13:1F-2 - Legislative findings
13:1F-2.Ā Legislative findings
New Jersey, as the most urban State in the Nation, must be especially alertĀ to any possibilities of disturbing natural ecological balance.Ā It is essentialĀ to coordinate the activities of State agencies involved in the use ofĀ pesticides and, in addition, to formulate State policies regulating the use,Ā transportation, storage, sale and disposal of pesticides and their containers. This requires consideration of many factors, including long term effects onĀ the environment, as well as the safety and effectiveness of pesticides.
The Legislature finds and declares that pesticides have been of value in preventing the outbreak of diseases and insuring bountiful production of agricultural crops, however, indiscriminate use of pesticides in this State would constitute a serious threat to the environment;Ā and that this threat canĀ be eliminated only by the adoption and enforcement of regulations governing theĀ sale, use and application of all pesticides.
L.1971, c. 176, s. 2, eff. June 1, 1971.
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New Jersey, as the most urban State in the Nation, must be especially alertĀ to any possibilities of disturbing natural ecological balance.Ā It is essentialĀ to coordinate the activities of State agencies involved in the use ofĀ pesticides and, in addition, to formulate State policies regulating the use,Ā transportation, storage, sale and disposal of pesticides and their containers. This requires consideration of many factors, including long term effects onĀ the environment, as well as the safety and effectiveness of pesticides.
The Legislature finds and declares that pesticides have been of value in preventing the outbreak of diseases and insuring bountiful production of agricultural crops, however, indiscriminate use of pesticides in this State would constitute a serious threat to the environment;Ā and that this threat canĀ be eliminated only by the adoption and enforcement of regulations governing theĀ sale, use and application of all pesticides.
L.1971, c. 176, s. 2, eff. June 1, 1971.
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