Section 17-1207. Notification  


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  • a.  Any  city  agency or contractor applying
      pesticides on property owned or leased by the city shall post  a  notice
      at publicly accessible locations on such site at least twenty-four hours
      prior  to  any  such application, in a form and manner prescribed by the
      commissioner, provided, however, that applications  requiring  immediate
      action  for  public  health reasons, such as severe rodent infestations,
      where mosquito larvae are present,  or  where  populations  of  infected
      mosquitoes  are present shall require that notice be placed concurrently
      with such application. Such notice shall include, but not be limited to:
        (1) Date of posting, proposed date of pesticide  application  and  two
      alternative  dates  to  the  proposed  date  of application when, due to
      weather conditions, the pesticide application on the  proposed  date  is
      precluded;
        (2)  Address of pesticide application and, if known, specific sites to
      which the pesticide is to be applied;
        (3) Pest to be controlled and method of pesticide application;
        (4) Common trade names of the pesticide, if applicable;
        (5) United States environmental protection agency registration  number
      of  the  pesticide,  the active ingredient(s) contained in the pesticide
      and information on how to obtain further information about the  products
      applied,  such  as by calling the National Pesticides Telecommunications
      Network at 1-800-858-7378 or the New York  State  Department  of  Health
      Center for Environmental Health Info line at 1-800-458-1158; and
        (6)  Name  and  telephone  number  of  the  city  agency or contractor
      responsible for the application.
        b. The city agency or contractor responsible for  posting  the  notice
      required pursuant to subdivision a of this section shall not remove such
      notice for the longer of either three days subsequent to the last moment
      of pesticide application or the number of days required on the pesticide
      product label.
        c.  The notification requirements established pursuant to this section
      shall not apply to pesticides listed in section 17-1205 of this chapter.