§ 33-1203 — Access to pesticide information

§ 33-1203. Access to pesticide information.\n 1. a. The commissioner shall, upon written request of an interested\nparty, in printed or electronic form, as requested by such party provide\nthe information on pesticides submitted to the department pursuant to\nsections 33-1205 and 33-1207 of this title. Such information shall be\nprovided by county or counties, or five-digit zip code or codes as\nselected by the interested party making the written request. Pesticide\ndata shall be provided by EPA registration number, product name and\nactive ingredient. The commissioner shall not provide the name, address,\nor any other information which would otherwise identify a commercial or\nprivate applicator, or any person who sells or offers for sale\nrestricted use or general use pesticides to a private applicator, or any\nperson who received the services of a commercial applicator. In\naccordance with article six of the public officers law, proprietary\ninformation contained within such record, including price charged per\nproduct, shall not be disclosed. The provisions of this paragraph shall\nnot apply to the provision of pesticide data to the commissioner of\nhealth, the health research science board and researchers pursuant to\ntitle one-B of article twenty-four of the public health law.\n b. The department shall, upon request from the department of health,\ncompile pesticide application information by nine-digit zip code and\nprovide the information to the commissioner of health for researchers\nentitled to receive information pursuant to paragraph (d) of subdivision\none of section twenty-four hundred eleven of the public health law\nprovided, however, if the nine-digit zip code cannot be determined, the\ninformation shall be compiled by town or city.\n 2. The fees for copies of information shall not exceed twenty-five\ncents per photocopy not in excess of nine inches by fourteen inches, or\nthe actual cost of reproducing any information.\n