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Santa Cruz US Local Control, Pesticide and Chemical Trespass Ordinance

United States of America
Santa Cruz, California
Drafted in 2009
Local law
Rights Of Nature
Natural community and ecosystems
All Nature
CELDF; People Against Chemical Trespass
Civil Society, NGO

Summary

In 2009, CELDF and community action groups drafted a Santa Cruz Local Control, Pesticide, and Chemical Trespass Ordinance. The ordinance’s development came in response to illness and environmental harm when the state of California was federally mandated to spray pesticides over the Monterey Bay Area in 2007 in an attempt to eradicate the Light Brown Apple Moth (LBAM). The ordinance recognizes the people’s right to be free from chemical trespass. It also recognizes rights of natural communities and ecosystems within the county. The ordinance has only been drafted.

To see the original legal document(s) for this initiative, click the links below:

Santa Cruz Local Control Pesticide and Chemical Trespass Ordinance [PDF]

To see other supplementary information related to this initiative, click the links below:

Dick Andre: City can take a stand against LBAM "chemical trespass"
Good Times - A proposed ordinance to stop pesticides

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