South Portland Imposes
Prohibition Against
Pest Control Products,
But Skips Penalties
The End Of The Golf
Industry Exception Status
September 8th, 2016
The Forecaster
City Of South Portland, State Of Maine
Selected And Adapted Excerpts
South Portland’s Reckless & Arbitrary Prohibition
Summary
In the State of Maine, the City of South Portland’s FANATICAL, RECKLESS, AND ARBITRARY PROHIBITION against the use of pest control products on PUBLIC LAND would take effect on May 1st, 2017, on PRIVATE PROPERTY in 2018, and on GOLF COURSES in 2019.
South Portland’s Fanatical & Arbitrary Prohibition
Revocation Of The Pesticide Ban Exception Status
On August 31st, 2016, South Portland made history by becoming the largest community in Maine to ARBITRARILY IMPOSE FANATICAL-PROHIBITION against pest control products.
South Portland’s FANATICAL-PROHIBITION will apply to the MUNICIPAL GOLF COURSE and the PRIVATELY OWNED SABLE OAKS GOLF CLUB starting May 1, 2019.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION ― THE GOLF INDUSTRY DESPERATELY NEEDS PESTICIDES ! ― South Portland is imposing the revocation of the golf industry exception status. [ ?!?! ] Without conventional pest control products, Golf Facilities become PEST-INFESTED AND UNPLAYABLE GARBAGE DUMPS. It is IMPOSSIBLE for Golf Superintendents to keep their facilities playable and beautiful by using so-called Green Alternative Pesticides and Practices.
The council voted 6-1 to IMPOSE FANATICAL-PROHIBITION against most conventional pest control products and ARBITRARILY ALLOWS most so-called organic pesticides [ i.e. green alternative pesticides ].
South Portland is a city in the State of Maine, with a population of over 25,000.
But consequences for violators won’t be punitive ― instead, violations will be corrected through educational outreach ― an aspect that some said weakens the ordinance.
South Portland’s Fanatical & Arbitrary Prohibition
Three-Year Phase-In For Pesticide Ban
The FANATICAL-PROHIBITION will be PHASED IN OVER THREE YEARS.
South Portland’s FANATICAL-PROHIBITION will take effect for CITY PROPERTY on May 1st, 2017.
South Portland’s FANATICAL-PROHIBITION will expand to the GENERAL PUBLIC on May 1st, 2018.
South Portland’s FANATICAL-PROHIBITION will apply to the MUNICIPAL GOLF COURSE and the PRIVATELY OWNED SABLE OAKS GOLF CLUB starting May 1, 2019.
Fanatical Pesticide-Hating Councilor Eben Rose called the PROHIBITION …
A Great Accomplishment [ ?!?! ]
… and said PROHIBITION will create an …
Incredible Educational Opportunity [ ?!?! ]
South Portland’s Fanatical & Arbitrary Prohibition
Waivers ( Exceptions ) And Enforcement
A WAIVER PROCESS ( i.e. EXCEPTION ) will be available for residents and business owners who must apply a pest control product that isn’t allowed under the ordinance.
But WAIVERS will only be granted for situations that pose a threat to public health and safety, or for the control of invasive species that pose a threat to the environment.
The INITIAL VERSION FOR PROHIBITION included FINES ranging from $200 to $1,000, but the FINAL VERSION ONLY INCLUDES EDUCATIONAL OUTREACH as a response to violators.
South Portland’s Fanatical & Arbitrary Prohibition
Allowed & Minimum Risk [ ?!?! ] Green Alternative Pesticides
South Portland’s FANATICAL-PROHIBITION would prohibit all turf, landscape and outdoor pest control products, except those listed by the U.S. Department of Agriculture as so-called ALLOWED SUBSTANCES.
It would also allow chemicals classified as so-called MINIMUM RISK by the Environmental Protection Agency under the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act.
In essence, these active ingredients are GREEN ALTERNATIVE PESTICIDES.
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Active Ingredients Allowed In Minimum Risk [ ?!?! ] Pesticide Products
The active ingredients that can be used in pesticide products that are EXEMPT from the requirements of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act under the MINIMUM RISK [ ?!?! ] EXEMPTION regulations in 40 CFR 152.25(f).
