N.Y. Environmental Conservation Law § 33-1201: Pesticide sales and use computer data base

§ 33-1201. Pesticide sales and use computer data base.

1. a. The department shall develop a pesticide sales and use computer

data base. The data base shall be maintained at the department.

b. Such data base shall consist of all information compiled from

reports submitted to the department pursuant to sections 33-1205 and

33-1207 of this title. Such reports shall be entered into and maintained

on a computerized data base and shall be updated annually. Information

obtained for and contained in the data base shall be accessible by

interested parties only to the extent permitted pursuant to the

provisions of subdivision two of this section and paragraph a of

subdivision 1 of section 33-1203 of this title.

2. The commissioner shall prepare an annual report summarizing

pesticide sales, quantity of pesticides used, category of applicator and

region of application. Pesticide data shall be compiled and reported by

both EPA registration number and by active ingredient. The commissioner

shall not provide the name, address, or any other information which

would otherwise identify a commercial or private applicator, or any

person who sells or offers for sale restricted use or general use

pesticides to a private applicator, or any person who received the

services of a commercial applicator. In accordance with article six of

the public officers law, proprietary information contained within such

record, including price charged per product, shall not be disclosed. The

report shall be posted on the department's website annually by December

thirty-first and be submitted to the governor, the temporary president

of the senate and the speaker of the assembly.