2006 Kentucky Revised Statutes - .270   Prohibition against local regulation of pesticides for agriculture and silviculture.

217B.270 Prohibition against local regulation of pesticides for agriculture and silviculture. (1) The Commonwealth of Kentucky hereby determines that the citizens of the state benefit from a system of safe, effective, and scientifically sound pesticide regulation on agricultural and silvicultural land. The Commonwealth further finds that a system of pesticide regulation which is consistent, coordinated, and comports with both federal and state technical expertise is essential to the public health, safety, and welfare, and that local regulation of pesticides does not materially assist in achieving these benefits. (2) No city, town, county, or other political subdivision of the Commonwealth shall adopt or continue in effect any ordinance, resolution, rule, or regulation regarding agriculture and silviculture pesticide sale or use, including without limitation: registration, notification of use, advertising and marketing distribution, applicator training and certification, storage, transportation, disposal, disclosure of confidential information, or product composition. (3) Nothing in this section shall be construed to abrogate any authority afforded by the state statutes to any program cabinet established under KRS Chapter 12 or any state or federal mandated hazardous materials regulations or fire safety codes and comprehensive hazardous materials management program. Effective: July 14, 1992 History: Created 1992 Ky. Acts ch. 303, sec. 1, effective July 14, 1992.