MA S536

Bill

Relative to pesticide applications

Introduced
01/22/2019

In Committee
01/22/2019

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
12/31/2020

Introduced Session

191st General Court

Bill Summary

For legislation relative to pesticide applications. Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture.

AI Summary

This bill authorizes and directs the Massachusetts Pesticide Board, in consultation with the State Reclamation and Mosquito Control Board, to provide alternative means for private property owners to designate their property for exclusion from wide-area and mosquito control pesticide applications. The alternatives include allowing municipalities to include an "opt-out" provision on their annual census forms, and allowing residents to submit a hand-delivered letter to the municipal clerk requesting exclusion. These changes to the regulations (333 CMR 13.03) must be implemented at least 90 days before the start of the 2017 pesticide spraying season.

Committee Categories

Agriculture and Natural Resources

Sponsors (1)

Bruce Tarr (R),

Last Action

Accompanied a study order, see S2540 (on 02/18/2020)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/S536

(6 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/S536
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/S536.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H791	Relative to improving pesticide protections for Massachusetts schoolchildren	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling	Similar To
S2540	Order relative to authorizing the joint committee on Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture to make an investigation and study of certain current Senate documents relative to environment, natural resources, and agriculture issues	Discharged to the committee on Senate Rules	Replaced by
S444	Relative to the pesticide board	Accompanied a study order, see S2540	Similar To
S531	Relative to pesticide applications	Accompanied a study order, see S2540	Similar To
S851	Relative to electronic signatures for electronic applications for criminal complaints	Accompanied a study order, see S2496	Similar To
S998	Authorizing electronic signatures on search warrant applications	Accompanied a study order, see S2496	Similar To

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