Bill > S26

This bill authorizes the town of Brookline to create local regulations that prohibit or restrict the use of second-generation anticoagulant rodenticides (SGARs) within its municipal boundaries, despite existing state laws that might otherwise prevent such local restrictions. Second-generation anticoagulant rodenticides are a type of powerful rat and rodent poison that can have broader environmental impacts, potentially affecting wildlife and pets beyond the intended target pests. The bill specifically allows Brookline to create bylaws limiting the application of these pesticides, even by licensed commercial pest control applicators who are currently regulated under state regulations (333 C.M.R. 10.00). By providing this localized authority, the legislation gives Brookline the flexibility to implement more stringent environmental and public health protections related to rodent control methods. The bill would take effect immediately upon passage, giving the town immediate ability to draft and implement such local restrictions.

Agriculture and Natural Resources

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/S26