HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 4655        FILED ON: 5/7/2025

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 4133

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Michelle L. Ciccolo

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To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General
Court assembled:

The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the adoption of the accompanying bill:

An Act to authorize the town of Lexington to prohibit or restrict the application of second generation anticoagulant rodenticides.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

Date Added:

Michelle L. Ciccolo

15th Middlesex

5/7/2025

Cindy F. Friedman

Fourth Middlesex

7/11/2025

Kenneth I. Gordon

21st Middlesex

7/29/2025

Michael J. Barrett

Third Middlesex

7/29/2025


HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 4655        FILED ON: 5/7/2025

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 4133

By Representative Ciccolo of Lexington, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 4133) of Michelle L. Ciccolo (by vote of the town) that the town of Lexington be authorized to regulate the application of second generation anticoagulant rodenticides in said town.  Environment and Natural Resources.  [Local Approval Received.]

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

 

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In the One Hundred and Ninety-Fourth General Court
(2025-2026)

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An Act to authorize the town of Lexington to prohibit or restrict the application of second generation anticoagulant rodenticides.

 

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
 

SECTION 1. Purpose

The purpose of this Act is to allow the Town of Lexington to prohibit or restrict the use of Second-Generation anticoagulant rodenticides under a future bylaw approved by Town Meeting.

SECTION 2.Notwithstanding Chapter 132B of the General Laws or any other general or special law to the contrary, the Town of Lexington may, by bylaw, prohibit or restrict the application of second-generation anticoagulant rodenticides within the Town of Lexington, including the application of such pesticides by licensed commercial applicators as defined in 333 C.M.R. 10.00.

SECTION 3. This Act shall take effect upon passage.