§ 19-101. Definitions.
(a) In general.
In this title, the following terms have the meanings indicated.
(b) Agriculture.
"Agriculture" means the commercial production, storage, processing, marketing, distribution, or export of an agronomic, aquacultural, equine, floricultural, horticultural, ornamental, silvicultural, or viticultural crop, including:
(1) a farm product;
(2) livestock or a livestock product;
(3) poultry or a poultry product;
(4) milk or a dairy product;
(5) timber or a forest product;
(6) fruit or a horticultural product; and
(7) seafood or an aquacultural product.
(c) Custom applicator.
"Custom applicator" means a person engaged in the business of applying pesticides.
(d) Glyphosate.
"Glyphosate" means a synthetic compound that is a non-selective systemic herbicide, also known as N-(phosphonomethyl) glycine with a chemical formula of C3H8NO5P.
(e) Lawn.
(1) In general.
"Lawn" means an area of land, not used for agriculture, that is:
(i) mostly covered by grass, other similar herbaceous plants; and
(ii) kept trim by mowing or cutting.
(2) Exclusions.
"Lawn" does not include:
(i) a playing field as defined in § 19-301 of this title;
(ii) a golf course;
(iii) a garden; or
(iv) a tree or shrub.
(f) Neonicotinoid.
(1) In general.
"Neonicotinoid" means a class of neuro-active pesticides chemically related to nicotine.
(2) Inclusions.
"Neonicotinoid" includes:
(i) acetamiprid;
(ii) clothianidin;
(iii) dinotefuran;
(iv) imidacloprid;
(v) nitenpyram;
(vi) nithiazine;
(vii) thiacloprid; and
(viii) thiamethoxam.
(g) Person.
(1) In general.
"Person" has the meaning stated in § 1-107(a) {"Person: In general"} of the City Code's General Provisions Article.
(2) Inclusion of governmental entities.
Notwithstanding § 1-107(b) {"Person: Exclusion"} of the General Provisions Article, in this subtitle "person" also includes a governmental entity or an instrumentality or unit of a governmental entity.
(h) Pest.
"Pest" means an insect, snail, slug, rodent, nematode, fungus, weed, or other form of plant or animal life or microorganism (except a microorganism on or in a living human or animal) that is normally considered to be a pest or defined as a pest by applicable State regulations.
(i) Pesticide.
(1) In general.
"Pesticide" means a substance or mixture of substances intended or used:
(i) to prevent, destroy, repel, or mitigate any pest;
(ii) as a herbicide, plant regulator, defoliant, or desiccant; or
(iii) as a spray adjuvant, such as a wetting agent or adhesive.
(2) Exclusion.
"Pesticide" does not include an antimicrobial agent, such as a disinfectant, sanitizer, or deodorizer, that is used for cleaning and is not considered a pesticide under any federal or state law or regulation.
(j) Playground.
(1) In general.
"Playground" has the meaning stated in § 12-801(c) of this article {"Definitions: Playground"}.
(2) Inclusion.
"Playground" includes a mulched path that is used to enter a playground.
(k) Registered pesticide.
"Registered pesticide" means a pesticide registered by the United States Environmental Protection Agency and labeled pursuant to the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act for use in lawn, garden, and ornamental sites or areas.