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Municipal Ordinances & Resolutions

Some towns have enacted ordinances and policies that benefit pollinators by banning the use of pesticides and other chemicals while others have passed policies and resolutions  adopting, and urging their residents to adopt, pollinator-friendly practices. Municipalities who lead by example can be instrumental in changing the way their residents approach lawn and yard care. Listed below are the actions taken by different towns, please consider asking your town to pass a similar ordinance or resolution to help  create healthier and more welcoming habitat for pollinators and people alike!

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Here is a map of municipalities that have passed pesticide restrictions more stringent than those of their state government.

If your town, county, or state has legislation that should be listed, please let us know by emailing

info@pollinator-pathway.org.​

State: 

California

Town: 

Protection:

Water Protection

Ordinance/Resolution:

Assembly Bill 1572

State: 

California

Town: 

Encinitas

Protection:

Native Plants

Ordinance/Resolution:

Ordinance

State: 

California

Town: 

Milpitas

Protection:

Artificial Turf Ban

Ordinance/Resolution:

Ordinance

State: 

California

Town: 

San Marino

Protection:

Lawn Reform

Ordinance/Resolution:

Ordinance

State: 

Connecticut

Town: 

Branford

Protection:

Dark Skies Reg

Ordinance/Resolution:

Ordinance / Proclamation

State: 

Connecticut

Town: 

Burlington

Protection:

Pollinator Pathway

Ordinance/Resolution:

Municipal Resolution

State: 

Connecticut

Town: 

Canton

Protection:

Native Plants

Ordinance/Resolution:

Native Plant Program

State: 

Connecticut

Town: 

East Lyme

Protection:

Pollinator Pathway

Ordinance/Resolution:

Municipal Resolution

State: 

Connecticut

Town: 

Fairfield

Protection:

Pollinator Pathway

Ordinance/Resolution:

Municipal Resolution

State: 

Connecticut

Town: 

Greenwich

Protection:

Trees

Ordinance/Resolution:

Ordinance / Proclamation

State: 

Connecticut

Town: 

Hartford

Protection:

Trees

Ordinance/Resolution:

Ordinance / Proclamation

State: 

Connecticut

Town: 

Mansfield

Protection:

Pollinator Pathway

Ordinance/Resolution:

Municipal Resolution

State: 

Connecticut

Town: 

New Canaan

Protection:

Pollinator Pathway

Ordinance/Resolution:

Municipal Resolution

State: 

Connecticut

Town: 

New Haven

Protection:

Pollinator Pathway

Ordinance/Resolution:

Municipal Resolution

State: 

Connecticut

Town: 

New Haven

Protection:

Trees

Ordinance/Resolution:

Ordinance / Proclamation

State: 

Connecticut

Town: 

Newtown

Protection:

Native Plants

Ordinance/Resolution:

Policy

State: 

Connecticut

Town: 

Newtown

Protection:

Native Plants

Ordinance/Resolution:

Policy

State: 

Connecticut

Town: 

Newtown

Protection:

Pollinator Pathway

Ordinance/Resolution:

Municipal Resolution

State: 

Connecticut

Town: 

Norwalk

Protection:

Pesticide Use

Ordinance/Resolution:

Ordinance / Proclamation

State: 

Connecticut

Town: 

Norwalk

Protection:

Trees

Ordinance/Resolution:

Ordinance / Proclamation

State: 

Connecticut

Town: 

Norwalk

Protection:

Gas Leaf Blower

Ordinance/Resolution:

Town Ordinance

State: 

Connecticut

Town: 

Norwalk

Protection:

Pollinator Pathway

Ordinance/Resolution:

Municipal Resolution

State: 

Connecticut

Town: 

Old Saybrook

Protection:

Pollinator Protection

Ordinance/Resolution:

Municipal Resolution

State: 

Connecticut

Town: 

Pequonnock River

Protection:

Native Plants

Ordinance/Resolution:

Resolution

State: 

Connecticut

Town: 

Ridgefield

Protection:

Native Plants

Ordinance/Resolution:

Policy

State: 

Connecticut

Town: 

