Municipal Ordinances & Resolutions

2024 neonics become restricted use pesticides, meaning only licensed applicators may apply them and they are banned from retail sales with passage of  SB 5972. 

2024   A supermajority vote of the Vermont House and Senate overrode the Governor's veto to enact H 706 which prohibits the use of most neonic-coated seeds, use of neonics on any agricultural crop in bloom, and most uses on ornamental plants.

2019 neonics become restricted use, meaning only licensed applicators may apply them, and are banned from retail sales

Please thank your Vermont legislators: click here to find them.

In 2022 a bill passed designating neonics as "resticted use," barring them from retail sale and only allowing use by certified applicators. It also prohibits their use on any linden or basswood tree, or to any plant when it is blossoming.

2023 New Yorkers passed the Birds and Bees Protection Act which will place a ban on the use of neonics on ornamental plants and turf grass and on the sale or purchase of neonic-treated corn, soybean, and wheat seeds, which represent 73% of the neonics used in NY State agriculture. Now the bill will go to Governor Hochul's desk to be signed! Please ask her to sign TODAY!  Please sign this petition and share it.  Download the petition here. 

2022 neonics become restricted use and were banned from retail sales.

2022 landmark bill passes which goes beyond restricted use to prohibit outdoor non-agricultural neonic uses, targeting lawn and turf uses by homeowners and professionals. 

2023 with broad bi-partisan support, Nevada enacts legislation to ban outdoor, non-agricultural uses of neurotoxic neonic pesticides. The effort was led by local organizations including Reno Food Systems, Sierra Club Toiyabe Chapter, and many more, with support from NRDC’s pollinator team. More info here.

2023 Minnesota passed a bill to ban neonics on state lands managed by the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR). This law protects over 5.6 million acres of land, including state parks, forests, aquatic management areas, and wildlife management areas. passed a ban on neonic use on public lands. 

2021 neonics designated as "resticted use," barring them from retail sale and only allowing use by certified applicators.

2016 passes the Pollinator Protection Act making neonics "resticted use," barring them from retail sale and only allowing use by certified applicators. Maryland helped lead the way early on.

2025 passes a law directing the Board of Pesticides Control to Evaluate the Impact of Neonicotinoids on Pollinators, Humans and the Environment.

2021 passes a landmark law  directing the Board of Pesticides Control To Prohibit the Use of Certain Neonicotinoids for Outdoor Residential Use. This law goes beyond restricted use and bars neonics from residential properties. 

In 2025 CT bans the use of neonics on turf grass--lawns, golf courses, playing fields, etc. A last-minute amendment weakened the bill by exempting ornamental trees and shrubs. 

 In 2022, 2023 and 2024 CT raised but failed to pass bills to ban neonic use on lawns and ornamental landscapes despite wide support from state legislators. Please download and share this factsheet for Connecticut.

​​2022 bans the use of the neurotoxin pesticide chlorpyrifos on golf courses (where 80% of use occurred) but dropped the part of the bill that would have banned neonics from non-agricultural uses. 

2023 neonics become 'restricted use,' only licensed applicators can apply them.

2024 New rules put in place based on the California Neonicotinoid Risk Determination to regulate certain production  agricultural applications of neonicotinoids (clothianidin, dinotefuran, imidacloprid, and thiamethoxam). Restrictions affect application methods, rates, and timing, as well as seasonal application rate caps specific to crop groups. 

2023 Bill passes to make neonics "restricted use," they can only be used by licensed applicators. The law also directs the Department of Pesticide Regulation (DPR) to complete a reevaluation of outdoor, non-agricultural neonic uses, which could result in additional restrictions in the future. 

2022 The California legislature passed AB 2146, a bill that would prohibit lawn and garden uses of neonicotinoid pesticides, but Governor Gavin Newsom refused to sign this critical bill into law.