Arizona Assess and Regulate Agricultural Chemicals Initiative (2018)
| Arizona Assess and Regulate Agricultural Chemicals | |
|---|---|
| Election date November 6, 2018 | |
| Topic Food and agriculture | |
| Status Not on the ballot | |
| Type State statute | Origin Citizens |
The Arizona Assess and Regulate Agricultural Chemicals Initiative was not on the ballot in Arizona as an initiated state statute on November 6, 2018.
The measure would have directed the Associate Director of Agriculture (ADA) to perform health risk assessments and analyses on agricultural pesticides to determine their impact on humans, domestic animals, and agricultural pollinators. The measure would have also suspended the use of neonicotinoid insecticides until and unless the ADA determined they do not have unreasonable adverse effects on pollinators. The ADA would have also been tasked with monitoring and protecting the long-term viability of native bees and other pollinators.[1]
Text of measure
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The full text of the measure is available here.
Path to the ballot
The initiative was filed on February 27, 2017, by the group Organic Now. The petition filing designated Nicolas Guillermo as chairperson and Tracy Molina as treasurer of the campaign. Supporters of the initiative were required collect 150,642 valid signatures by July 5, 2018.[1] No signatures were filed.
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