See images below.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION ― GREEN ALTERNATIVE PESTICIDES DO NOT WORK ― There are NO alternatives that work. Prohibition is somehow validated by pesticide-hating fanatics who merely concoct MYTHS against conventional products. When it comes to controlling pests, the use of safe and effective conventional pest control products should be a no-brainer. Anti-pesticide prohibition leads to the catastrophic problems of weed invasion and insect infestation. It is impossible for professionals, and even home-owners, to protect their properties by using so-called GREEN ALTERNATIVE PESTICIDES. There are no viable, efficacious, economical, or low-risk alternatives to replace conventional pest control products. Green alternative pesticides are bogus and dismal failures ― they do not work and they are not innovative products. By definition, ALTERNATIVES ARE INFERIOR, which is why they did NOT win the market-place originally. Overall, green alternative pesticides are ineffective, inadequate, inferior, high-risk, more toxic, and stunningly expensive ! In many cases, green alternative pesticides are questionably higher in toxicity, and pose higher environmental risks. Green alternative pesticides and even organic fertilizers often contain living pathogenic organisms, fermented materials, or metals that may be deemed unsafe for children, adults, and the environment. Conventional pest control products are absolutely necessary. Fortunately, conventional pest control products are safe, effective, economical, and low-risk.
https://pesticidetruths.com/toc/myth-busting-prohibition/
https://pesticidetruths.com/toc/green-alternatives-bogus-dismal-failures/
It May Be Time For Superintendents To Quit Their Jobs And Leave The Golf Industry !
Background Information
The Golf Industry Is On A Collision Course Where Its Demise Is Imminent ― Go To The Following Links ―
THE GOLF INDUSTRY COLLISION COURSE ( Web-Page )
https://pesticidetruths.com/toc/the-golf-industry-collision-course/
EXAMPLES OF ATTACKS AGAINST GOLF FACILITIES ( Blog )
THE END IS NEAR FOR GOLF SUPERINTENDENTS & THEIR FACILITIES ! ( Blog )
THE LOOMING GOLF INDUSTRY SHIPWRECK ( Web-Page )
https://pesticidetruths.com/toc/the-looming-golf-industry-shipwreck/
SHARP PARK GOLF COURSE ( Web-Page )
https://pesticidetruths.com/toc/golf-sharp-park-golf-course-usa/
CRITICAL ISSUES FOR THE SURVIVAL OF THE GOLF INDUSTRY ( Web-Page )
https://pesticidetruths.com/toc/golf-industry-critical-issues/
Background Information
There Is No Longer A Hopeful Future For Anyone In The Golf Industry ― Go To The Following Links ―
THE END OF THE GOLF INDUSTRY EXCEPTION STATUS — ONTARIO CONSPIRACY — CANADIAN ASSOCIATION OF PHYSICIANS FOR THE ENVIRONMENT ( CAPE ) — DEMANDS ONTARIO TO STOP LETTING GOLFING FACILITIES USE COSMETIC PESTICIDES ( Blog )
THE END OF THE GOLF INDUSTRY EXCEPTION STATUS — AMERICAN & CANADIAN CONSPIRACIES — AMERICA’S GOLF COURSES & MANUFACTURERS TARGET GOLF-HATING ENVIRONMENTAL TERRORISM — IS ANYBODY ADDRESSING THE CRITICAL ISSUES FACING THE GOLF INDUSTRY IN CANADA ?!?! ( Blog )
