Current CT Regulations
Effective July 1, 2010, the state of Connecticut banned the use of all EPA-registered lawn care pesticides labeled for use on lawn (including athletic fields), garden and ornamental sites on the grounds of public and private daycares and school grades pre-K through 8. *Legislation passed in 2015 extended the pesticide ban to municipal playgrounds and permitted use of some EPA registered pesticide products to be used (Campbell and Wallace, 2020). Learn More Here.
Restricted Use Pesticides
Schools
Golf Courses
Connecticut banned the use of all EPA-registered lawn care pesticides labeled for use on lawn (including athletic fields), garden and ornamental sites on the grounds of public and private daycares and school grades pre-K through 8. * Learn More Here.
Public Act 22-142 makes it illegal to use chlorpyrifos on golf courses or for any cosmetic or non-agricultural use. Learn More Here.