[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town of Randolph 4-18-1995 ATM by Art. 8, approved 10-27-1995. Amendments noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Property maintenance — See Ch. 147.
[Amended 3-10-2014 by Ord. No. 2014-006]
Herbicides may be used to control nuisance, hazard, detrimental
or invasive vegetation on Town owned properties under the approval
of the Randolph Conservation Commission.
A.
Operational guidelines.
(1)
Only the most current USEPA/MA DAR/DEP approved herbicides are authorized
for use.
(2)
Application must be conducted by a qualified licensed applicator.
(3)
Application of herbicides must be conducted in such a manner that
the delivery to the target vegetation is optimized and delivery to
non-target vegetation and the environment is minimized.
(4)
The licensed applicator must comply with all appropriate state and
federal laws and regulations regarding application and use.
(5)
The chemical application shall be used only when mowing, hand cutting
or other methods of management of the subject vegetation have been
deemed ineffective or not cost efficient.
(6)
The herbicide application may not be completed during a moderate
to excessive rainfall or moderate to significant wind drifts.
(7)
Any spills shall be contained immediately using best management practices
(BMP's) and action must be taken to remediate with absorptive
materials.
(8)
Special care should be given in sensitive areas to ensure there is
no impact to ground or surface water. These areas will be determined
by the Conservation Commission.
B.
Procedure.
(1)
Any request for use of herbicide on Town owned property must be made
by the Town in writing on a form(s) provided by the Conservation Commission.
(2)
The Conservation Agent will conduct a site review prior to any application
to determine any areas of concern.
(3)
The Conservation Commission will issue a written decision listing
in detail the requirements and conditions for application.
All professional applicators of herbicide, pesticide, insecticide,
fungicide or rodenticide products shall file a form, approved by the
Board of Health, with the Town Health Department prior to the application.
