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MD. Agriculture Code Ann. §  5-208 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Agriculture|Title 5 - Pesticide and Pest Control|Subtitle 2 - Pesticide Applicator's Law|Section 5-208 - Information to Be Supplied Customer; Advance Notice of Application; Signs Posted for Exterior Applications; Information to Be Supplied Department Prior to Application of Experimental Pesticide

    (a)    When a pesticide is applied, or at the time a customer enters into a contract with a licensee for pest control, a licensee shall provide a customer with the following written information:        (1)    Name of licensee;        (2)    Maryland pesticide business license number;        (3)    Telephone number of licensee;        (4)    Common name of pesticide or active ingredient applied;        (5)    Pertinent safety information, as determined by the Department, including health risks for humans and animals, about pesticide in the end-use dilution applied;        (6)    Maryland Poison Center telephone number; and        (7)    Any other information required by the Department.    (b)    Upon the customer’s request, the licensee shall provide the customer with advance notice of a pesticide application.    (c)    (1)    A licensee or public agency permittee applying a pesticide to a lawn or to exterior landscape plants shall post at the time of application a sign.        (2)    The sign shall remain 48 hours following the pesticide application, after which time the customer is responsible for the removal of the sign.        (3)    (i)    A person may not remove, alter, or deface the sign or agree or conspire with another to remove, alter, or deface the sign within 48 hours of its posting.            (ii)    The customer or licensee may not be held liable for any penalty for sign removal under this subtitle if the sign is removed by another person or cause over which the customer or licensee has no control.        (4)    The sign shall:            (i)    Be clearly visible either from the principal place of access to the property; or            (ii)    Be clearly visible on the portion of the property where the pesticide is applied.        (5)    The sign shall contain a uniform statement approved by the Department.    (d)    Before applying an experimental use pesticide, the holder of the required experimental use permit from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency shall provide the Department with the following information:        (1)    Name of cooperator;        (2)    Location of planned application or treatment;        (3)    Name of active ingredient of pesticide;        (4)    Purpose of application or use;        (5)    Total acreage being affected by application;        (6)    Toxicological profile of pesticide; and        (7)    Any other information required by the Department.
MD. Agriculture Code Ann. §  5-209 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Agriculture|Title 5 - Pesticide and Pest Control|Subtitle 2 - Pesticide Applicator's Law|Section 5-209 - Supervision by Certified Persons

    Each commercial application of a pesticide shall be under the supervision of a certified pest control applicator or certified public agency applicator who is responsible and liable for the application. Each application of a restricted use pesticide by a certified private applicator shall be done under his supervision, and he is responsible and liable for the application.
MD. Agriculture Code Ann. §  5-209.1 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Agriculture|Title 5 - Pesticide and Pest Control|Subtitle 2 - Pesticide Applicator's Law|Section 5-209.1 - Employee Training Programs

    (a)    (1)    A licensee or permittee shall register with the Department any employee who performs pest control.        (2)    Within 30 days after employment, and before registration, an employee, other than a certified applicator, shall successfully complete training approved by the Department.        (3)    An employee who has not successfully completed training in accordance with the provisions of paragraph (2) of this subsection may only apply pesticides if a certified applicator or registered employee is physically present at the time and place the pesticide is applied by the employee.    (b)    The Department shall adopt regulations that establish criteria for approved training programs.
MD. Agriculture Code Ann. §  5-210 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Agriculture|Title 5 - Pesticide and Pest Control|Subtitle 2 - Pesticide Applicator's Law|Section 5-210 - Labels; Unlawful Use of Pesticide

    A person may not use, apply, or recommend use of a pesticide other than as specified by the label. The label includes material attached to the container, a brochure, information furnished with the pesticide, or any information contained in the approved State registration of the pesticide. A person may not use, apply, or recommend use of a pesticide in a manner other than as specified by this subtitle or rules and regulations adopted under it.
MD. Agriculture Code Ann. §  5-210.1 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Agriculture|Title 5 - Pesticide and Pest Control|Subtitle 2 - Pesticide Applicator's Law|Section 5-210.1 - Reciprocity

