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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

John Barrett, III

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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 allowing the town of Williamstown to ban second generation anticoagulant rodenticides (SGARs).

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PETITION OF:

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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 allowing the town of Williamstown to ban 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 Williamstown may by ordinance prohibit the application of second generation anticoagulant rodenticides within the Town of Williamstown, 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.