§ 19-302. Prohibited applications.

(a) In general.

Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, no person may apply any pesticide other than a listed pesticide to any:

(1) lawn;

(2) playground;

(3) mulched recreation area;

(4) children's facility;

(5) grounds of a children's facility; or

(6) playing field.

(b) Permitted applications.

Except as provided in § 19-303 {"Glyphosate use prohibited"}, § 19-304 {"Chlorpyrifos use prohibited"}, and § 19-305 {"Neonicotinoid pesticides on City-owned property"} of this title, a person may apply any registered pesticide to:

(1) control weeds, as required by Title 5, Subtitle 7, of this article;

(2) control invasive species, as defined and listed in regulations adopted under this title;

(3) control disease vectors;

(4) control biting or stinging insects or stinging plants;

(5) control organisms that threaten the health of trees or shrubs;

(6) maintain property as part of efforts by a public utility to comply with applicable vegetation management provisions of any federal, state, or local law or regulation;

(7) control indoor pests, if applied near or around the foundation of a building;

(8) comply with § 3318 {"Rodenticide Procedure"} of the City Building, Fire, and Related Codes Article;

(9) control pests while engaged in agriculture; or

(10) control a pest outbreak that poses an imminent threat to human health or threatens significant economic damage if a registered pesticide is not used.

(c) Emergency applications.

If a pesticide is applied under subsection (b)(10) of this section, the person applying the pesticide must notify the Department of the application and articulate the reasons for the use of the pesticide within 24 hours after the application.