Legal Opinion
DeAngelo Bros. v. Carbon County
Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas, Carbon County
Decided November 28, 2001No. 01-1207Published
1Opinion of the Court
NANOYIC, J.,
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At issue in this matter is whether Carbon County’s chemical spraying ordinance, Ordinance no. 2001-01, is pre-empted by Pennsylvania’s Pesticide Control Act of 1973, 3 P.S. §111.21 et seq., and, therefore, invalid in restricting the use of pesticides in the county by DeAngelo Brothers Inc.
DeAngelo Brothers is a licensed commercial pesticide applicator with contracts for the chemical control of vegetation along railroad rights-of-way within the county. DeAngelo Brothers is licensed to perform these applications by the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture pursuant to the Act. The…
2Cases cited10 opinions
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- Harris-Walsh, Inc. v. Dickson City BoroughSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1966
- United Tavern Owners v. Philadelphia School DistrictSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1971
- Natural Milk Producers Ass'n v. City & County of San FranciscoCalifornia Supreme Court · 1942
- Duff v. Township of NorthamptonCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1987
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