SUN CHRONICLE STAFF

The Bristol County Mosquito Control Project is gathering names of property owners who want their property excluded from pesticide spraying.

Owners must provide the town or city clerk of the community in which the land is located with a certified letter providing the name, address, telephone number and define spraying programs from which the exclusion is requested.

Designations need to be made before March 1 of each year, and are effective from April 1 of that year through March 31 of the following year.

Under the regulations, the person requesting an exclusion must mark the boundaries or areas to be excluded at least every 50 feet with orange surveyor's tape, or another department-approved marking device which clearly defines the area of exclusion. For more information, call the Bristol County Mosquito Control Project at 508-823-5253.