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The Board of Health voted 2-1 to table a proposed restriction on second-generation anticoagulant rodenticides (SGARs) on municipal property until October, pending more information about state legislation and other communities’ experiences. It also voted 3-0 to support a potential home rule petition allowing Wakefield to consider additional local SGAR restrictions.
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No local ban or restriction on SGARs was adopted at this meeting. The Board wants more data about rodent control, environmental effects, public health, and alternative methods before revisiting the policy in October. The separate support statement would give Wakefield the option to consider local restrictions later; it does not impose a restriction now. The Board also postponed its internal reorganization until it receives guidance from legal counsel and the Town Administrator.
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