PESTICIDE BOARD 

 Lewis Wells, Program Supervisor 



The Board was reorganized in late June of 1978 and inmediately 

 began work on a comprehensive body of new regulations. These 

 regulations were taken to public hearing on December 12, 13 and 

 1A, 1978 and approved in the final form by the Board at their 

 February 28, 1979 meeting. The Department filed these regulations 

 with the Secretary of the Commonwealth as amendments to 333 CMR 

 on March 22, 1979. 



The examination of those to be certified to use or supervise 

 the use of restricted pesticides, new entry persons to be licensed 

 to apply general use pesticides on land of another, and those to 

 be licensed to deal in restricted pesticides continued with the 

 support of a Federal grant. Some 2547 persons completed the 

 requirements for certification during this period of time. A 

 total of 56 new entry people were licensed, and 89 dealers were 

 licensed. 



Twenty-seven pesticide incidents were investigated on-site. 

 Four administrative orders were issued and one case was referred 

 to the Attorney General. Eighteen permits to use chlorophocinone 

 for control of bats in dwellings were issued after consultation 

 with the Division of Fisheries and Wildlife in accordance with 

 the provisions of a special local needs registration of that 

 pesticide. 



Consultation relative to proper use of pesticides was given 

 to other state agencies, municipal agencies, and the general 

 public as requested. No records are kept of the numbers of these 

 consultations but it is estimated that this aspect of the program 

 takes 20 to 25 percent of the time of the staff. 



The Board's budget for the fiscal year was $50,100. 



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