N.Y. Agriculture & Markets Law § 169-a: Spraying fruit trees or crops with poison

§ 169-a. Spraying fruit trees or crops with poison. Any person who

sprays with or applies in any way poison or any poisonous substance to

fruit trees or any alfalfa and clovers grown as field crops while in

blossom, is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not less

than ten dollars nor more than fifty dollars for each offense except as

hereinafter provided.

The commissioner of agriculture and markets may, after public hearing,

permit the use of specific materials for fruit blossom thinning sprays

during the current year. The provisions of this section shall not

prevent the New York State College of Agriculture and the Agricultural

Experiment Station at Geneva from conducting experiments in the

application of poisons and spraying mixtures to fruit trees while in

blossom.