Bill > H4500

This bill authorizes the town of Concord, Massachusetts to create a local ordinance banning second-generation anticoagulant rodenticides (SGARs) within its town limits. Second-generation anticoagulant rodenticides are a type of powerful rat and mouse poison that work by preventing blood from clotting, which can cause prolonged and fatal bleeding in animals. The bill allows the town to prohibit these pesticides even for licensed commercial pest control applicators, with one key exception: the Board of Health can still permit their use in situations that pose a public health risk. Despite potential conflicts with existing state laws (Chapter 132B of the General Laws), this local legislation would give Concord the specific authority to regulate these potentially harmful pesticides within its jurisdiction. The bill would take effect immediately upon passage, providing the town with immediate power to implement such a ban.

Agriculture and Natural Resources

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/H4500