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MA S64
Bill
AI Summary
- Expands pesticide notification requirements to cover Department of Children and Families properties, juvenile court facilities, Department of Youth Services facilities, and town youth sports fields
- Extends pesticide protections to properties within 150 feet of covered facilities, including abutting properties
- Restricts schools, child care centers, public higher education institutions, and school-age child care programs to using only EPA-exempt pesticides or those with active ingredients on the USDA National Organic Program list
- Applies pesticide regulations regardless of whether the hiring entity is public or private, including property owners, management companies, or other legal entities
- Allows a hardship waiver from the department for use of non-qualifying pesticides when necessary
Legislative Description
Relative to improving pesticide protections for Massachusetts schoolchildren
Last Action
Referred, pursuant to an order adopted by the two branches, to the committee on Agriculture and Fisheries
6/27/2025
Committee Referrals
Agriculture2/27/2025
Full Bill Text
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