The civic record
Read. Follow. Verify.Vermont Prohibits Sale and Use of Anticoagulant and Nonanticoagulant Rodenticides Starting January 2027
Last action · January 22, 2026: Read first time and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Food Resiliency, and ForestrySponsor: Lawrence Satcowitz
Track this bill to get notified when it advances a stage. One tap to stop, anytime.
What This Bill Would Do
Vermont would ban the sale, distribution, and use of first- and s and s statewide beginning January 1, 2027. The measure provides temporary exemptions for agricultural emergencies, environmental emergencies, or significant public health risks under specific conditions.
The measure alters pest control options for commercial applicators, agricultural producers, and retailers statewide, while establishing a formal exemption process managed by state secretaries.
- Representative Lawrence Satcowitz represents the Orange-Washington-Addison district in the Vermont House of Representatives. context
- Rodenticides are chemical pesticides commonly used to control mice, rats, and other rodent pests in agricultural, residential, and commercial settings. context
Who It Would Affect
Groups the bill's text would affect if enacted, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
Agricultural producers
Agricultural producers are prohibited from using specified rodenticides unless a temporary exemption order is issued for an agricultural emergency.
Commercial applicators
Commercial applicators are subject to the statewide ban and new rulemaking governing pesticide use around environmentally sensitive areas.
Retailers and distributors
Retailers, including internet sellers, are prohibited from selling or offering for sale the banned rodenticide products within the State.
Nontarget wildlife and domestic animals
Wildlife and domestic animals experience altered exposure levels due to the elimination of secondary poisoning and bioaccumulation risks from the targeted rodenticides.
Key Facts
You don't have to trust us. Each fact below is taken straight from the official document - click any one to see the exact passage, highlighted in the original.
Frequently Asked Questions
When does the rodenticide ban take effect?
Are there any exceptions where rodenticides can still be used?
Which specific chemicals are covered under the ban?
What else do you want to know?
News Coverage
Follow the record
Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
Currently in committee. The next step in the legislative lifecycle is Floor Vote.
Procedural history
1 action- Jan 22, 2026HouseIntroducedRead first time and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Food Resiliency, and Forestry
Version history
Only one version on file - nothing to compare yet. As later stages (committee substitute, engrossed, enrolled) are captured, the redline appears here.
View official text →Lobbying Activity
No state lobbying filings in our records match this bill. Federal lobbying reports (LDA) cover Congress, so they are not listed on state bills.
Full breakdown
Who this bill affects and the strongest case for and against it, written only from the bill’s own text.
Sponsors
Discoveries
Patterns POLISCOPE noticed across the record. These are observations to investigate, not conclusions.
Comprehensive Pesticide Prohibition
The bill transitions Vermont from regulating rodenticides as restricted-use pesticides to instituting a near-total statewide ban with emergency-only exceptions.
Connected Entities
Sources
legislature.vermont.gov
Analysis Score
0–100- Significance75How much this matters to a regular citizen
- Controversy65Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment10Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz40Current news / social attention level
Publisher tools