Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 15 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Subtitle 05 - PESTICIDE USE CONTROL › Chapter 15.05.02 - Integrated Pest Management and Notification of Pesticide Use in a Public School Building or on School Grounds › Section 15.05.02.02 - Definitions

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 14, July 12, 2024
A. In this chapter,
				the following terms have the meanings indicated.
B. Terms Defined.
(1) "Bait" means an insecticide or
				rodenticide mixed with a food material that attracts a pest.
(2) "Bait station" means a container
				enclosing an insecticide or rodenticide bait.
(3) "Contact person" means an individual:
(a) Knowledgeable about integrated pest
				management; and
(b) Designated by a
				county board to act as a contact for inquiries about the integrated pest
				management system.
(4)
				"Crack and crevice treatment" means the application of small amounts of a
				pesticide in a building into openings such as those commonly found:
(a) At expansion joints;
(b) Between levels of construction;
				and
(c) Between equipment and
				floors.
(5) "Department"
				means the Maryland Department of Agriculture or its designee.
(6) "Emergency" means a sudden need to
				mitigate or eliminate a pest which threatens the health or safety of a student
				or staff member.
(7) "Integrated
				pest management" means a managed pest control program in which methods are
				integrated and used to keep pests from causing economic, health-related, or
				aesthetic injury through the utilization of site or pest inspections, pest
				population monitoring, evaluating the need for control, and the use of one or
				more pest control methods, including sanitation, structural repair, nonchemical
				methods, and, when nontoxic options are unreasonable or have been exhausted,
				pesticides, in order to:
(a) Minimize the use
				of pesticides; and
(b) Minimize the
				risk to human health and the environment associated with pesticide
				applications.
(8)
				Pesticide.
(a) "Pesticide" means a substance
				or mixture of substances intended for:
(i)
				Preventing, destroying, repelling, or mitigating a pest;
(ii) Use as a plant regulator, defoliant, or
				desiccant; or
(iii) Use as a spray
				adjuvant, such as a wetting agent or adhesive.
(b) "Pesticide" does not include:
(i) An antimicrobial agent, such as a
				disinfectant, sanitizer, or deodorizer, used for cleaning purposes;
				or
(ii) A bait station.
(9) "School" means a
				public school in the public elementary and secondary system of the
				State.
(10) "School year" means
				that period during the year defined by each county board of education when
				public schools are regularly open for students.
(11) Space Spraying.
(a) "Space spraying" means an application of
				pesticide by discharge into the air throughout an entire room or area by a
				fogger or aerosol device.
(b)
				"Space spraying" does not include crack and crevice treatment.
(12) Staff Member.
(a) "Staff member" means an employee of a
				school system.
(b) "Staff member"
				includes an administrator, teacher, or other support personnel.
(c) "Staff member" does not include:
(i) A registered employee or pest control
				applicator certified by the Department; or
(ii) An individual assisting in the
				application of a pesticide.
(13) "Universal notification" means written
				notice by a school to all parents, guardians, and staff members.