Massachusetts General Laws
Chapter 132b - Massachusetts Pesticide Control Act
Section 6e - Integrated Pest Management Plans

Section 6E. (a) On or before November 1, 2001, each school, child care center and school age child care program in the commonwealth shall adopt and implement, in accordance with any regulations promulgated by the department pursuant to this chapter, an integrated pest management plan. The plan shall cover both indoor and outdoor areas. The department shall produce a generic integrated pest management plan that may be adopted by any school, child care center or school age child care program. One copy of the plan adopted by the school, child care center or school age child care program shall be filed with the department, and at least one additional copy shall be kept on site and made available to the public upon request pursuant to section 10 of chapter 66. Every agency of the commonwealth shall develop and implement integrated pest management plans and procedures for all buildings and grounds owned or managed by the commonwealth.
(b) No person shall spray, release, deposit or apply or supervise the spraying, release, deposit or application of any pesticide in, on, or around structures or grounds of a school, child care center or school age child care program unless that person is a certified commercial applicator, certified private applicator, licensed applicator, or permitted catch basin applicator, or is under the supervision of a certified commercial applicator, certified private applicator or licensed applicator.

Structure Massachusetts General Laws

Massachusetts General Laws

Part I - Administration of the Government

Title XIX - Agriculture and Conservation

Chapter 132b - Massachusetts Pesticide Control Act

Section 1 - Title; Purpose

Section 2 - Definitions

Section 3 - Pesticide Board

Section 3a - Pesticide Board Subcommittee

Section 4 - Programs Director

Section 5 - Powers and Duties of Department

Section 5a - Reduction of Pesticide Use; Annual Report

Section 6 - Prohibited Distributions, Etc.

Section 6a - Prohibited Activities

Section 6b - Pesticide Use by Utilities; Notice; Development of Policies to Reduce Pesticide Use Along Roadways; Personal Protection Equipment and Clothing

Section 6c - Pesticide Use at Schools, Child Care Centers or School Age Child Care Programs; Standard Written Notification

Section 6d - Posting of Standard Written Notification of Pesticide Use at Schools, Child Care Centers and School Age Child Care Programs

Section 6e - Integrated Pest Management Plans

Section 6f - Pesticide Products Eligible for Use Indoors at Schools, Child Care Centers and School Age Child Care Programs

Section 6g - Pesticide Products Eligible for Outdoor Use at Schools, Child Care Centers and School Age Child Care Programs

Section 6h - Emergency Situations at Schools, Child Care Centers and School Age Child Care Programs; Single-Use Waivers for Pesticides

Section 6i - Written or Electronic Records of Pesticide Use at Schools, Child Care Centers and School Age Child Care Programs

Section 6j - Pesticide Use as Part of Supervised Training Programs at Vocational, Technical and Agricultural Schools

Section 6k - Review of Anti-Microbial Pesticides

Section 7 - Registration

Section 7a - Pesticide Use Reporting System

Section 8 - Experimental Use Permits

Section 9 - Dealers' Licenses

Section 10 - Certificates, Licenses and Permits; Issuance, Suspension and Revocation; Administrative or Civil Penalty

Section 11 - Protection of Health and Environment; Regulations

Section 12 - Hazards; Adverse Environmental Effects; Departmental Orders; Violations

Section 13 - Adjudicatory Hearings

Section 14 - Violations; Penalties; Injunctions

Section 14a - Civil Administrative Penalties; Adjudicatory Hearings

Section 15 - Departmental Personnel, Agents and Inspectors; Powers; Evidence; Confidential Information

Section 16 - Children and Families Protection Fund