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2	2	SENATE DOCKET, NO. 1447 FILED ON: 1/16/2025
3	3	SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 644
4	4	The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
5	5	_________________
6	6	PRESENTED BY:
7	7	Michael O. Moore
8	8	_________________
9	9	To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General
10	10	Court assembled:
11	11	The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the adoption of the accompanying bill:
12	12	An Act restricting the use of rodenticides in the environment.
13	13	_______________
14	14	PETITION OF:
15	15	NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :Michael O. MooreSecond WorcesterCarmine Lawrence Gentile13th Middlesex1/21/2025David T. Vieira3rd Barnstable1/21/2025Paul W. MarkBerkshire, Hampden, Franklin and
16	16	Hampshire
17	17	1/22/2025Joanne M. ComerfordHampshire, Franklin and Worcester1/22/2025Marc T. Lombardo22nd Middlesex1/22/2025Brian W. Murray10th Worcester1/28/2025Hannah Kane11th Worcester1/28/2025Mark C. MontignySecond Bristol and Plymouth1/28/2025James B. EldridgeMiddlesex and Worcester1/28/2025John J. CroninWorcester and Middlesex1/28/2025David K. Muradian, Jr.9th Worcester1/30/2025Dylan A. FernandesPlymouth and Barnstable2/3/2025Thomas M. Stanley9th Middlesex2/7/2025Rodney M. Elliott16th Middlesex2/7/2025Jacob R. OliveiraHampden, Hampshire and Worcester2/7/2025James K. Hawkins2nd Bristol2/11/2025 2 of 2
18	18	Bradley H. Jones, Jr.20th Middlesex2/11/2025Edward J. KennedyFirst Middlesex2/11/2025John J. Marsi6th Worcester2/11/2025Christopher Richard Flanagan1st Barnstable2/11/2025Vanna Howard17th Middlesex2/19/2025Jason M. LewisFifth Middlesex2/19/2025Manny Cruz7th Essex2/19/2025Patricia D. JehlenSecond Middlesex2/19/2025Michael J. BarrettThird Middlesex2/20/2025Cindy F. FriedmanFourth Middlesex3/2/2025Bruce E. TarrFirst Essex and Middlesex3/3/2025Adam J. Scanlon14th Bristol3/4/2025Patrick M. O'ConnorFirst Plymouth and Norfolk3/6/2025 1 of 3
19	19	SENATE DOCKET, NO. 1447 FILED ON: 1/16/2025
20	20	SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 644
21	21	By Mr. Moore, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 644) of Michael O. Moore, Carmine
22	22	Lawrence Gentile, David T. Vieira, Paul W. Mark and other members of the General Court
23	23	relative to pesticides. Environment and Natural Resources.
24	24	[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
25	25	SEE HOUSE, NO. 3991 OF 2021-2022.]
26	26	The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
27	27	_______________
28	28	In the One Hundred and Ninety-Fourth General Court
29	29	(2025-2026)
30	30	_______________
31	31	An Act restricting the use of rodenticides in the environment.
32	32	Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority
33	33	of the same, as follows:
34	34	1 SECTION 1. Section 2 of chapter 132B of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2022
35	35	2Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after the definition of “Animal” the following:-
36	36	3 “Anticoagulant rodenticide”, any pesticide product that has a mode of action that
37	37	4interferes with blood clotting including, but not limited to, the following active ingredients:
38	38	5Brodifacoum, Bromadiolone, Chlorophacinone, Difenacoum, Difethialone, Diphacinonon, or
39	39	6Warfarin.
40	40	7 SECTION 2. Section 5 of said chapter 132B of the General Laws, as so appearing, is
41	41	8hereby amended by adding at the end thereof the following paragraph:- 2 of 3
42	42	9 The department, with the approval of the board, shall by regulation establish a process
43	43	10and standards for the limited use of anticoagulant rodenticides by licensed applicators in public
44	44	11health emergencies, provided that such process and standards provide for one-time indoor use in
45	45	12a single location to address an urgent public health emergency, as determined by the state
46	46	13department of public health and such use shall: (i) be limited to 14 days; (ii) be accompanied by
47	47	14integrated pest management actions that include non-chemical methods and exclusionary
48	48	15measures to control rodents; (iii) require additional labeling of anticoagulant rodenticides used,
49	49	16including but not limited to, the name of the rodenticide clearly labeled on any bait box; (iv)
50	50	17require written rationale for the need for anticoagulant rodenticides over other non-toxic short-
51	51	18term alternatives; and (v) require applicators to report to the department after the 14-day
52	52	19emergency use period and include a plan for ongoing rodent control at the location.
53	53	20 Regulations shall also include provisions for the emergency use of anticoagulant
54	54	21rodenticides to protect drinking water supply, to control vectors for mosquito-borne illness, and
55	55	22for emergent infectious disease control.
56	56	23 SECTION 3. Section 7 of said chapter 132B of the General Laws, as so appearing, is
57	57	24hereby amended by adding at the end thereof the following paragraph:-
58	58	25 The subcommittee as established in section 3A of this chapter shall not register or
59	59	26reregister anticoagulant rodenticides, except that it may register or reregister anticoagulant
60	60	27rodenticides for emergency use, as provided by the department pursuant to section 5 of this
61	61	28chapter.
62	62	29 SECTION 4. The department shall report annually and include on its website information
63	63	30regarding the emergency use of anticoagulant rodenticides including, but not limited to, locations 3 of 3
64	64	31where the anticoagulant rodenticide was used, the types and amounts used, the contents of
65	65	32ongoing rodent control plans required in section 5 of chapter 132B, and relevant accompanying
66	66	33documents.
67	67	34 SECTION 5. This Act shall take effect January 1, 2027.