Massachusetts S1527 establishes procedures for mosquito control and aerial spraying to combat arbovirus in the Commonwealth.

Massachusetts S1527 mandates the State Reclamation and Mosquito Control Board to notify various entities, including local officials, property owners, and agricultural entities, about aerial spraying or other wide-area emergency operations aimed at mosquito control. The board must provide details such as the locations, products to be sprayed, health risks, and dates and times of the operations. The executive office of energy and environmental affairs is tasked with developing a process for municipalities and agricultural entities to opt out of such spraying.

Massachusetts S1527 establishes procedures for mosquito control and aerial spraying to combat arbovirus in the Commonwealth.

Massachusetts S1527 mandates the State Reclamation and Mosquito Control Board to notify various entities, including local officials, property owners, and agricultural entities, about aerial spraying or other wide-area emergency operations aimed at mosquito control. The board must provide details such as the locations, products to be sprayed, health risks, and dates and times of the operations. The executive office of energy and environmental affairs is tasked with developing a process for municipalities and agricultural entities to opt out of such spraying.