01- 026 C.M.R. ch. 60, § 2

Current through 2024-51, December 18, 2024

Section 026-60-2 - Information required in Petition

Any person or persons petitioning the Board to designate an area as a critical pesticide control area shall submit the following information in support of the petition:

A. The name, address and telephone number of the petitioner(s) and a statement of the petitioner's interest in the proposed designation.

B. The name of the pesticides or group of pesticides for which restrictions are sought. Petitioners may seek restrictions on specific formulations which have enhanced toxicity, rather than on all products containing the active ingredient. For purposes of this regulation, pesticides shall include both active and inert ingredients, and carriers used in any pesticide application.

C. The name(s) and address(es) of the owner(s) of property within the proposed critical area.

D. A map of the proposed critical area.

E. A description of the purposes for which the pesticide(s) is or may be applied within the proposed area (if known).

F. For petitions for designation under criteria of sections 3(A), 3(B) or 3(C), the name(s) of the species for which protection is sought and a summary of the data establishing adverse effects of pesticides upon the species.

G. For petitions for designation under criteria of section 3(D), a copy of any applicable town ordinances, a summary of: evidence establishing that the pesticides may enter ground or surface water, hydrogeologic data which adequately defines the proposed critical area, and evidence establishing that the pesticide(s) may have an adverse effect upon the health of current or future users of the ground or surface water.

H. For petitions for designation under criteria of section 3(E), a summary of medical and/or epidemiological evidence that exposure to the pesticide(s) causes serious and/or longstanding health effects to sensitive individuals or groups of individuals.

I. For petitions for designation under criteria of sections 3(F) or 3(G), a copy of any management plan for the area or species.

J. A description of the petitioner's proposed restrictions on the use of pesticide(s) within the proposed critical area.

01- 026 C.M.R. ch. 60, § 2