Bill Text: IL SB1524 | 2023-2024 | 103rd General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Amends the Lawn Care Products Application and Notice Act. Requires an applicator for hire to provide a warning that pesticide application may affect nontargeted insects or other animals if not applied correctly.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Failed) 2025-01-07 - Session Sine Die [SB1524 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2023-SB1524-Introduced.html

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103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 SB1524 Introduced 2/8/2023, by Sen. Laura Ellman SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
415 ILCS 65/3 from Ch. 5, par. 853
Amends the Lawn Care Products Application and Notice Act. Requires an applicator for hire to provide a warning that pesticide application may affect nontargeted insects or other animals if not applied correctly.
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A BILL FOR
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AN ACT concerning safety.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
Section 5. The Lawn Care Products Application and Notice
Act is amended by changing Section 3 as follows:
(415 ILCS 65/3) (from Ch. 5, par. 853)
Sec. 3. Notification requirements for application of lawn
care products.
(a) Lawn Markers.
(1) Immediately following application of lawn care
products to a lawn, other than a golf course, an
applicator for hire shall place a lawn marker at the usual
point or points of entry.
(2) The lawn marker shall consist of a 4 inch by 5 inch
sign, vertical or horizontal, attached to the upper
portion of a dowel or other supporting device with the
bottom of the marker extending no less than 12 inches
above the turf.
(3) The lawn marker shall be white and lettering on
the lawn marker shall be in a contrasting color. The
marker shall state on one side, in letters of not less than
3/8 inch, the following: "LAWN CARE APPLICATION - STAY OFF
GRASS UNTIL DRY - FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT: (here

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shall be inserted the name and business telephone number
of the applicator for hire)."
(4) The lawn marker shall be removed and discarded by
the property owner or resident, or such other person
authorized by the property owner or resident, on the day
following the application. The lawn marker shall not be
removed by any person other than the property owner or
resident or person designated by such property owner or
resident.
(5) For applications to residential properties of 2
families or less, the applicator for hire shall be
required to place lawn markers at the usual point or
points of entry.
(6) For applications to residential properties of 2
families or more, or for application to other commercial
properties, the applicator for hire shall place lawn
markers at the usual point or points of entry to the
property to provide notice that lawn care products have
been applied to the lawn.
(b) Notification requirement for application of plant
protectants on golf courses.
(1) Blanket posting procedure. Each golf course shall
post in a conspicuous place or places an all-weather
poster or placard stating to users of or visitors to the
golf course that from time to time plant protectants are
in use and additionally stating that if any questions or

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concerns arise in relation thereto, the golf course
superintendent or his designee should be contacted to
supply the information contained in subsection (c) of this
Section.
(2) The poster or placard shall be prominently
displayed in the pro shop, locker rooms and first tee at
each golf course.
(3) The poster or placard shall be a minimum size of 8
1/2 by 11 inches and the lettering shall not be less than
1/2 inch.
(4) The poster or placard shall read: "PLANT
PROTECTANTS ARE PERIODICALLY APPLIED TO THIS GOLF COURSE.
IF DESIRED, YOU MAY CONTACT YOUR GOLF COURSE
SUPERINTENDENT FOR FURTHER INFORMATION."
(c) Information to Customers of Applicators for Hire. At
the time of application of lawn care products to a lawn, an
applicator for hire shall provide the following information to
the customer:
(1) The brand name, common name, and scientific name
of each lawn care product applied;
(2) The type of fertilizer or pesticide contained in
the lawn care product applied;
(3) The reason for use of each lawn care product
applied;
(4) The range of concentration of end use product
applied to the lawn and amount of material applied;

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(5) Any special instruction appearing on the label of
the lawn care product applicable to the customer's use of
the lawn following application;
(6) The business name and telephone number of the
applicator for hire as well as the name of the person
actually applying lawn care products to the lawn; and
(7) Upon the request of a customer or any person whose
property abuts or is adjacent to the property of a
customer of an applicator for hire, a copy of the material
safety data sheet and approved pesticide registration
label for each applied lawn care product; and .
(8) A warning that pesticide application may affect
nontargeted insects or other animals if not applied
correctly.
(d) Prior notification of application to lawn. In the case
of all lawns other than golf courses:
(1) Any neighbor whose property abuts or is adjacent
to the property of a customer of an applicator for hire may
receive prior notification of an application by contacting
the applicator for hire and providing his name, address
and telephone number.
(2) At least the day before a scheduled application,
an applicator for hire shall provide notification to a
person who has requested notification pursuant to
paragraph (1) of this subsection (d), such notification to
be made in writing, in person or by telephone, disclosing

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the date and approximate time of day of application.
(3) In the event that an applicator for hire is unable
to provide prior notification to a neighbor whose property
abuts or is adjacent to the property because of the
absence or inaccessibility of the individual, at the time
of application to a customer's lawn, the applicator for
hire shall leave a written notice at the residence of the
person requesting notification, which shall provide the
information specified in paragraph (2) of this subsection
(d).
(e) Prior notification of application to golf courses.
(1) Any landlord or resident with property that abuts
or is adjacent to a golf course may receive prior
notification of an application of lawn care products or
plant protectants, or both, by contacting the golf course
superintendent and providing his name, address and
telephone number.
(2) At least the day before a scheduled application of
lawn care products or plant protectants, or both, the golf
course superintendent shall provide notification to any
person who has requested notification pursuant to
paragraph (1) of this subsection (e), such notification to
be made in writing, in person or by telephone, disclosing
the date and approximate time of day of application.
(3) In the event that the golf course superintendent
is unable to provide prior notification to a landlord or

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resident because of the absence or inaccessibility, at the
time of application, of the landlord or resident, the golf
course superintendent shall leave a written notice with
the landlord or at the residence which shall provide the
information specified in paragraph (2) of this subsection
(e).
(f) Notification for applications of pesticides to day
care center grounds other than day care center structures and
school grounds other than school structures.
(1) The owner or operator of a day care center must
either (i) maintain a registry of parents and guardians of
children in his or her care who have registered to receive
written notification before the application of pesticide
to day care center grounds and notify persons on that
registry before applying pesticides or having pesticide
applied to day care center grounds or (ii) provide written
or telephonic notice to all parents and guardians of
children in his or her care before applying pesticide or
having pesticide applied to day care center grounds.
(2) School districts must either (i) maintain a
registry of parents and guardians of students who have
registered to receive written or telephonic notification
before the application of pesticide to school grounds and
notify persons on that list before applying pesticide or
having pesticide applied to school grounds or (ii) provide
written or telephonic notification to all parents and

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guardians of students before applying pesticide or having
pesticide applied to school grounds.
(3) Written notification required under item (1) or
(2) of subsection (f) of this Section may be included in
newsletters, calendars, or other correspondence currently
published by the school district, but posting on a
bulletin board is not sufficient. The written or
telephonic notification must be given at least 4 business
days before application of the pesticide and should
identify the intended date of the application of the
pesticide and the name and telephone contact number for
the school personnel responsible for the pesticide
application program or, in the case of a day care center,
the owner or operator of the day care center. Prior notice
shall not be required if there is imminent threat to
health or property. If such a situation arises, the
appropriate school personnel or, in the case of a day care
center, the owner or operator of the day care center must
sign a statement describing the circumstances that gave
rise to the health threat and ensure that written or
telephonic notice is provided as soon as practicable.
(Source: P.A. 96-424, eff. 8-13-09.)