{"id":328041,"date":"2026-08-23T23:58:08","date_gmt":"2026-08-23T23:58:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/328041\/"},"modified":"2026-08-23T23:58:08","modified_gmt":"2026-08-23T23:58:08","slug":"nys-dec-to-hold-virtual-meeting-on-pesticides-regulations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/328041\/","title":{"rendered":"NYS DEC to Hold Virtual Meeting on Pesticides Regulations"},"content":{"rendered":"

The New York State (NYS) Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) will be holding a\u00a0virtual stakeholder\u00a0meeting<\/a>, titled \u201cBureau of Pesticides Management: 320 Series Rulemaking Stakeholder Meeting,\u201d on\u00a0August 27, 2026, from 9:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. (EDT)\u00a0to obtain input on potential changes to current pesticides regulations. NYS DEC is considering changes to the entire series of pesticides regulations contained in\u00a0Parts 320 through 329<\/a>\u00a0of Chapter IV \u2013 Quality Services within Title 6 of the New York Codes, Rules and Regulations (NYCRR).\u00a0<\/p>\n

Additionally, NYS DEC will be proposing new regulations for the\u00a0Birds and Bees Protection Act<\/a>\u00a0(BBPA),\u00a0ECL 33-1301(13)<\/a>, and reportedly intends to present information pertaining to the treated seed portion of the BBPA. The BBPA restricts certain uses of neonicotinoid pesticides in New York, including certain turf and ornamental uses and, beginning in\u00a02029, the sale or use of certain neonicotinoid-treated corn, soybean, and wheat seeds. The BBPA also directs NYS DEC to establish a waiver process allowing certain agricultural uses of otherwise prohibited treated seeds. Per the BBPA, as of\u00a0December 31, 2026, it will be illegal to treat outdoor ornamental plants or turf with a pesticide containing the active ingredients imidacloprid, thiamethoxam, or acetamiprid within the state.<\/p>\n

NYS DEC will also be providing information about potential changes to the regulations, including a brief summary of the revisions to the\u00a0Federal Certification of Pesticide Applicators<\/a>\u00a0rule. Notably, there will not be an opportunity for questions and answers at the event, but the public may submit questions to NYS DEC directly. The schedule for the meeting is as follows:<\/p>\n

9:30 a.m. \u2014 Welcome and Overview of Pesticide Regulations
\n10:00 a.m. \u2014 Certification & Training, Business Registration & Commercial Permits
\n10:30 a.m. \u2014 Pesticide Use
\n11:00 a.m. \u2013 11:15 a.m. \u2014 BREAK
\n11:15 a.m. \u2014 Aquatics
\n11:45 a.m. \u2014 Birds and Bees Protection Act
\n12:15 p.m. \u2014 Stakeholder Input<\/p>\n

The regulated community should take note of how many wide-ranging topics the meeting plans to cover. NYS DEC is considering changes across New York\u2019s pesticide regulatory framework, potentially affecting pesticide registrants, commercial pesticide businesses, applicators, growers, and other regulated entities. The meeting is also an early opportunity for stakeholders to provide input on NYS DEC\u2019s implementation of the BBPA, including the regulatory framework for treated seeds and the agricultural waiver process that will become increasingly important as the Act\u2019s treated-seed restrictions approach their\u00a0January 1, 2029, effective date. Stakeholders potentially affected by these requirements should consider participating in the meeting and providing input while NYS DEC is developing its proposed regulatory approach. Registration for the virtual meeting is now open via the registration link on the\u00a0meeting announcement web page<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The New York State (NYS) Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) will be holding a\u00a0virtual stakeholder\u00a0meeting, titled \u201cBureau of…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":328042,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[9,11,10,49,51,50],"class_list":["post-328041","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-new-york","tag-new-york","tag-new-york-headlines","tag-new-york-news","tag-new-york-state","tag-new-york-state-headlines","tag-new-york-state-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/328041","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=328041"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/328041\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/328042"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=328041"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=328041"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=328041"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}