Bill Text: CT HB05369 | 2011 | General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: An Act Requiring Retailers To Provide Health Risk Information For Pesticides, Herbicides And Fertilizers.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2011-01-19 - Referred to Joint Committee on Environment [HB05369 Detail]
Download: Connecticut-2011-HB05369-Introduced.html
General Assembly |
Proposed Bill No. 5369 |
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January Session, 2011 |
LCO No. 1053 | ||||
Referred to Committee on Environment |
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Introduced by: |
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REP. STEINBERG, 136th Dist. |
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AN ACT REQUIRING RETAILERS TO PROVIDE HEALTH RISK INFORMATION FOR PESTICIDES, HERBICIDES AND FERTILIZERS.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:
That the general statutes be amended to require retailers to post point-of-sale information concerning the health risks of exposure to pesticides, herbicides and fertilizers and which directs consumers to additional information from accredited resources.
Statement of Purpose:
To reduce overuse of pesticides, herbicides and fertilizers and limit exposure to potentially dangerous chemicals that have been linked to leukemias and cancers.