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Suffolk County "No Spray List" Resolution

CCE believes that individuals should have the right to decide whether or not they or their property is sprayed with toxic pesticides. People have the ability to decide for themselves whether they want to be sprayed by the County or if they would rather take their own precautions.

Suffolk County Legislator, Jon Cooper, and others introduced a local ordinance that formally creates a No Spray List Program. Under this plan, individuals who don't want to be sprayed can register themselves on a "no-spray list". Individuals on the list would avoid spraying in all cases except under a "public health emergency". Passage of this legislation would not prevent the county from spraying – it would only give individuals the right to say for themselves whether or not they wanted their homes and families to be sprayed.

On Tuesday, June 5, 2001, the Suffolk County Legislature voted 15-3 to adopt the CCE-proposed "No-spray list" resolution (#1292-2001). County Executive Robert Gaffney signed the bill into law on June 21, 2001 to become the first-of-its-kind law in New York State. The law took effect August 19, 2001.

To obtain a copy of the application and register your property on Suffolk County's "No Spray List", visit www.co.suffolk.ny.us/vector