Florida Administrative Code › 5 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER SERVICES › 5E - Division of Agricultural Environmental Services › Chapter 5E-2 - PESTICIDES › Section 5E-2.0105 - Definitions

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
(1) Building structure and its contents - For
				the purpose of the rule the term structure and its contents shall mean the
				building, both structural and nonstructural components, assembled as a part of
				the construction.
(2) Building test
				- A test conducted on a building as defined in Section 202 of the Florida
				Building Code (2001 edition, available from the Department of Community
				Affairs, 2555 Shumard Oak Boulevard, Tallahassee, Florida 32399) with an area
				not less than 350 square feet.
(3)
				Field plot test - A test conducted at a research site other than a building and
				at which there are no termite preventative treatments other than the product
				being tested.
(4) Formulated Bait -
				A mixture of an active ingredient in the concentration proposed for
				registration and a material that can be fed upon by subterranean
				termites.
(5) Independent monitors
				- Cellulose available and palatable to the subterranean termite population that
				does not contain a termiticide and is used to assess treatment effects on the
				termite population.
(6) Infestation
				- Presence of living pests in, on, or under a structure, lawn, or
				ornamental.
(7) Inspection Ports -
				Devices or building modifications that provide access to visual inspection of
				an area of a structure.
(8)
				Randomly Selected - Each item in a population has an equal chance of being
				chosen.
(9) Re-infestation - An
				occurrence of an infestation in a building after a previous infestation has
				been eliminated.
(10) Stand-Alone -
				A product or device containing active ingredient pesticide or pesticides used
				to control a termite infestation without the required use of another pesticide
				or procedure.
(11) Application site
				- The specific location being treated with a pesticide.
(12) Designated Agent - An individual with a
				certified applicator's license in Category 1C-Private Applicator Agricultural
				Pest Control or Category 1D-Soil and Greenhouse Fumigation as stated in Rule
				5E-9.021, F.A.C. or an
				individual working under his or her direct supervision for the purpose of
				applying pesticides.
(13)
				"Stewardship Policy" means a written plan that addresses the education and
				training of all fumigation employees and includes requirements for continued
				sale and use of the registrant's residential fumigant, instructions to follow
				the residential fumigant's label requirements and submission to quality
				assurance inspections conducted by the registrant or designated representative
				such as distributors and contractors.
(14) "Fumigation Employee" means any of the
				following persons who is an employee of a licensee or a person conducting
				fumigation at the direction of or under the control of a licensee:
(a) Certified Operators in the fumigation
				category pursuant to Section
				482.111(2)(a),
				F.S.;
(b) Special Identification
				Cardholders;
(c) Employee
				Identification Cardholders with the Fumigation Identification Card
				endorsement.