
 7 result in adverse health outcomes, such as pesticide poisoning and asth-
 8 ma, than exposures to other pesticide products. Restricting the sale of
 9 pesticide foggers to consumers will reduce their use by ensuring only
 10 personnel trained to understand and follow the restrictions will apply
 11 them. Furthermore, eliminating their use in multi-unit buildings will
 12 protect the health and well-being of residents of those buildings from
 13 dangerous effects of these products.
 14 § 2. Subdivision 1 of section 33-1301 of the environmental conserva-
 15 tion law is amended by adding a new paragraph f to read as follows:
 16 f. Any pesticide classified as a total release fogging pesticide,
 17 unless:
 18 (1) the purchaser is licensed as a certified commercial pesticide
 19 applicator, certified residential pesticide applicator, or certified
 20 commercial pesticide technician in the state of New York; or
 21 (2) the purchaser is licensed in an equivalent manner in a jurisdic-
 22 tion with reciprocity with the state of New York, as determined by the
 23 department.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD06345-01-5

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 1 § 3. Section 33-1301 of the environmental conservation law is amended
 2 by adding a new subdivision 14 to read as follows:
 3 14. For any person to use any pesticide classified as a total release
 4 fogging pesticide in multi-unit dwellings.
 5 § 4. This act shall take effect immediately.

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