N.Y. Agriculture & Markets Law § 148-b: Livestock/forage pest management

§ 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

integrate management tactics into environmentally compatible and

economically sound systems to be used by producers, extension personnel

and private enterprise;

2. obtain information regarding crop, animal and stored grain pest

occurrence and severity, pesticide usage, other pest management

strategies used, effective pest monitoring techniques and scouting

intervals, and the effectiveness of the producer's current pest control

practices;

3. determine the most effective, low-cost methods and organizational

structures for delivering integrated pest management systems to

individual farming operations; and

4. utilize the program that is designed to satisfy the objectives as

provided for in subdivisions one, two and three of this section as a

training mechanism for individuals at all levels of operation.