Urban Interface Areas to Address Current Misuse of Toxic Rodenticides

Whereas ongoing reliance on rodenticide does not control pests in the long term, is expensive and creates unnecessary exposure pathways to toxic chemicals in addition to the suffering of target wildlife, and the documented killing of non-target wildlife; And whereas current legislation prevents municipalities from enacting bylaws to regulate the use of rodenticides in and around buildings on private property: Therefore be it resolved that UBCM ask the Province to create a new category of applicable land use sector called Urban Interface Areas in addition to the existing Forestry and Agriculture; And be it further resolved that changes to other applicable legislation be made to allow local governments to enact bylaws regulating rodenticide use in the newly created Urban Interface Areas.