HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 5513 FILED ON: 1/6/2026
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 4917
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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Kenneth I. Gordon
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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 relative to a town-wide ban on the use of second-generation anticoagulant rodenticides (SGARs).
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PETITION OF:
Name: | District/Address: | Date Added: |
Kenneth I. Gordon | 21st Middlesex | 1/6/2026 |
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 5513 FILED ON: 1/6/2026
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 4917
By Representative Gordon of Bedford, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 4917) of Kenneth I. Gordon (by vote of the town) relative to banning the use of second-generation anticoagulant rodenticides in the town of Bedford. 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 relative to a town-wide ban on the use of second-generation anticoagulant rodenticides (SGARs).
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
Notwithstanding Chapter 132B of the General Laws or any other general or special law to the contrary, the Town of Bedford may by ordinance prohibit or restrict the application of second-generation anticoagulant rodenticides within the Town of Bedford, including the 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.