THE END OF THE GOLF INDUSTRY EXCEPTION STATUS — ONTARIO CONSPIRACY — MESSAGES ORDERING THE HACKING-ATTACK CAMPAIGN AGAINST GOLF SUPERINTENDENTS & THEIR FACILITIES BY PREVENT CANCER NOW ( A.K.A. CANADIAN CANCER SOCIETY ) — PARTS 1 & 2 ( Blogs )
THE END OF THE GOLF INDUSTRY EXCEPTION STATUS — ONTARIO CONSPIRACY — CANADIAN CANCER SOCIETY FINANCES HACKING-ATTACKS AGAINST THE GOLF INDUSTRY THROUGH PREVENT CANCER NOW — IPM COUNCIL OF CANADA ( Blog )
THE END OF THE GOLF INDUSTRY EXCEPTION STATUS — ONTARIO CONSPIRACY — THE LANDSCAPE ONTARIO PERPETRATORS MUST « GET OFF THE GRASS » OF THE GOLF INDUSTRY, AND MUST RESIGN FROM IPM COUNCIL OF CANADA ― FOREVER ! — GOLF INDUSTRY VS IPM COUNCIL & LO ( Blog )
THE END OF THE GOLF INDUSTRY EXCEPTION STATUS — AMERICAN CONSPIRACY — AMERICA’S GOLF COURSES ARE BECOMING BANKRUPT, RUN-DOWN, SHUTTERED, ABANDONED, & BURNING WASTE DUMPS ( Blog )
THE END OF THE GOLF INDUSTRY EXCEPTION STATUS — AMERICAN CONSPIRACY — PORTLAND, OREGON — PROPOSED PESTICIDE BAN ( Blog )
THE END OF THE GOLF INDUSTRY EXCEPTION STATUS — ONTARIO CONSPIRACY — THE GOLF INDUSTRY IS FACING ITS WORST ATTACK CAMPAIGN PERPETRATED BY MALEVOLENT AND VENGEFUL FANATICS WHOSE ULTIMATE GOAL IS TO HARM AND DESTROY OF ALL GOLF FACILITIES — THE GOLF INDUSTRY VS IPM COUNCIL & LANDSCAPE ONTARIO ! — PARTS 1 & 2 ( Blogs )
THE END OF THE GOLF INDUSTRY EXCEPTION STATUS — CAREER MANAGEMENT — THE MOST IMPORTANT SENTENCES TO SAY IN EVERY JOB INTERVIEW — IT MAY BE TIME FOR SUPERINTENDENTS TO QUIT THEIR JOBS AND LEAVE THE GOLF INDUSTRY ! ( Blog )
THE END OF THE GOLF INDUSTRY EXCEPTION STATUS — 2009 PREDICTIONS — THE LOOMING SHIPWRECK OF THE GOLF INDUSTRY — CANADIAN GOLF SUPERINTENDENTS ASSOCIATION ( CGSA ) — DAVID SUZUKI FOUNDATION — QUINTOZENE ( Blog )
THE END OF THE GOLF INDUSTRY EXCEPTION STATUS — MONTREAL CONSPIRACY — MONTREAL’S 2015 ANTI-NEONICOTINOID MUNICIPAL PROHIBITION WILL NOT SAVE BEES, BUT WILL INEVITABLY LEAD TO THE OBLITERATION OF THE GOLF INDUSTRY ! ( Blog )
THE END OF THE GOLF INDUSTRY EXCEPTION STATUS — ONTARIO CONSPIRACY — COLLINGWOOD — GOLF FACILITIES POLLUTING WATERSHED [ ?!?! ] — BLUE MOUNTAIN WATERSHED TRUST FUND — LAKE SIMCOE CLEAN-UP FUND — FUNDED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA ( Report )
THE END OF THE GOLF INDUSTRY EXCEPTION STATUS — MANITOBA CONSPIRACY — GOLF USES SIX PER CENT OF ALL PESTICIDES ( Report )
THE END OF THE GOLF INDUSTRY EXCEPTION STATUS — QUEBEC CONSPIRACY — DAVID SUZUKI — EQUITERRE — FRENCH TEXT ( Report )
THE END OF THE GOLF INDUSTRY EXCEPTION STATUS — AMERICAN & MANITOBA CONSPIRACY — WHO WANTS TO BUY A DEAD GOLF COURSE ?!?! — LARGE NUMBERS OF GOLF FACILITIES HAVE BECOME ABANDONED WASTE DUMPS — MACLEAN’S MAGAZINE ( Reports )
THE END OF THE GOLF INDUSTRY EXCEPTION STATUS — BRITISH COLUMBIA CONSPIRACY — KIMBERLEY — AVOIDING THE DESTRUCTION OF THE GOLF INDUSTRY — PEST CONTROL PRODUCTS ARE NOT COSMETIC ( Reports )
THE END OF THE GOLF INDUSTRY EXCEPTION STATUS — BRITISH COLUMBIA CONSPIRACY — GOLDEN — LUNATICS TERRORIZE GOLF FACILITY — WILDSIGHT — CANADIAN CANCER SOCIETY ( Report )
THE END OF THE GOLF INDUSTRY EXCEPTION STATUS — ONTARIO CONSPIRACY — ORGANIZING PUBLIC MEETINGS FOR THE ENEMIES OF THE GOLF INDUSTRY ( Report )
