The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Garrett J. Bradley

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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 passage of the accompanying bill:

An Act further regulating the Pesticide Control Act.

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PETITION OF:

[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE HOUSE, NO. 723 OF 2007-2008.]

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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In the Year Two Thousand and Nine

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An Act further regulating the Pesticide Control Act.

                Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:

Chapter 132B of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2002 Official Edition, is hereby amended by adding after Section 6E, the following new section:—

Section 6EE. If a school administration, day care center operator, or school age child care program operator determines its facilities do not experience vermin pest infestations in the present or past, and do not take pest management measures beyond routine and normal maintenance and cleaning, they may elect to opt out of the provisions of sections 6C through 6E, inclusive, of this chapter.