Congress Rodney Davis Limits Local Governments from Banning Pesticides
Local governments would be barred from implementing regulations on pesticides that are more stringent than state and federal rules under legislation introduced Thursday by Congressman Rodney Davis from Taylorville. The bill would amend the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act to clarify that only the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and lead state regulatory agencies can jointly issue policies around pesticide sales, distribution, labeling and application. Currently Illinois has this authority through Illinois Pesticide Act but many states across the nation do not. IFCA supports this legislation. If you would like to read more about this legislation, please click here.