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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 Resources251 Causeway Street, Suite 500Boston, MA 02114Telephone: 617-626-1723
Resources
Mosquitoes
Central MA Mosquito Control Project (CMMCP)
- CMMCP - DPW memo 02-08-21
- CMMCP - memo 02-04-21
- CMMCP - Commission meeting dates - memo 11-20-20 (PDF)
- CMMCP - spray date memo - August and September 2020
- CMMCP - abandoned swimming pool memo (PDF)
- Enhanced Larval Control Measures for EEE Mitigation in 2020 (PDF)
- CMMCP - larval control memo 05-14-20 (PDF)
- CMMCP - letter 04-06-20 (PDF)
- Central MA Mosquito Control Memo (PDF)
- CMMCP - 2020 Commission meeting dates memo (PDF)
- Central MA Mosquito Control Protection for Senior Citizens Flier (PDF)
- Central MA Mosquito Control Home Breeding Mosquito Checklist (PDF)
- Central MA Mosquito Control Flier on Practicing the 5 Ds (PDF)
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