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The Pesticide Board continues to be very busy with regula- 

 ting the uses of the various chemicals for pest control. The 

 Director attended many of their meetings as a designee of the 

 Commissioner. The actions of the board are having a major im- 

 pact on the current public awareness of the uses of pesticides 

 in the Commonwealth. 



Both the Director and the Assistant Director attended a 

 number of meetings including the Massachusetts Nurserymens' 

 summer meeting and the Spring meeting of the Eastern Plant 

 Board. The Eastern Plant Board it should be noted is an organ- 

 ization made up of regulatory officials in the northeastern part 

 of the United States who meet once a year to revie'- and enact 

 the various plant pest regulatory and control programs affecting 

 this part of the country. 



