LD356 • 2025

Resolve, Directing the Board of Pesticides Control to Prohibit the Use of Rodenticides in Outdoor Residential Settings

Agriculture

Enacted

This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor: Senator Richard Bennett
Last action: 2025-06-08
Official status: Became Law without Governor's Signature
Effective date: Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Resolve, Directing the Board of Pesticides Control to Prohibit the Use of Rodenticides in Outdoor Residential Settings

Resolve, Directing the Board of Pesticides Control to Prohibit the Use of Rodenticides in Outdoor Residential Settings Sponsor: Senator Richard Bennett Reference committee: Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry Governor action: Became Law without Governor's Signature

What This Bill Does

Resolve, Directing the Board of Pesticides Control to Prohibit the Use of Rodenticides in Outdoor Residential Settings Sponsor: Senator Richard Bennett Reference committee: Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry Governor action: Became Law without Governor's Signature

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Amendments

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C-A (S-88)

Adopted by House & Senate

Plain English: Page 1 - 132LR0054(02) COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 1 L.D.

Page 1 - 132LR0054(02) COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 1 L.D.
356 2 Date: (Filing No.
S- ) 3AGRICULTURE, CONSERVATION AND FORESTRY 4 Reproduced and distributed under the direction of the Secretary of the Senate.
5STATE OF MAINE 6SENATE 7132ND LEGISLATURE 8FIRST SPECIAL SESSION 9 COMMITTEE AMENDMENT “ ” to S.P.

Bill History

2025-06-08 Governor
Became Law without Governor's Signature
2025-05-27 House
FINALLY PASSED . Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
2025-05-27 Senate
FINALLY PASSED , in concurrence.
2025-05-15 Committee
Reported Out; OTP-AM
2025-04-22 Committee
Work Session Held
2025-04-22 Committee
Voted; OTP-AM
2025-04-03 Committee
Work Session Held; TABLED
2025-03-18 Committee
Work Session Held; TABLED
2025-01-30 Committee
Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry.

Official Summary Text

Resolve, Directing the Board of Pesticides Control to Prohibit the Use of Rodenticides in Outdoor Residential Settings
Sponsor:
Senator Richard Bennett
Reference committee:
Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry
Governor action:
Became Law without Governor's Signature

Current Bill Text

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Page 1 - 132LR0054(03)
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.
LAW WITHOUT
GOVERNOR'S
SIGNATURE

JUNE 8, 2025
CHAPTER
47
RESOLVES