New York A 9315: Relates to the preservation of honey bee colonies

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A09315 Summary:

BILL NOA09315 

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SAME ASSAME AS S00494

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SPONSORSchiavoni

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COSPNSR

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MLTSPNSR

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Add Art 15-B §175-v, Ag & Mkts L

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Requires any person including certified and licensed responsible pesticide applicators and commercial pesticide applicators and operators operating in the state to contact the division of plant industry of the department of agriculture and markets by phone at least forty-eight hours in advance of extermination of honey bees to obtain assistance in trying to relocate nuisance honey bee colonies or hanging swarms of honey bees, in lieu of destroying such honey bees; makes related provisions.

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BILL NOA09315 

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12/10/2025referred to agriculture

01/07/2026referred to agriculture

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 9315

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 December 10, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. SCHIAVONI -- read once and referred to the
 Committee on Agriculture

 AN ACT to amend the agriculture and markets law, in relation to the
 preservation of honey bee colonies

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

 1 Section 1. The agriculture and markets law is amended by adding a new
 2 article 15-B to read as follows:
 3 ARTICLE 15-B
 4 PRESERVATION OF HONEY BEE COLONIES
 5 Section 175-v. Relocating honey bee colonies.
 6 § 175-v. Relocating honey bee colonies. 1. To preserve honey bee colo-
 7 nies in the state, any person, including certified and licensed respon-
 8 sible pesticide applicators and commercial pesticide applicators and
 9 operators operating in the state, shall contact the division of plant
 10 industry of the department by phone at least forty-eight hours in
 11 advance of extermination of honey bees to obtain assistance in trying to
 12 relocate nuisance honey bee colonies or hanging swarms of honey bees, in
 13 lieu of destroying such honey bees. Honey bees shall not be destroyed
 14 without prior approval from such division.
 15 2. In the event the division of plant industry is not reachable, any
 16 person, including certified and licensed responsible pesticide applica-
 17 tors and commercial pesticide applicators and operators, shall attempt
 18 to contact no fewer than three beekeepers identified by the local beek-
 19 eeping association found on the Cornell University's College Agricul-
 20 tural and Life Science's website as swarm collectors servicing the
 21 affected county, in order to obtain assistance in relocating nuisance
 22 honey bee colonies or hanging swarms before nuisance honey bee colonies
 23 or hanging swarms of honey bees may be destroyed. Where there are fewer
 24 than three beekeepers listed on such website in the county where the

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD01860-01-5

 A. 9315 2

 1 swarm or nuisance colony is located, such person shall contact any
 2 available beekeepers on the list in such county.
 3 3. Where a swarm poses an imminent danger to any person or where a
 4 beekeeper needs to use an insecticide while attempting to relocate a
 5 swarm because such swarm is aggressive or diseased, such person shall be
 6 exempt from the provisions of this section.
 7 4. Any person, including certified and licensed responsible pesticide
 8 applicators and commercial pesticide applicators and operators operating
 9 in the state shall indemnify and hold harmless the state of New York in
 10 any action or proceeding arising out of the relocation and preservation
 11 of honey bees in accordance with the provisions of this article.
 12 § 2. This act shall take effect on the sixtieth day after it shall
 13 have become a law. Effective immediately, the addition, amendment and/or
 14 repeal of any rule or regulation necessary for the implementation of
 15 this act on its effective date are authorized to be made and completed
 16 on or before such effective date.

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