Bill > H899

This bill amends the existing laws in Massachusetts to expand the responsibilities of the State Reclamation and Mosquito Control Board to include the control of ticks and tick-borne illnesses. The key provisions of the bill include: adding "or ticks" to the board's authority, adding a representative from the Department of Fish and Game to the board, renaming the board to the "State Reclamation, Mosquito and Tick Control Board", allowing the board to investigate and publish information on integrated pest management techniques for tick-borne disease protection, and renaming the Mosquito and Greenhead Fly Control Fund to the Mosquito, Greenhead Fly and Tick Control Fund. The bill also allows cities and towns to request the board to implement the investigated integrated pest management techniques for protecting public health from tick-borne diseases.

Agriculture and Natural Resources

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/H899