{"data":{"id":"us-ny/n.y.-agriculture-markets-law-148-c","jurisdiction":"us-ny","citation":"N.Y. Agriculture \u0026 Markets Law § 148-c","heading":"Fruit pest management","body":"§ 148-c. Fruit pest management. Within the integrated pest management\nprogram there shall be established a fruit pest management program. Such\nprogram shall be conducted in such a manner to achieve the following\nobjectives:\n  1. establish current pesticide use patterns and the economics of pest\nmanagement for the major fruit crops in New York;\n  2. investigate alternative pest management tactics (e.g., biological\nand cultural control, plant resistance) and determine how to integrate\nthese tactics with chemical control and horticultural practices;\n  3. develop practical monitoring techniques, economic thresholds, and\nforecasting methods for pests of fruit crops;\n  4. develop research and grower demonstration sites where integrated\npest management technologies can be evaluated as an integral part of the\noverall fruit production system; and\n  5. provide the fruit industry with training, information, and\neducational materials on the implementation of integrated pest\nmanagement utilizing traditional as well as new communication channels\n(e.g. computer-based information delivery systems).","path":["Agriculture \u0026 Markets Law","Article 11. Integrated Pest Management Program"],"source_url":"https://legislation.nysenate.gov/api/3/laws/AGM/148-C","current_through":"2026-09-11","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:32:44Z","sha256":"7d5bbef590a3a6dd72511434b40d047a2e8a98fed208800257d72deaac825672","source_id":"us-ny","stale":false,"prev":"us-ny/n.y.-agriculture-markets-law-148-b","next":"us-ny/n.y.-agriculture-markets-law-148-d"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}