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Amend the bill by striking out the title and substituting the following:
‘Resolve, Directing the Board of Pesticides Control To Prohibit the Use of Certain Neonicotinoids for Outdoor Use’
Amend the bill by striking out everything after the title and inserting the following:
‘Sec. 1 Prohibit the use of certain neonicotinoids for outdoor use. Resolved: That, pursuant to the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 7, section 610, the Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry, Board of Pesticides Control shall prohibit the use of any product containing the active ingredient dinotefuran, clothianidin, imidacloprid or thiamethoxam used for application in outdoor residential landscapes such as on lawn, turf or ornamental vegetation. Products used for preserving wood, controlling or treating indoor insects and treating pets, as defined under Title 7, section 712, subsection 16, are specifically exempt from the prohibition under this section. Rules adopted pursuant to this section are routine technical rules as defined in Title 5, chapter 375, subchapter 2-A.’
 
SUMMARY
This amendment strikes and replaces the bill. The amendment directs the Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry, Board of Pesticides Control to prohibit the use of any product containing certain neonicotinoids used for application in outdoor residential landscapes such as on lawn, turf or ornamental vegetation. The amendment also provides that products used for preserving wood, controlling or treating indoor insects and treating pets are specifically exempt from the prohibition.
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