N.Y. Agriculture & Markets Law Section 169-A
Spraying fruit trees or crops with poison

Any person who sprays with or applies in any way poison or any poisonous substance to fruit trees or any alfalfa and clovers grown as field crops while in blossom, is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not less than ten dollars nor more than fifty dollars for each offense except as hereinafter provided. The commissioner of agriculture and markets may, after public hearing, permit the use of specific materials for fruit blossom thinning sprays during the current year. The provisions of this section shall not prevent the New York State College of Agriculture and the Agricultural Experiment Station at Geneva from conducting experiments in the application of poisons and spraying mixtures to fruit trees while in blossom.

Source: Section 169-A — Spraying fruit trees or crops with poison, https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/laws/AGM/169-A (updated Sep. 22, 2014; accessed Feb. 15, 2025).

161
Definitions 162
Nursery stock 163
Prevention of introduction of injurious insects, noxious weeds, and plant diseases 163‑A
Application 163‑B
Registration to sell 163‑C
Revocation of certificates 164
Control and eradication of injurious insects, noxious weeds, and plant diseases 164‑A
Shipment of live pests 165
Damages for property destroyed 166
Examination and certification of nurseries and nursery stock 167
Access to premises 168
Sale of fruit-bearing trees and grapevines 169
Delegation of powers and immunities in regard to dutch elm disease in municipalities 169‑A
Spraying fruit trees or crops with poison 169‑B
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Original Source: Section 169-A — Spraying fruit trees or crops with poison, https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/laws/AGM/169-A (last accessed Aug. 20, 2023).

N.Y. Agriculture & Markets Law Section 169-A Spraying fruit trees or crops with poison

N.Y. Agriculture & Markets Law Section 169-A
Spraying fruit trees or crops with poison