    The Secretary may enter into reciprocal agreements with other states to provide that nonresident applicators or pest control consultants may be exempt from examination requirements under this subtitle if certified under equivalent plans of other states approved by the federal Environmental Protection Agency granting similar exemptions to residents of this State, upon payment of such fees as are required by Maryland applicators or pest control consultants and upon meeting any additional requirements that may be required in the agreement.
MD. Agriculture Code Ann. §  5-210.2 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Agriculture|Title 5 - Pesticide and Pest Control|Subtitle 2 - Pesticide Applicator's Law|Section 5-210.2 - Civil Penalties

    (a)    (1)    A person who violates any provision of this subtitle is subject to a civil penalty of not more than $2,500 for a first violation of this subtitle.        (2)    A person who violates any provision of this subtitle is subject to a civil penalty of not more than $5,000 for each subsequent violation of this subtitle.        (3)    Each day a violation under this subsection occurs is a separate violation.        (4)    In addition to the denial, suspension, or revocation of the license, permit or certificate, the Secretary may impose a civil penalty on the holder of a license, permit, or certificate under paragraph (1) or (2) of this subsection for each violation of this subtitle.        (5)    The total penalties imposed on a person for violations under this subtitle that result from the same set of facts and circumstances may not exceed $25,000.    (b)    The penalty imposed on a person under this section shall be assessed with consideration given to:        (1)    The willfulness of the violation, the extent to which the existence of the violation was known to the violator but uncorrected by the violator, and the extent to which the violator exercised reasonable care;        (2)    Any actual harm to human health or to the environment including injury to or impairment of the use of the waters of this State or the natural resources of this State;        (3)    The cost of control;        (4)    The nature and degree of injury to or interference with general welfare, health, and property;        (5)    The extent to which the location of the violation, including location near areas of human population, creates the potential for harm to the environment or to human health or safety; and        (6)    The extent to which the current violation is part of a recurrent pattern of the same or similar type of violation committed by the violator.    (c)    Penalties collected by the Secretary under this section shall be paid into the General Fund of the State.    (d)    The Secretary shall establish such rules and regulations as are necessary to carry out the provisions of this section.
MD. Agriculture Code Ann. §  5-210.3 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Agriculture|Title 5 - Pesticide and Pest Control|Subtitle 2 - Pesticide Applicator's Law|Section 5-210.3 - Limitations on Employer

    An employer may not require a pest control applicator, as a condition of employment, to transport pesticides in a commercial transportation vehicle that does not contain a compartment for the pesticides that is separated from the passenger area or in a manner that does not provide adequate protection for the safety and health of the passengers from the pesticides.
MD. Agriculture Code Ann. §  5-210.4 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Agriculture|Title 5 - Pesticide and Pest Control|Subtitle 2 - Pesticide Applicator's Law|Section 5-210.4 - Injunctions

    (a)    The Secretary may bring an action for an injunction against a person who violates any provision of this subtitle.    (b)    In an action for an injunction under this section, any finding of the Secretary after a hearing is prima facie evidence of each fact the Secretary determines.    (c)    On a showing that a person is violating any provision of this subtitle, a court shall grant an injunction without requiring a showing of a lack of an adequate remedy at law.    (d)    An action for an injunction under this section is in addition to, and not instead of, criminal prosecution taken under § 5-211 of this subtitle or imposition of civil penalties under § 5-210.2 of this subtitle.
MD. Agriculture Code Ann. §  5-210.5 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Agriculture|Title 5 - Pesticide and Pest Control|Subtitle 2 - Pesticide Applicator's Law|Section 5-210.5 - Restricted Use Pesticides

