Bill
H 5247
Maynard, Massachusetts gains local authority to ban or limit second-generation anticoagulant rodenticides to reduce wildlife poisoning through bioaccumulation.
H 5247 grants the town of Maynard authority to prohibit or restrict the use of second-generation anticoagulant rodenticides (SGARs) within its jurisdiction. Second-generation anticoagulants are potent rat poisons that accumulate in animal tissue and have raised environmental and wildlife safety concerns. This bill allows a single municipality to establish its own rules beyond state-level regulations.
SGARs persist in the environment and bioaccumulate through food chains, poisoning predators like hawks, owls, and coyotes that consume poisoned rodents. Maynard's authority to implement restrictions could serve as a local pilot for addressing wildlife poisoning, though it also creates potential fragmentation of pest control rules across the state if other towns follow suit.
Compiled from official sources — confirm details with the bill’s official record.
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