§ 22a-66l — Application of pesticides by state agencies. Review by Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection. Model integrated pest management plans. Regulations. Public information program.

Connecticut § 22a-66l

• Jurisdiction: Connecticut
• Title 22a: Environmental Protection
• Ch. 441: Pesticide Control

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(a) Each state department, agency or institution shall use integrated pest management at facilities under its control if the Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection has provided model pest control management plans pertinent to such facilities. (b) Each state agency or school which enters into a contract for services for pest control and pesticide application may revise and maintain its bidding procedures to require contractors to supply integrated pest management services. (c) The Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection shall, within available appropriations, annually review a sampling of state department, agency, school or institution pest control management plans required by regulations adopted under subsection (e) of this section or section 10-231b , and may review any application of pesticides to determine whether a state department, agency, school or institution acted in accordance with subsection (a) of this section. (d) The Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection may provide model pest control management plans which incorporate integrated pest management for each appropriate category of commercial pesticide certification which it offers. The commissioner shall, within available resources, notify municipalities, school boards, and other political subdivisions of the state of the availability of the model plans for their use. The Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection shall consult with any state agency head in the development of any such plan for properties in the custody or control of such agency head. (e) The Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection, in consultation with the Commissioner of Public Health, shall adopt regulations, in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54, establishing requirements for the application of pesticides by any state department, agency or institution. Such regulations shall include provisions: (1) Requiring the use of integrated pest management methods that reduce the amount of pesticides used if the Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection has provided model pest control management plans pertinent to such facilities, and (2) for the retention of records by each state department, agency or institution that applies any pesticide or implements an integrated pest management program that include, but are not limited to, the need that resulted in the use of pesticides, the location treated with such pesticide, the frequency of pesticide application at such location, the toxicity category and carcinogenic classification for any pesticide used, as established by the United States Environmental Protection Agency, and the cost for each pesticide application. Notwithstanding the provisions of this section and any regulations adopted under this section, a pesticide may be applied if the Commissioner of Public Health determines there is a public health emergency or the Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection determines that such application is necessary for control of mosquitoes. (f) The Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection shall develop and implement a program to inform the public of the principles of integrated pest management and to encourage its application in private properties. See Sec. 22-11a for definition of “integrated pest management”.

Legislative History

(P.A. 88-247, S. 7, 12; P.A. 93-381, S. 9, 39; P.A. 95-257, S. 12, 21, 58; P.A. 97-242, S. 4; P.A. 07-168, S. 5; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 07-5, S. 34; P.A. 11-80, S. 1; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 15-5, S. 440.) History: P.A. 93-381 replaced commissioner of health services with commissioner of public health and addiction services, effective July 1, 1993; P.A. 95-257 replaced Commissioner and Department of Public Health and Addiction Services with Commissioner and Department of Public Health, effective July 1, 1995; P.A. 97-242 amended Subsec. (a) to provide that state agencies shall use integrated pest management at their facilities if the Commissioner of Environmental Protection has provided a model pest control management plan pertinent to such facilities, added new Subsecs. (b) to (d), inclusive, re state contracts for pest control, re review of state agency pest control management plans and re model pest control plans, respectively, redesignated former Subsec. (b) as Subsec. (e) and provided an exception to the requirements of this section for application of pesticides for control of mosquitoes, and added new Subsec. (f) re a public information program on integrated pest management; P.A. 07-168 added schools to lists of facilities over which Commissioner of Environmental Protection has oversight re integrated pest management plans in Subsecs. (b) and (c), amended Subsec. (c) to specify that sampling is to be done within available appropriations and made technical changes in Subsec. (c); June Sp. Sess. P.A. 07-5 made technical changes in Subsecs. (c) and (e); pursuant to P.A. 11-80, “Commissioner of Environmental Protection” was changed editorially by the Revisors to “Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection”, effective July 1, 2011; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 15-5 amended Subsec. (e) by adding Subdiv. (1) re regulations to require use of integrated pest management methods if commissioner has provided model integrated pest management plans and Subdiv. (2) re retention of records by each state department, agency or institution that applies pesticide or implements integrated pest management program, effective June 30, 2015.