HB 2065 — An Act amending the act of March 1, 1974 (P.L.90, No.24), known as the Pennsylvania Pesticide Control Act of 1973, providing for prohibited pesticides.

PRINTER'S NO.   2679

                     THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA



                         HOUSE BILL
                         No. 2065
                                               Session of
                                                 2025

     INTRODUCED BY SHUSTERMAN, HOGAN, MIHALEK, FLEMING, WARNER,
        FREEMAN, McNEILL, HOHENSTEIN, SANCHEZ, GAYDOS, D. MILLER,
        BARTON AND O'MARA, DECEMBER 5, 2025

     REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE AND RURAL AFFAIRS,
        DECEMBER 9, 2025


                                    AN ACT
 1   Amending the act of March 1, 1974 (P.L.90, No.24), entitled "An
 2      act relating to the labeling, distribution, storage,
 3      transportation, use, application and disposal of pesticides
 4      and devices; providing for registration and examination of
 5      such materials; the licensing of pesticide dealers and pest
 6      management consultants and imposing penalties," providing for
 7      prohibited pesticides.
 8      The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
 9   hereby enacts as follows:
10      Section 1.    The act of March 1, 1974 (P.L.90, No.24), known
11   as the Pennsylvania Pesticide Control Act of 1973, is amended by
12   adding a section to read:
13      Section 27.1.    Prohibited Pesticides.--(a)   It shall be
14   unlawful to use, or cause the use of, paraquat as a pesticide
15   in this Commonwealth.
16      (b)   As used in this section:
17      "CAS number" means the unique accession number assigned by
18   the Chemical Abstracts Service, a division of the American
19   Chemical Society, as of the effective date of this section, to a
1   substance.
2      "Paraquat" means the chemical with CAS number 4685-14-7 and
3   any salt of that chemical, including methyl viologen (CAS number
4   1910-42-5) and paraquat bismethylsulfate (CAS number 2074-50-2).
5      Section 2.   All regulations are abrogated to the extent of
6   any inconsistency with this act.
7      Section 3.   This act shall take effect in one year.




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