Notice of Amendment to 333 CMR 13.03, Requests for Exclusion from Wide-Area Pesticide Applications

As of January 13, 2017, the Massachusetts Department of Agricultural Resources ("Department") has implemented changes to the regulation promulgated at 333 CMR: 13.00, et. seq., specifically at 333 CMR13.03 ("Regulation"). The Regulation establishes a procedure for private property owners to exclude their property from wide-area pesticide applications. The following changes have been made to the process by which requests for exclusions must be made:

• Exclusion request my no longer be made to a city or town clerk and must be made to the Department;
• There is no longer a deadline by which exclusions requests can be made, they can be made at any point in time during the year;
• Exclusion requests shall become effective fourteen (14) days from the receipt of the request;
• All excusion requests, regardless of the date made, will expire on December 31st of the year in which it was made;
• Requests can be made electronically or via hard copy, all information related to exclusion requests and the Regulation can be found on the Department's website at: Electronic Exclusion Request.
• Hard copy Exclusion Requests should be directed to:

Massachusetts Department of Agricultural Resources

251 Causeway Street, Suite 500

Boston, MA 02114

Attn:  Juan Carlos Gutierrez

Telephone:  617-626-1723