    (a)    In this section, “cyclodiene termiticide” means chlordane (1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 8-octachloro-2, 3, 3a, 4, 7, 7a-hexahydro-4, 7-methanoindene), heptachlor (1, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 8-heptachloro-3a, 4, 7, 7a-tetrahydro-4, 7-methanoindene), aldrin (1, 2, 3, 4, 10, 10-hexachloro-1, 4, 4a, 5, 8, 8a-hexahydro-1, 4:5, 8-dimethanonaphthalene), and dieldrin (3, 4, 5, 6, 9, 9-hexachloro-1a, 2, 2a, 3, 6, 6a, 7, 7a-octahydro-2, 7:3, 6-dimethanonaphth (2, 3-b) oxirene) and related cyclodiene chemical compounds used for the control of termites.    (b)    (1)    On and after October 1, 1987, each cyclodiene termiticide distributed, sold, or offered for sale in this State shall be classified as a restricted use pesticide.        (2)    A person may distribute, sell, or offer for sale a cyclodiene termiticide only if:            (i)    The cyclodiene termiticide is designated as a restricted use pesticide in a manner determined by the Department; and            (ii)    The purchaser is a:                1.    Certified pesticide applicator; or                2.    Registered employee who has completed a course in termiticide application that is approved by the Department.        (3)    A cyclodiene termiticide applied by a licensee shall be applied only by:            (i)    A certified pesticide applicator; or            (ii)    A registered employee who has completed a course in termiticide application that is approved by the Department and is making the application under the direct supervision of a certified pesticide applicator.    (c)    Before October 1, 1987, the Department shall adopt regulations to carry out the provisions of this section.
MD. Agriculture Code Ann. §  5-211 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Agriculture|Title 5 - Pesticide and Pest Control|Subtitle 2 - Pesticide Applicator's Law|Section 5-211 - Penalty; Indemnification for Financial Injury From Violation; Actions for Civil Damages

    (a)    Notwithstanding any other provision of this article, any person who violates any provision of this subtitle is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, is subject to a fine not exceeding $1,000, or imprisonment not exceeding 60 days, or both, with costs imposed in the discretion of the court.    (b)    Instead of or in addition to any other penalty provided for in this section, the court may award indemnification to any person who has contracted with the defendant and who has suffered financial injury or damages as a result of the violation of any provision of this subtitle.    (c)    The amount of any indemnification awarded under subsection (b) of this section shall be limited to the actual amount paid for the services by the injured party.    (d)    Nothing in subsection (b) of this section shall abrogate the right of any person to bring an action for civil damages for violations of this subtitle.
MD. Agriculture Code Ann. §  5-2A-01 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Agriculture|Title 5 - Pesticide and Pest Control|Subtitle 2A - Neonicotinoid Pesticides|Section 5-2A-01 - "Neonicotinoid Pesticide" Defined

    In this subtitle, “neonicotinoid pesticide” means any pesticide containing a chemical belonging to the neonicotinoid class of chemicals, including:        (1)    Imidacloprid;        (2)    Nithiazine;        (3)    Acetamiprid;        (4)    Clothianidin;        (5)    Dinotefuran;        (6)    Thiacloprid;        (7)    Thiamethoxam; and        (8)    Any other chemical designated by the Department as belonging to the neonicotinoid class of chemicals.
MD. Agriculture Code Ann. §  5-2A-02 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Agriculture|Title 5 - Pesticide and Pest Control|Subtitle 2A - Neonicotinoid Pesticides|Section 5-2A-02 - General Provisions

