New York § 1601 Legislative findings and purpose

New York Statutes

§ 1601 — Legislative findings and purpose

New York § 1601

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Art. 16Pesticide Control Board

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N.Y. Public Health § 1601 (2026).

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  § 1601. Legislative findings and purpose.  Pesticides have proved\nvaluable in the control of harmful insects, weeds, fungi and other forms\nof plant and animal life. When used indiscriminately, however, they may\ninjure crops, whether or not directly treated, contaminate the air, soil\nand water, thus upsetting the desired ecological balance, and harm\nhumans, fish and wildlife by direct poisoning or by gradual accumulation\nof pesticide residues in tissues. It is the purpose of this article\nbetter to protect the public health and welfare and to minimize the\npotential pesticide hazard to man and his environment, consistent with\nthe public interest in the benefits to be derived from their safe and\nscientific application, by establishing a pesticide control board to\nformulate over-al

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§ 1601. Legislative findings and purpose. Pesticides have proved\nvaluable in the control of harmful insects, weeds, fungi and other forms\nof plant and animal life. When used indiscriminately, however, they may\ninjure crops, whether or not directly treated, contaminate the air, soil\nand water, thus upsetting the desired ecological balance, and harm\nhumans, fish and wildlife by direct poisoning or by gradual accumulation\nof pesticide residues in tissues. It is the purpose of this article\nbetter to protect the public health and welfare and to minimize the\npotential pesticide hazard to man and his environment, consistent with\nthe public interest in the benefits to be derived from their safe and\nscientific application, by establishing a pesticide control board to\nformulate over-all policy in the state's regulatory programs and\ncoordinate state efforts to control the use of pesticides.\n