PRIOR PRINTER'S NO. 133
PRINTER'S NO. 1029
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No.
156
Session of
2023
INTRODUCED BY PASHINSKI, KINSEY, MADDEN, RABB, GUENST, NEILSON
AND STURLA, MARCH 8, 2023
AS REPORTED FROM COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE AND RURAL AFFAIRS,
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, AS AMENDED, APRIL 25, 2023
AN ACT
Amending Title 3 (Agriculture) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated
Statutes, in fertilizer, further providing for definitions
and for application of fertilizer to turf.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. The definition of "pesticide applicator" in
section 6801 of Title 3 of the Pennsylvania Consolidated
Statutes, added July 11, 2022 (P.L.1538, No.83), is amended and
the section is amended by adding a definition to read:
§ 6801. Definitions.
The following words and phrases when used in this chapter
shall have the meanings given to them in this section unless the
context clearly indicates otherwise:
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["Pesticide applicator." A commercial applicator or a public
applicator as defined in section 4 of the act of March 1, 1974
(P.L.90, No.24), known as the Pennsylvania Pesticide Control Act
of 1973.]
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"Sanitized." A process to significantly reduce viability of
pathogens and weed seeds.
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Section 2. Section 6813(b) of Title 3, added July 11, 2022
(P.L.1538, No.83), is amended to read:
§ 6813. Application of fertilizer to turf.
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(b) Restrictions.--No person may:
(1) Apply fertilizer labeled for use on turf to an
impervious surface. Fertilizer labeled for use on turf that
is inadvertently applied to an impervious surface shall be
removed from the impervious surface immediately following the
application.
(2) Apply fertilizer containing nitrogen or phosphorus
to turf at any time when the ground is frozen to a depth of
at least two inches or snow covered.
[(3) Except as provided in paragraph (4), apply
fertilizer containing nitrogen or phosphorus to turf after
December 15 and before March 1 or dates as established in
regulations promulgated by the department.]
(4) [Fertilizer] Apply fertilizer containing [no] more
than 0.5 pounds of total nitrogen per 1,000 square feet, or
at a rate established in regulations promulgated by the
department, [may be applied by a certified applicator or
fertilizer technician] to turf after December 15 and before
March 1 or dates as established in regulations promulgated by
the department.
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Section 3. This act shall take effect in 60 days
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