Int 0736-2024

Establish a rat contraceptive pilot program.

This bill would require the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), in consultation with the Department of Sanitation (DSNY) and an expert in rodent control, to establish a pilot program to deploy rat contraceptives within 180 days of the bill’s enactment, for a period of at least 12 months. DOHMH would be required to establish two pilot program areas and at least one comparison area with similar building types. The pilot program areas would be required to be located within rat mitigation zones, with majority residential buildings and where a majority of buildings are required to set out waste in containers. During the pilot program, DOHMH would be required to perform monthly inspections of such areas to track signs of rats. After the pilot period, DOHMH would be required to report to the Mayor and Speaker of the Council findings and other information collected during the pilot program.

Introduced By

PA

D

Public Advocate Jumaane Williams

Co-Sponsors (42)

VP

R

Vickie Paladino

IV

R

Inna Vernikov

FP

D

Francisco P. Moya

KC

D

Kevin C. Riley

SK

D

Shahana K. Hanif

CN

D

Carmen N. De La Rosa

LR

D

Lincoln Restler

JG

D

Jennifer Gutiérrez

CH

D

Crystal Hudson

ED

D

Erik D. Bottcher

RC

D

Rita C. Joseph

JL

D

Justin L. Brannan

SU

D

Sandra Ung

SN

D

Sandy Nurse

RS

D

Rafael Salamanca

NM

D

Nantasha M. Williams

CA

D

Chi A. Ossé

KH

D

Kamillah Hanks

JW

D

Julie Won

CR

D

Carlina Rivera

YS

D

Yusef Salaam

LC

D

Lynn C. Schulman

TL

D

Tiffany L. Cabán

KP

D

Keith Powers

CB

D

Chris Banks

MN

D

Mercedes Narcisse

PA

D

Pierina Ana Sanchez

DI

D

Diana I. Ayala

JM

D

Julie Menin

AA

D

Alexa Avilés

AC

D

Amanda C. Farías

CM

D

Christopher Marte

SK

D

Shekar Krishnan

GA

D

Gale A. Brewer

FN

D

Farah N. Louis

OJ

D

Oswald J. Feliz

RF

D

Robert F. Holden

JF

D

James F. Gennaro

KY

D

Kalman Yeger

SA

D

Shaun Abreu

DM

D

Darlene Mealy

ED

D

Eric Dinowitz