Showing ordinances that apply to Hillside, NY
Hillside is an unincorporated community (population 860) in Ulster County, New York. Because Hillside is not an incorporated city, it does not have its own municipal code. Instead, Ulster County ordinances apply directly to properties here. The pest control rules below are the ones that govern your area.
Pesticide application in Ulster County is regulated by the NYS Department of Environmental Conservation under Article 33 of Environmental Conservation Law and 6 NYCRR Part 325. Commercial applicators must be certified. Ulster County has a Neighbor Notification Law requiring 48-hour notice before commercial lawn pesticide applications. Bed bug and rodent issues in rental housing fall under NY Property Maintenance Code.
Commercial pesticide application in Ulster County requires DEC certification under ECL Article 33 and 6 NYCRR Part 325. Categories include 3A (Ornamental/Turf), 7A (Structural), 7F (Cockroach/Rodent). Ulster County adopted the Neighbor Notification Law (ECL §33-1004) requiring applicators to provide 48-hour advance notice to adjacent property owners and post signage (4x5 inches minimum) at treatment boundaries for 24 hours after lawn/landscape treatments. Restricted-use pesticides require DEC purchase permits. Child Safe Playing Fields Act (ECL §33-0303) bans most pesticides on school grounds and day care centers. Bed bug infestations in rental housing trigger NY Property Maintenance Code §309 requiring landlords to disclose infestation history over the prior 12 months (RPL §235-f(8)) and to remediate under warranty of habitability (RPL §235-b). Rodent control: NY Public Health Law §1352-a requires landlords to eliminate rats and mice. Wildlife conflicts — bears, raccoons, skunks, coyotes, deer — fall under NYS DEC jurisdiction; nuisance trapping may require DEC-licensed Nuisance Wildlife Control Operator (NWCO). Tick management is a particular concern in Ulster County due to high rates of Lyme and anaplasmosis; DEC and NYSDOH recommend integrated pest management rather than blanket spraying.
DEC pesticide violations: up to $5,000 first offense and $10,000 subsequent (ECL §71-2907). Failure to provide Neighbor Notification: $150-$500 per incident. Unlicensed pesticide business: misdemeanor and $2,500 fine. Landlord pest-remediation failure: warranty of habitability breach with rent abatement under RPL §235-b.
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