    (a)    (1)    This section does not apply to:            (i)    Pet care products used to mitigate fleas, mites, ticks, heartworms, or other animals that are harmful to the health of a domesticated animal;            (ii)    Personal care products used to mitigate lice and bedbugs; and            (iii)    Indoor pest control products used to mitigate insects indoors, including ant bait.        (2)    On or after January 1, 2018, a person may not sell at retail in the State a neonicotinoid pesticide unless the person also sells a restricted use pesticide, as defined in § 5–201 of this title.    (b)    On or after January 1, 2018, a person may not use a neonicotinoid pesticide unless the person is:        (1)    A certified applicator or a person working under the supervision of a certified applicator, as defined in § 5–201 of this title;        (2)    A farmer, or a person under the supervision of a farmer, who uses the pesticide for agricultural purposes, including crop production, livestock, poultry, equine, and noncrop agricultural fields; or        (3)    A veterinarian.
MD. Agriculture Code Ann. §  5-2A-03 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Agriculture|Title 5 - Pesticide and Pest Control|Subtitle 2A - Neonicotinoid Pesticides|Section 5-2A-03 - Pollinator Habitat Expansion and Enhancement Practices

    The Department shall incorporate pollinator habitat expansion and enhancement practices into the State’s Managed Pollinator Protection Plan developed in coordination with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
MD. Agriculture Code Ann. §  5-2A-04 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Agriculture|Title 5 - Pesticide and Pest Control|Subtitle 2A - Neonicotinoid Pesticides|Section 5-2A-04 - Regulations and Reports

    (a)    On completion of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s pollinator risk assessment of the neonicotinoid pesticides imidacloprid, clothianidin, thiamethoxam, and dinotefuran, the Department shall review the State’s pesticide laws and regulations and make recommendations for any changes necessary to ensure State laws and regulations are protective of pollinators, taking into account the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency recommendations.    (b)    Within 6 months of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s completed pollinator risk assessment of neonicotinoid pesticides, the Department shall report its findings and recommendations to the Governor and, in accordance with § 2–1257 of the State Government Article, the General Assembly.
MD. Agriculture Code Ann. §  5-2A-05 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Agriculture|Title 5 - Pesticide and Pest Control|Subtitle 2A - Neonicotinoid Pesticides|Section 5-2A-05 - Civil Penalty

    A person who violates this subtitle is subject to a civil penalty of $250.
MD. Agriculture Code Ann. §  5-301 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Agriculture|Title 5 - Pesticide and Pest Control|Subtitle 3 - Plant Disease Control|Section 5-301 - Definitions

    (a)    In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated.    (b)    “Broker” means any person who solicits, takes orders, sells or distributes nursery stock in the State other than a nurseryman or dealer.    (c)    (1)    “Dealer” means any person, except a nurseryman or broker, who advertises nursery stock for sale or installation or who buys, collects, or otherwise acquires wild plants or nursery stock for the purpose of selling, planting or distributing them.        (2)    “Dealer” does not include a person who acquires plants for personal use.    (d)    “Nursery” means any place where nursery stock is produced for sale or distribution.    (e)    “Nursery stock” means (1) any hardy plant or plant that survives Maryland winters, including a deciduous or evergreen tree, shrub, or woody vine whether cultivated, native, or wild, and all viable parts of the plant; (2) any nonhardy plant or plant part to be distributed in another state that requires plant inspection and certification before entering that state; and (3) any other plant included by the Secretary, if regulating its movement is necessary to control any dangerously injurious plant pest.    (f)    “Nurseryman” means any person engaged in the production of nursery stock for sale or distribution.    (g)    “Plant pest” means any insect, snail, nematode, fungus, virus, bacteria, weed, or any other form of terrestrial or aquatic plant or microorganisms (except viruses, bacteria, or other microorganisms on or in living man or another living animal) which is normally considered to be a plant pest or which the Secretary declares to be a pest.
MD. Agriculture Code Ann. §  5-302 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Agriculture|Title 5 - Pesticide and Pest Control|Subtitle 3 - Plant Disease Control|Section 5-302 - Inspections; Rules Governing Certification and Licensing; Development of Programs; Fees; Plant Protection Fund

