Attorneys for a group of lawn care companies and homeowners asked a Montgomery County Circuit Court judge Wednesday to invalidate a county law barring the use of certain pesticides from private lawns, arguing that the products are well regulated by state and federal agencies.
The law, passed by a divided County Council in 2015, made Montgomery, Maryland, the first major locality to bar nonessential cosmetic pesticides. It is scheduled to take effect at the beginning of next year.
The measure targets pesticides containing chemicals that may cause cancer and allows only compounds that are organically based or deemed to be of minimal risk under the 1996 Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act. It exempts agricultural land, gardens and golf courses.
Lawn & Landscape reported on the ban in our October issue.
Read the rest of the article from the Washington Post here.
Latest from Lawn & Landscape
- Ceramica acquires Fundraising Brick
- Senske Family of Companies acquires Huron Pest Control
- Sunseeker unveils new X7 Series Robotic Mowers
- Bobcat Company debuts MT120 mini track loader
- Senske Family of Companies opens new corporate office
- Autonomowus Lawn Company adds robotic mowers to Genan tire recycling plant
- Visterra Landscape Group acquires Cleveland-based H&M Landscaping
- SiteOne names Carrothers VP of agronomic business development
