Effective January 1, 2008, Erie County passed a law requiring notification when commercial and
residential lawn pesticides are used.
Not exact matches
New York State Environmental Conservation Law (subdivision 1 of section 33 - 1004) requires individuals who apply
lawn care
pesticides to their
residential properties within Erie County to post visual notification markers along the perimeter of any treated area of over 100 square feet.
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) regulations have eliminated most
residential uses for the
pesticides (including
lawn care and termite extermination), so the largest source of exposure for children is believed to be food, especially commercially grown produce.