N.Y. Education Law § 409-k: Pesticide alternatives

§ 409-k. Pesticide alternatives. 1. For purposes of this section the

following terms shall have the meanings set forth below:

(a) "School" shall mean any public school district or private or

parochial school or board of cooperative educational services.

(b) "Pesticide" shall have the same meaning as set forth in

subdivision thirty-five of section 33-0101 of the environmental

conservation law, provided however that it shall not include:

(i) the application of anti-microbial pesticides and anti-microbial

products as defined by FIFRA in 7 U.S.C. Section 136 (mm) and 136 q (h)

(2);

(ii) the use of an aerosol product with a directed spray, in

containers of eighteen fluid ounces or less, when used to protect

individuals from an imminent threat from stinging and biting insects,

including venomous spiders, bees, wasps and hornets;

(iii) the use of non-volatile insect or rodent bait in a tamper

resistant container;

(iv) the application of a pesticide classified by the United States

Environmental Protection Agency as an exempt material under 40 CFR Part

152.25;

(v) the use of boric acid and disodium octaborate tetrahydrate; or

(vi) the use of horticultural soap and oils that do not contain

synthetic pesticides or synergists.

2. No school shall apply pesticide to any playgrounds, turf, athletic

or playing fields, except that an emergency application of a pesticide

may be made as determined by the county health department or for a

county not having a health department such authority as the county

legislature shall designate, the commissioner of health or his or her

designee, the commissioner of environmental conservation or his or her

designee, or, in the case of a public school, the school board.