Sponsored by:
Assemblywoman ROSAURA "ROSY" BAGOLIE
District 27 (Essex and Passaic)
Assemblywoman ANNETTE QUIJANO
District 20 (Union)
SYNOPSIS
Requires notification prior to certain mosquito control spraying applications.
CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT
As introduced.
An Act concerning mosquito control and supplementing Title 26 of the Revised Statutes.
Be It Enacted by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey:
1. a. Notwithstanding the provisions of any law, rule, or regulation to the contrary, every county mosquito control agency or commercial pesticide operator shall notify all residents located within or adjacent to a mosquito spraying application at least five days prior to conducting the mosquito spraying application.
b. The notification required pursuant to subsection a. of this section shall be by telephone or regular certified mail and shall include the following information, at a minimum:
(1) the date and time that the mosquito spraying application will occur; and
(2) the types of chemicals that will be used during the mosquito spraying application.
2. This act shall take effect immediately.
STATEMENT
This bill would require county mosquito control agencies and commercial pesticide operators to notify all residents located within or adjacent to a mosquito spraying application at least five days prior to conducting the mosquito spraying application. The notification would be required to be by telephone or regular certified mail and would be required to include, at a minimum: (1) the date and time that the mosquito spraying application will occur; and (2) the types of chemicals that will be used during the mosquito spraying application.