Stamford

Protection:

Pesticide Use

Ordinance/Resolution:

Ordinance / Proclamation

State: 

Connecticut

Town: 

Weston

Protection:

Pollinator Pathway

Ordinance/Resolution:

Municipal Resolution

State: 

Connecticut

Town: 

Wilton

Protection:

Native Plants

Ordinance/Resolution:

Policy

State: 

Connecticut

Town: 

Wilton

Protection:

Native Plants

Ordinance/Resolution:

Policy

State: 

Connecticut

Town: 

Windham

Protection:

Pollinator Pathway

Ordinance/Resolution:

Municipal Resolution

State: 

Delaware

Town: 

New Castle

Protection:

Native Plants

Ordinance/Resolution:

Executive Order

State: 

Maine

Town: 

Protection:

Pesticide Use

Ordinance/Resolution:

Municipal Pesticide Ordinances

State: 

Maine

Town: 

Allagash

Protection:

Pesticide Use

Ordinance/Resolution:

Article 28

State: 

Maine

Town: 

Amherst

Protection:

Watershed Protection

Ordinance/Resolution:

Amherst Land Use Ordinance

State: 

Maine

Town: 

Arrowsic

Protection:

Pesticide Use

Ordinance/Resolution:

Arrowsic Ordinance

State: 

Maine

Town: 

Athens

Protection:

Pesticide Use

Ordinance/Resolution:

Town of Athens Herbicide Notification Ordinance

State: 

Maine

Town: 

Blue Hill

Protection:

Pesticide Use

Ordinance/Resolution:

Blue Hill Healthy Ecosystem Ordinance

State: 

Maine

Town: 

Brighton Plantation

Protection:

Pesticide Use

Ordinance/Resolution:

Brighton Plantation Ordinance

State: 

Maine

Town: 

Brunswick

Protection:

Pesticide Use

Ordinance/Resolution:

Brunswick Ordinance

State: 

Maine

Town: 

Camden

Protection:

Pesticide Use

Ordinance/Resolution:

Camden Ordinance

State: 

Maine

Town: 

Cape Elizabeth

Protection:

Pesticide Use

Ordinance/Resolution:

Cape Elizabeth Ordinance

State: 

Maine

Town: 

Castine

Protection:

Pesticide Use

Ordinance/Resolution:

Castine Water Protection Ordinance

State: 

Maine

Town: 

Coplin Plantation

Protection:

Pesticide Use

Ordinance/Resolution:

Coplin Plantation Ordinance

State: 

Maine

Town: 

Cranberry Isles

Protection:

Pesticide Use

Ordinance/Resolution:

Cranberry Isles Ordinance

State: 

Maine

Town: 

Falmouth

Protection:

Pesticide Use

Ordinance/Resolution:

Falmouth Ordinance

State: 

Maine

Town: 

Hallowell

Protection:

Pesticide Use

Ordinance/Resolution:

Hallowell Ordinance

State: 

Maine

Town: 

Harpswell

Protection:

Pesticide Use

Ordinance/Resolution:

Harpswell Ordinance

State: 

Maine

Town: 

Lebanon

Protection:

Pesticide Use

Ordinance/Resolution:

Lebanon Ordinance

State: 

Maine

Town: 

Limerick

Protection:

Pesticide Use

Ordinance/Resolution:

Limerick Ordinance

State: 

Maine

Town: 

Limestone

Protection:

Pesticide Use

Ordinance/Resolution:

Limestone Ordinance

State: 

Maine

Town: 

Manchester

Protection:

Pesticide Use

Ordinance/Resolution:

Manchester Ordinance

State: 

Maine

Town: 

Montville

Protection:

Pesticide Use

Ordinance/Resolution:

Montville Ordinance

State: 

Maine

Town: 

New Gloucester

Protection:

Pesticide Use

Ordinance/Resolution:

New Gloucester Ordinance

State: 

Maine

Town: 

New Sweden

Protection:

Pesticide Use

Ordinance/Resolution:

New Sweden Ordinance

State: 

Maine

Town: 

Newburgh

Protection:

