[HISTORY: Adopted by the Township Council
of the Township of Maple Shade 12-1-1976 by Ord. No. 1976-21 (Ch. 101 of the 1975
Code). Amendments noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
General subdivision regulations — See Ch. 178.
Prior to beginning any excavation or land clearance
operation involving any major subdivision or involving the construction
of improvements on a lot of a size greater than 10,000 square feet,
within the limits of the Township of Maple Shade, the owner or the
agent shall effect one of the alternative rat control programs which
are set forth in the following section. The program shall be effected
by a pest control operator, whose qualifications and experience are
approved by the Maple Shade Health Officer.
A.
Cyanide gas. Not more than one week before any particular
area within the limits specified above is excavated, the developer's
pest control operator shall gas all visible rat burrows with cyanide
gas. By means of a foot pump designed for the purpose, calcium cyanide
in a dust or finely powdered form shall be injected into the burrow
with five or six strokes of the pump. The pump shall be then used
to pump air into the burrow, forcing the gas throughout the burrow
system. If gas is seen to be escaping from other holes, these holes
shall be immediately sealed.
B.
Toxic bait.
(1)
At least five days and not more than 14 days before
excavating any particular area within the limits specified above,
the contractor's pest control operator shall place toxic bait over
that area.
(2)
Toxic bait shall consist of a suitable grain bait
in plastic bags or in paraffinized blocks containing one of the following
anticoagulants in the amount specified:
|
Anticoagulant
|
Percentage by Weight
| |
|---|---|---|
|
Diaphacinone
|
0.005 to 0.01
| |
|
Fumarin
|
0.025 minimum
| |
|
Pival
|
0.025 minimum
| |
|
Warfarin
|
0.005 to 0.025
|
(3)
The toxic bait shall be placed at the minimum rate
of one pound of bait per 400 square feet of area to be treated, placed
at the discretion of the pest control operator.
(4)
The treated area shall be checked daily for a minimum
of four follow-up inspections. The toxic bait shall be renewed on
each inspection as necessary to restore the bait to its original amount.
(5)
All visible carcasses of rats shall be removed and
disposed of by the pest control operator at the times of placing or
inspecting the toxic bait.
The pest control operator shall submit a signed
statement to the Health Officer after the initial treatment and after
each follow-up inspection reporting the type of anticoagulant, the
form and amount of bait placed and the visible results of the rat
control for each treatment.
