Legislation · General Assembly 150

HB 317

AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 3 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO PESTICIDES CONTAINING A NEONICOTINOID.

Synopsis

This Act classifies pesticides containing a neonicotinoid as a restricted use pesticide and prohibits the use of a pesticide containing a neonicotinoid on land owned or maintained by the State. Neonicotinoids have been linked to impaired memory, movement, and death in bees, which are critical to crop production.