Rat and mouse poison products, if misused, can potentially harm you, your children, or your pets.  Always read the product label and follow all directions when using pesticides.

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Remember!

• Always store pesticides away from the reach of children and pets, such as in a locked utility cabinet or garden shed.  
• Place traps or baits only in locations where children and pets cannot access them.
• Never store pesticides next to food, including pet food.
• Read and follow the instructions on the pesticide label.

Products offer consumers a range of choices of price, weather resistance, and protection to children, pets, and non-target wildlife.

All rat and mouse poison products must have the safety measures listed here to protect children, pets, and non-target wildlife from accidental exposure:

• The poison must be secured in a protective bait station.
• The poison must be a block or paste form (pellets are banned).
• No more than one pound of poison can be sold in consumer use products.
• Consumer products cannot contain the most toxic rat and mouse poisons: brodifacoum, bromadiolone, difenacoum, and difethialone. Make sure the product you buy does not contain any of these poisons.

Learn how EPA regulates the safety of rat and mouse poison products.