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95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2007 and 2008 HB4801
Introduced , by Rep. Jim Sacia SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: |
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Amends the Bees and Apiaries Act. Requires the Department of Agriculture to adopt rules requiring any owner of property that is adjacent to a registered apiary to: (i) establish a buffer zone when spraying pesticides that are potentially harmful to bees; or (ii) use only pesticides that are not harmful to bees. Effective immediately.
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HB4801 |
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| AN ACT concerning animals.
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| Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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| represented in the General Assembly:
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| Section 5. The Bees and Apiaries Act is amended by adding |
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| Section 2d as follows: |
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| (510 ILCS 20/2d new) |
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| Sec. 2d. Pesticide buffer zones. The Department shall adopt |
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| rules requiring any owner of property that is adjacent to a |
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| registered apiary to: (i) establish a buffer zone when spraying |
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| pesticides that are potentially harmful to bees; or (ii) use |
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| only pesticides that are not harmful to bees.
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| Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon |
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| becoming law.
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