Indiana Lawmakers Eye Pesticide Bills
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Indiana Lawmakers Eye Pesticide Bills
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Sat, 4 Jan 2003 18:40:53 -0500
From:
Stephen Tvedten <steve@getipm.com>
Organization: Get Set Inc. (www.getipm.com)
To: Paul Helliker <phelliker@cdpr.ca.gov>
Director, State of California, Department of Pesticide
Regulation
cc: Christine Whitman whitman.christine@epa.gov
Buzz Online: Regulatory Update
January 2, 2003
Pest Control's Buzz Online Newsletter
Indiana lawmakers eye pesticide bills
INDIANAPOLIS - Indiana State Rep. David Orentlicher (D-Indianapolis) recently told the Indianapolis Star that he may introduce a bill to require signs posted outside a school or day-care center at least 24 hours before the buildings are sprayed with pesticides. The bill also would allow residents to sign up to be notified before a neighborhood is sprayed for mosquitoes.
In addition, Rep. Dennis Avery (D-Evansville) told the Star he is writing a bill to give the state Pesticide Control Board authority to adopt emergency rules that could be enforced immediately.
Orentlicher, a physician who used to practice internal medicine, said he is concerned about escalating rates of childhood asthma, which could be worsened or triggered by pesticides.
"If (laws) help reduce the frequency and severity of asthma attacks for kids, it is a very important thing to do," Orentlicher said in the article.
http://www.pestcontrolmag.com/pestcontrol/article/articleDetail.jsp?id=42209
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