THE END OF THE GOLF INDUSTRY EXCEPTION STATUS — MANITOBA CONSPIRACY — ECOJUSTICE-CELA-CAPE ( Reports )
THE END OF THE GOLF INDUSTRY EXCEPTION STATUS — ONTARIO CONSPIRACY — KINGSTON — THE IMMINENT DEMISE OF BELLE PARK GOLF COURSE — FORMER MINISTER JOHN GERRETSEN ( Reports )
THE END OF THE GOLF INDUSTRY EXCEPTION STATUS — BRITISH COLUMBIA CONSPIRACY — VANCOUVER — THE IMMNENT DEMISE OF LANGARA GOLF CLUB — DAVID SUZUKI HATES & DESPISE THE GOLF INDUSTRY ( Report )
THE END OF THE GOLF INDUSTRY EXCEPTION STATUS — ONTARIO CONSPIRACY — GOLF FACILITIES FOR SALE IN ONTARIO ( Report )
THE END OF THE GOLF INDUSTRY EXCEPTION STATUS — BRITISH COLUMBIA & PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND ( PEI ) CONSPIRACIES — CANADIAN CANCER SOCIETY HAS PUBLICLY THREATENED, REPEATEDLY, THAT IT PLANS TO TERRORIZE THE GOLF INDUSTRY NEXT — TERROR TALK — 9|11 ERA ( Report )
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THE END OF THE GOLF INDUSTRY EXCEPTION STATUS — BRITISH COLUMBIA, NEW BRUNSWICK, NEWFOUNDLAND, & ONTARIO CONSPIRACIES — CANADIAN ASSOCIATION OF PHYSICIANS FOR THE ENVIRONMENT ( CAPE ) CONTINUES TO DEMAND THE END OF THE EXCEPTION STATUS — TERROR TALK — 9|11 ERA ( Report )
THE END OF THE GOLF INDUSTRY EXCEPTION STATUS — BRITISH COLUMBIA CONSPIRACY — KIMBERLEY — WE GOT A PROBLEM ( Report )
THE END OF THE GOLF INDUSTRY EXCEPTION STATUS — AMERICAN CONSPIRACY — VIRGINIA — GOVERNOR SIGNS ENVIRO-LUNATIC NUTRIENT MANAGEMENT PLAN & PHOSPHORUS PROHIBITION ( Report )
THE END OF THE GOLF INDUSTRY EXCEPTION STATUS — AMERICAN CONSPIRACY — FLORIDA — LAWSUIT AGAINST DELAND GOLF CLUB — GOLF COURSE SUED WITH POLLUTION ALLEGATIONS ( Report )
THE END OF THE GOLF INDUSTRY EXCEPTION STATUS — ONTARIO CONSPIRACY — OWEN SOUND — THE COLLAPSE OF THE GOLF INDUSTRY MARKET IN THE PROVINCE OF ONTARIO ( Report )
THE END OF THE GOLF INDUSTRY EXCEPTION STATUS — QUEBEC & NATIONAL CONSPIRACIES — SUZUKI-LUNATICS CLAIM QUEBEC PESTICIDE PROHIBITION NEEDS A TUNE-UP — SUZUKI HAS CALLED ON ALL PROVINCES TO EXTEND THEIR PESTICIDE BANS TO GOLF COURSES ( Report )
THE END OF THE GOLF INDUSTRY EXCEPTION STATUS — BRITISH COLUMBIA & PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND ( PEI ) CONSPIRACIES — CANCER-MANIACS PLAN TO TERRORIZE THE GOLF INDUSTRY NEXT — CANADIAN CANCER SOCIETY ( Report )
THE END OF THE GOLF INDUSTRY EXCEPTION STATUS — BRITISH COLUMBIA CONSPIRACY — GOLF COURSES USE CHEMICALS THAT ARE KNOWN TO HARM OUR CHILDREN, PETS, AND THE ENVIRONMENT [ ?!?! ] — PESTICIDE FREE BC ( A.K.A. CANADIAN CANCER SOCIETY ) ( Report )
THE END OF THE GOLF INDUSTRY EXCEPTION STATUS — REVESTOKE, BC, & PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND ( PEI ) CONSPIRACIES — ACCORDING TO SOME JURISDICTIONS, PESTICIDE–TREATED GOLF COURSE TURF IS AS UNSAFE FOR HEALTH AND THE ENVIRONMENT AS PESTICIDE–TREATED–LAWNS ! ( Report )
THE END OF THE GOLF INDUSTRY EXCEPTION STATUS — BRITISH COLUMBIA CONSPIRACY — THE LEADERSHIP OF CANADIAN GOLF SUPERINTENDENTS ASSOCIATION ( CGSA ) SUPPORTS ENVIRONMENTAL TERROR AND PROHIBITION — PART 1 ( Report )
