On April 22, 2009 bill 64 went into effect(http://www.golfsupers.com/Content/NavigationMenu/DownloadableDocuments/IssuesInfo/Environment/Updatetoclubs-Apr109.pdf). Bill 64 is a ban on all cosmetic pesticides except on golf courses. Bill 64 put into the effect of restrictions on the pesticides they could use. These restrictions could prove for a very tough next 5-10 years for golf courses and athletic fields alike.  

Bill 64 will affect not only the golf supers but also the golfers. Lowering the amount of pesticides that the golf courses can use will also lower the quality of playing. Without the pesticides being used the turf industry will have to look for other less effective means of eradicating the weeds from the playing field. These methods might include overseeding http://golf.about.com/cs/golfterms/g/bldef_overseed.htm which is very costly and not very labour effective, therefore raising the green fees. Overseeding is the only known viable replacment for pesticides as of right now.

 Bill 64 is a good thing, in the long run. For right now the bill could not come at a worse time. Having to change the methods to extinguish the weeds in the middle of one of the worst financial fiascos since the 1930s is completely ridiculous. The methods that must be used as an alternative to pesticides are much more costly in not only direct cost but also in labour cost for both the supplier and the costumer. Bill 64 has its ups and its downs, but bill 64 just does not have the right timing.

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