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Update 1/1/25 - AB 2552 is a Law!
What should you do if you see a bait box with an anticoagulant poison label? (See exceptions below and poison names.)
Please report it to the County Agricultural Commission for your county.
Los Angeles County:
Website: acwm.lacounty.gov/environmental-protection-bureau/
Phone: 626.575.5466
Email: envprot@acwm.lacounty.gov
Ventura County:
Website: www.ventura.org/agricultural-commissioner/pesticide-use-enforcement/
Phone: 805.388.4222 or 805.933.2926
Email: ag.inspector@ventura.org or venturacountyag.commissioner@ventura.org
Throughout California:
Phone: 877.378.5463
Website: www.cdfa.ca.gov/exec/county/countymap
AB-2552 was approved by the Governor on 9/25/24. On January 1, 2025, the remaining anticoagulant rodenticides will be added to the existing moratorium.
Poison Free Agoura (PFA) is grateful to the California Senators who voted to pass AB 2552 into law.
I provide a link to the Center for Biological Diversity press release. We thank Lisa Viani of RATS and the Center for Biological Diversity team for spearheading these efforts and informing us. We are grateful to Assembly Member Friedman for introducing the Assembly Bill. We are also thankful to Poison Free Malibu, who has tirelessly focused on legislation and efforts to keep people, pets, and wildlife safe from the dangers of poisons. We also thank State Assemblymember Jacqui Irwin for her vote in favor of the Bill.
All our collective efforts helped make this happen!
California enacts unprecedented ban on rat poisons - Los Angeles Times
Bill Text - AB-2552 Pesticides: anticoagulant rodenticides. (ca.gov)
Votes: CA AB2552 | 2023-2024 | Regular Session | LegiScan
The Poison Free Wildlife Act AB 2552: First-Generation Anticoagulant Rodenticides adds chlorophacinone and warfarin to the existing rodenticide moratorium.
Bill Text - AB-2552 Pesticides: anticoagulant rodenticides. (ca.gov)
Fact Sheet AB 2552 4.19.2024.pdf - Google Drive
Poison-Free Wildlife Act (AB 2552) FAQ 1.pdf - Google Drive
AB 1322 SIGNED INTO LAW BY GOVERNOR NEWSOM! STARTING 1/1/2024, the dreaded first-generation poison, diphacinone will be added to the existing moratorium on second-generation anticoagulant rodenticides.
Bill Text - AB-1322 Pesticides: second-generation anticoagulant rodenticide: diphacinone. (ca.gov)
California Assembly Approves Expansion of Toxic Rat Poisons Ban - Center for Biological Diversity
Here is the latest update on AB 1788, the California Ecosystems Protection Act.
AB 1788 places a moratorium on the use of Second-Generation Anticoagulant Rodenticides.
Passed: State Senate - a vote of 23-7
Concurrence by the State Assembly - a vote of 46-11!
It is up to Governor Gavin Newsom to sign the bill into law.
On Tuesday, September 29, 2020, Governor Newsome SIGNED California Bill AB 1788!
AB 1788 went into effect on January 1, 2021.
These poisons are not allowed for residential or commercial use in most cases.
Brodifacoum
Chlorophacinone
Bromadiolone
Difenacoum
Diphacinone
Warfarin
Difethialone
Exemptions include wineries, breweries, medical and pharmaceutical companies.
If you see bait boxes with labels containing the above poisons, document their location and other pertinent information (e.g., the pest control company supplying the poison). Take a picture of the bait box.
DO NOT TOUCH THE BAIT BOX.
Report the information to the Agricultural Commissioner in your area.