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| | 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2023 and 2024
HB4932 Introduced 2/7/2024, by Rep. Laura Faver Dias SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
| | | Amends the Illinois Pesticide Act. Requires certified pesticide applicators to give written or email notice 72 hours prior to application of pesticide to schools and parks within half of a mile from the site of application. Provides other notice requirements. Defines terms. |
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| | HB4932 | | LRB103 37283 BDA 67404 b |
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| 1 | | AN ACT concerning safety.
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| 2 | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, |
| 3 | | represented in the General Assembly:
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| 4 | | Section 5. The Illinois Pesticide Act is amended by adding |
| 5 | | Section 13.6 as follows:
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| 6 | | (415 ILCS 60/13.6 new) |
| 7 | | Sec. 13.6. Notice prior to application of a pesticide at a |
| 8 | | park or school. Beginning January 1, 2025, at least 72 hours |
| 9 | | before applying a pesticide within one-half mile of a school |
| 10 | | or public park, a certified applicator shall deliver a written |
| 11 | | notice or email message to the official who is the |
| 12 | | administrator of the public park or school describing the |
| 13 | | pesticide that is to be applied. As used in this Section, |
| 14 | | "public park" includes a park, forest preserve, bikeway, |
| 15 | | trail, or conservation area under the jurisdiction of the |
| 16 | | State or a unit of local government. |