Signed by Governor Rick Snyder

Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to concur with the House amendments and pass a bill that establishes a voluntary registry of individuals who are required to be notified of use of certain pesticides on adjacent properties.

Highlights:

• Requires the state to maintain a voluntary registration of individuals who have a documented medical condition that requires them to be notified about the use of a pesticide on a property adjacent to, or within a “physician-recommended distance” from, their primary residence (Sec. 1).

• Requires the state to notify an individual listed on the registry when a pesticide application is scheduled to take place (Sec. 1).

• Specifies that notification is not required for general-use, ready-to-use pesticides (Sec. 1).

• Defines “adjacent” as properties sharing a common boundary or located directly across an undivided road or stream (Sec. 1).

• Defines a “physician-recommended distance” as a specified distance considered necessary and substantiated by a physician (Sec. 1).

Full Bill Text

Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to pass a bill that establishes a voluntary registry of individuals who are required to be notified of use of certain pesticides on adjacent properties.

Highlights:

• Requires the state to maintain a voluntary registration of individuals who have a documented medical condition that requires them to be notified about the use of a pesticide on a property adjacent to, or within a “physician-recommended distance” from, their primary residence (Sec. 1).

• Requires the state to notify an individual listed on the registry when a pesticide application is scheduled to take place (Sec. 1).

• Specifies that notification is not required for general-use, ready-to-use pesticides (Sec. 1).

• Defines “adjacent” as properties sharing a common boundary or located directly across an undivided road or stream (Sec. 1).

• Defines a “physician-recommended distance” as a specified distance considered necessary and substantiated by a physician (Sec. 1).

Full Bill Text

Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to pass a bill that establishes a voluntary registry of individuals who are required to be notified of use of certain pesticides on adjacent properties.

Highlights:

• Requires the state to maintain a voluntary registration of individuals who have a documented medical condition that requires them to be notified about the use of a pesticide on a property adjacent to their primary residence (Sec. 1).

• Specifies that notification is not required for general-use ready-to-use pesticides (Sec. 1).

• Defines “adjacent” as properties sharing a common boundary or located directly across an undivided road or stream (Sec. 1).

Full Bill Text