§ 5-2A-04
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§5–2A–04.
(a)On completion of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s pollinator risk assessment of the neonicotinoid pesticides imidacloprid, clothianidin, thiamethoxam, and dinotefuran, the Department shall review the State’s pesticide laws and regulations and make recommendations for any changes necessary to ensure State laws and regulations are protective of pollinators, taking into account the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency recommendations.
(b)Within 6 months of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s completed pollinator risk assessment of neonicotinoid pesticides, the Department shall report its findings and recommendations to the Governor and, in accordance with § 2–1257 of the State Government Article, the General Assembly.