Pesticide Use

Ordinance/Resolution:

Newburgh Ordinance

State: 

Maine

Town: 

Ogunquit

Protection:

Pesticide Use

Ordinance/Resolution:

Ogunquit Ordinance

State: 

Maine

Town: 

Owl's Head

Protection:

Pesticide Use

Ordinance/Resolution:

Owl's Head Ordinance

State: 

Maine

Town: 

Portland

Protection:

Pesticide Use

Ordinance/Resolution:

Portland Ordinance

State: 

Maine

Town: 

Rangeley

Protection:

Pesticide Use

Ordinance/Resolution:

Rangeley Ordinance

State: 

Maine

Town: 

Rockland

Protection:

Pesticide Use

Ordinance/Resolution:

Rockland Ordinance

State: 

Maine

Town: 

Scarborough

Protection:

Pollinator Protection

Ordinance/Resolution:

Policy

State: 

Maine

Town: 

South Portland

Protection:

Pesticide Use

Ordinance/Resolution:

South Portland Ordinance

State: 

Maine

Town: 

Southport

Protection:

Pesticide Use

Ordinance/Resolution:

Southport Ordinance

State: 

Maine

Town: 

Standish

Protection:

Pesticide Use

Ordinance/Resolution:

Standish Ordinance

State: 

Maine

Town: 

Sweden

Protection:

Pesticide Use

Ordinance/Resolution:

Sweden Ordinance

State: 

Maine

Town: 

Waterboro

Protection:

Pesticide Use

Ordinance/Resolution:

Waterboro Ordinance

State: 

Maine

Town: 

Wayne

Protection:

Pesticide Use

Ordinance/Resolution:

Wayne Ordinance

State: 

Maine

Town: 

Wells

Protection:

Pesticide Use

Ordinance/Resolution:

Wells Ordinance

State: 

Massachusetts

Town: 

Amherst

Protection:

Pollinator Protection

Ordinance/Resolution:

Resolution

State: 

Massachusetts

Town: 

Orleans

Protection:

Pollinator Pathway

Ordinance/Resolution:

Municipal Resolution

State: 

Massachusetts

Town: 

Somerville

Protection:

Native Plants

Ordinance/Resolution:

Ordinance / Proclamation

State: 

New York

Town: 

Cummington

Protection:

Pollinator Pathway

Ordinance/Resolution:

Municipal Resolution

State: 

New York

Town: 

Greenburgh

Protection:

Trees

Ordinance/Resolution:

Resolution

State: 

New York

Town: 

Hastings

Protection:

Pollinator Pathway

Ordinance/Resolution:

Municipal Resolution

State: 

New York

Town: 

Irvington

Protection:

Native Plants

Ordinance/Resolution:

Policy

State: 

New York

Town: 

State of New York

Protection:

Pollinator Protection

Ordinance/Resolution:

Ordinance / Proclamation

State: 

New York

Town: 

Victor

Protection:

Native Plants

Ordinance/Resolution:

Ordinance / Proclamation

State: 

New York

Town: 

Westchester County

Protection:

Native Plants

Ordinance/Resolution:

Executive Order

State: 

Pennsylvania

Town: 

Lower Makefield

Protection:

Native Plants

Ordinance/Resolution:

Ordinance / Proclamation

State: 

Pennsylvania

Town: 

Schuylkill

Protection:

Native Plants

Ordinance/Resolution:

Legislation

State: 

Pennsylvania

Town: 

West Norriton

Protection:

Native Plants

Ordinance/Resolution:

Resolution

State: 

Rhode Island

Town: 

Protection:

Bans sale of invasive plants

Ordinance/Resolution:

2026-H 7071A, 2026-S 2352A

State: 

South Carolina

Town: 

Hilton Head

Protection:

Pollinator Protection

Ordinance/Resolution:

Policy

State: 

Vermont

Town: 

Greensboro

Protection:

Pollinator Protection

Ordinance/Resolution:

Municipal Resolution

State: 

Vermont

Town: 

Huntington

Protection:

Pollinator Protection

Ordinance/Resolution:

Municipal Resolution

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