    (a)    The Secretary at least once a year shall determine by inspection the health and general condition of the horticultural and agricultural interests in each county of the State.    (b)    The Secretary shall adopt rules and regulations governing the certification of nurseries and the licensing of dealers and brokers, develop a system for establishing plant standards, including pest free stock, develop a program for preventing the sale or distribution of plants that may be infested or infected with dangerously injurious pests, and establish reasonable fees, not to exceed $25, for services provided under this subtitle.    (c)    All fees collected under the provisions of this subtitle shall be placed in a fund known as the “Plant Protection Fund” and used to partially defray the expense of administering this subtitle. Any unexpended funds at the end of the fiscal year shall revert to the general funds of the State.
MD. Agriculture Code Ann. §  5-304 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Agriculture|Title 5 - Pesticide and Pest Control|Subtitle 3 - Plant Disease Control|Section 5-304 - Quarantine of Infested or Infected Areas

    In order to control, retard, or eradicate dangerously injurious plant pests, the Secretary may:         (1)    Establish or rescind quarantines against the introduction into the State of any plant material known to be infested or infected or which reasonably may be believed to be infested or infected;        (2)    Quarantine any area of the State known or reasonably believed to be infested or infected with dangerously injurious plant pests;        (3)    Regulate the movement of infested or infected plant material or nonplant material likely to transfer the infestation or infection from a quarantined area to a noninfested or noninfected area;        (4)    Remove any quarantine when the purpose for which it was established is achieved;        (5)    Regulate or prohibit the planting of any crop in a quarantined area which the Secretary determines would prevent or limit the control, retardation, or eradication of any dangerously injurious plant pest for which the quarantine is established; and        (6)    Issue directives for any quarantined area as an integral part of the quarantine order relating to treatment of infested or infected crops and to treatment of soil, implements, storage facilities, or any other equipment or materials in the area that are likely to be a factor in transmitting any dangerously injurious plant pest to nonquarantined areas in the State.
MD. Agriculture Code Ann. §  5-305 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Agriculture|Title 5 - Pesticide and Pest Control|Subtitle 3 - Plant Disease Control|Section 5-305 - Aircraft Dissemination of Insecticides, Fungicides, and Bactericides

    (a)    The Secretary shall determine whether any plant infestation, plant infection or animal or human disease with a known or suspected arthropod vector exists which may be controlled or its spread retarded by aircraft dissemination of pesticides.    (b)    If the Secretary determines that an infestation, infection, or disease exists, he may control or retard its spread by aircraft dissemination of pesticides, notwithstanding any other provision of law.    (c)    To carry out the provisions of this section, the Secretary may expend funds appropriated in the State budget or otherwise for use in controlling incipient, emergency, or persistent insect, fungus, or disease outbreaks which the Secretary determines require immediate elimination as a menace to the economic welfare and health of the people of the State.    (d)    The Secretary may receive and expend funds from any person for the purposes of this section. He may employ personnel and execute work undertaken pursuant to this section by contract or open account as he deems to be in the best interest of the State.    (e)    The Secretary may cooperate with any other state or any other state or federal agency in determining the necessity for and conducting aircraft dissemination of pesticides. In the case of human diseases, the Secretary shall cooperate with the Maryland Department of Health.
MD. Agriculture Code Ann. §  5-306 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Agriculture|Title 5 - Pesticide and Pest Control|Subtitle 3 - Plant Disease Control|Section 5-306 - Right of Entry; Treatment of Plants

    (a)    To accomplish the purpose of this subtitle, the Secretary may enter any public or private land or property, vehicle, vessel or aircraft in the State to inspect, destroy, treat, or experiment with dangerously injurious plant pests. It is unlawful to deny access to, offer any resistance to, hinder, misrepresent or conceal facts from the Secretary or his agent in the performance of their duties.    (b)    If the Secretary determines that any dangerously injurious plant pest can be controlled without destroying the plant, then he shall order it treated. If the person notified fails to comply with the order, the Secretary shall apply the appropriate control measures and the owner shall pay the cost. If the owner refuses to pay the cost, it shall be collected as provided in § 5-307. The Secretary may treat any suspicious plant found in dangerous proximity to those infested or infected in order to prevent dissemination.