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JUNE 8, 2025 RESOLVES
STATE OF MAINE
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IN THE YEAR OF OUR LORD
TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-FIVE
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S.P. 142 - L.D. 356
Resolve, Directing the Board of Pesticides Control to Prohibit the Use of
Rodenticides in Outdoor Residential Settings
Sec. 1. Board of Pesticides Control to prohibit use of rodenticides.
Resolved: That the Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry, Board of
Pesticides Control shall prohibit the use of rodenticides, including rodenticidal baits, in
outdoor residential settings. A certified applicator as defined under the Maine Revised
Statutes, Title 22, section 1471-C, subsection 4 is exempt from the prohibition under this
section. The board shall submit a report with an update on the prohibition under this section
to the Joint Standing Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry no later than
January 15, 2026. The joint standing committee may submit a bill to the Second Regular
Session of the 132nd Legislature relating to the subject matter of the report.
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