HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 5118 FILED ON: 9/9/2025
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 4500
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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Simon Cataldo and Carmine Lawrence Gentile
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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 authorizing the town of Concord to ban second generation anticoagulant rodenticides within the town.
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PETITION OF:
Name: | District/Address: | Date Added: |
Simon Cataldo | 14th Middlesex | 9/9/2025 |
Michael J. Barrett | Third Middlesex | 10/24/2025 |
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 5118 FILED ON: 9/9/2025
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 4500
By Representatives Cataldo of Concord and Gentile of Sudbury, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 4500) of Simon Cataldo (by vote of the town) that the town of Concord be authorized to ban second generation anticoagulant rodenticides within 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 authorizing the town of Concord to ban second generation anticoagulant rodenticides within the town.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
That notwithstanding Chapter132B of the General Laws or any other general or special law to the contrary, the Town of Concord may by ordinance prohibit the application of second-generation anticoagulant rodenticides within the Town of Concord, including application of such pesticides by licensed commercial applicators as defined in 333 C.M.R. 10.00, except as allowed by the Board of Health to remediate a public health condition; this act shall take effect upon its passage.