THE END OF THE GOLF INDUSTRY EXCEPTION STATUS — BRITISH COLUMBIA CONSPIRACY — THE LEADERSHIP OF CANADIAN GOLF SUPERINTENDENTS ASSOCIATION ( CGSA ) SUPPORTS ENVIRONMENTAL TERROR AND PROHIBITION — PART 2 ( Report )
THE END OF THE GOLF INDUSTRY EXCEPTION STATUS — EUROPEAN CONSPIRACY — EUROPEAN UNION TO BAN PESTICIDES ?!?! ( Report )
THE END OF THE GOLF INDUSTRY EXCEPTION STATUS — PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND ( PEI ) CONSPIRACY — WE’RE ALLOWING [ 2,4-D ] ON GOLF COURSES BECAUSE IT’S A MAJOR INDUSTRY FOR PEI AND WE’RE WORKING TOWARDS GETTING OFF IT — WHAT WE’RE BASICALLY SAYING IS YOU [ THE GOLF INDUSTRY ] BETTER FIND A WAY TO GET OFF IT OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF YEARS ( Report )
THE END OF THE GOLF INDUSTRY EXCEPTION STATUS — BRITISH COLUMBIA CONSPIRACY — ONCE THE TERRORISTS ARE DONE ANNIHILATING THE PROFESSIONAL LAWN CARE INDUSTRY, THE GOLF INDUSTRY IS NEXT ! — CANADIAN ASSOCIATION OF PHYSICIANS FOR THE ENVIRONMENT ( CAPE ) ( Report )
THE END OF THE GOLF INDUSTRY EXCEPTION STATUS — NEW BRUNSWICK & ONTARIO CONSPIRACIES — THE LAW OF ONTARIO IS GOOD, BUT IT DOES NOT PUT RESTRICTIONS ON THE GOLF COURSES — WE RECOMMEND THAT THE GOVERNMENT OF [ NEW BRUNSWICK ] FORCE THE OWNERS OF GOLF COURSES TO ELIMINATE THE USE OF THESE SUBSTANCES — CANADIAN ASSOCIATION OF PHYSICIANS FOR THE ENVIRONMENT ( CAPE ) ( Report )
THE END OF THE GOLF INDUSTRY EXCEPTION STATUS — NEW BRUNSWICK CONSPIRACY — GOLF COURSES DO NOT QUALIFY AS AN ESSENTIAL SECTOR FOR HERBICIDES OR PESTICIDES — CANADIAN ASSOCIATION OF PHYSICIANS FOR THE ENVIRONMENT ( CAPE ) ( Report )
THE END OF THE GOLF INDUSTRY EXCEPTION STATUS — BRITISH COLUMBIA, ONTARIO, NEW BRUNSWICK, & NEWFOUNDLAND CONSPIRACIES — CAPE DEMANDS THE END OF THE GOLF INDUSTRY EXCEPTION STATUS — CANADIAN ASSOCIATION OF PHYSICIANS FOR THE ENVIRONMENT ( CAPE ) — 9|11 ERA ( Report )
THE END OF THE GOLF INDUSTRY EXCEPTION STATUS — ONTARIO CONSPIRACY — ONTARIANS WANT TO END THE USE OF PESTICIDES ON GOLF COURSES [ ?!?! ] — GOLF COURSE PESTICIDES [ … ] OPPOSED BY THE CANADIAN ASSOCIATION OF PHYSICIANS FOR THE ENVIRONMENT, DAVID SUZUKI FOUNDATION, CANADIAN ENVIRONMENTAL LAW ASSOCIATION, ONTARIO COLLEGE OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS, & REGISTERED NURSES’ ASSOCIATION OF ONTARIO ( Report )
THE END OF THE GOLF INDUSTRY EXCEPTION STATUS — ONTARIO CONSPIRACY — GIDEON FORMAN’S LUNATIC PRESENTATION TO STANDING COMMITTEE ON SOCIAL POLICY COMMITTEE — CANADIAN ASSOCIATION OF PHYSICIANS FOR THE ENVIRONMENT ( CAPE ) ( Report )
THE END OF THE GOLF INDUSTRY EXCEPTION STATUS — ONTARIO CONSPIRACY — WE’RE ALSO CONCERNED THAT ANY EXEMPTIONS [ I.E. THE GOLF COURSE INDUSTRY IN THE PROVINCE OF ONTARIO ] COULD PERMIT THE VERY COSMETIC PESTICIDES THIS LAW IS SUPPOSED TO PROHIBIT — CANADIAN ASSOCIATION OF PHYSICIANS FOR THE ENVIRONMENT ( CAPE ) ( Report )
THE END OF THE GOLF INDUSTRY EXCEPTION STATUS — ONTARIO CONSPIRACY — CANADIAN CANCER SOCIETY IS VERY CONCERNED ABOUT THE USE OF POTENTIAL CARCINOGENS FOR THE PURPOSES OF ENHANCING THE APPEARANCE OF LAWNS AND GARDENS, AS WELL AS PARKS, RECREATIONAL FACILITIES, AND GOLF COURSES ( Report )