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<baltimore-city-law heading="§ 19-301 Definitions.">
  <section prefix="§" num="19-301" heading="Definitions.">
    <para num="(a)" heading="In general.">In this subtitle, the following terms have the meanings indicated.</para>
    <para num="(b)" heading="Children’s facility.">
      <para num="(1)" heading="In general.">“Children’s facility” means a building or part of a building that, as part of its function, is<para num="(i)">regularly occupied by children under the age of 18 years; and</para>
        <para num="(ii)">required to obtain an use and occupancy permit as a condition of performing that function.</para>
      </para>
      <para num="(2)" heading="Inclusions.">“Children’s facility” includes a child day care center, family day care home, nursery school, recreational center, and classroom.</para>
    </para>
    <para num="(c)" heading="Disease vector.">“Disease vector” means an animal, insect, or microorganism that carries and transmits an infectious pathogen into another organism.</para>
    <para num="(d)" heading="Listed pesticide.">“Listed pesticide” means:<para num="(i)">a pesticide the active ingredients of which are recommended by the National Organic Standards Board (NOSB) pursuant to 7 U.S.C. § 6518, as amended, and published as the National List at 7 C.F.R. §§ 205.601 and 205.602; or</para>
      <para num="(ii)">a pesticide designated a “minimum risk pesticide” under the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act § 25(b) and listed in 40 C.F.R. § 152.25(f).</para>
    </para>
    <para num="(e)" heading="Mulched recreation area.">“Mulched recreation area” means an area of land covered with natural or synthetic mulch or wood chips that is open to the public for picnic or  recreational use.</para>
    <para num="(f)" heading="Playing field.">
      <para num="(1)" heading="In general.">“Playing field” means:<para num="(i)">an athletic field owned or maintained by a department or unit of Baltimore City government; or</para>
        <para num="(ii)">an area of land on private property maintained exclusively for athletic or sporting use.</para>
      </para>
      <para num="(2)" heading="Exclusions.">“Playing field” does not include any artificial surface such as astro-turf or concrete.</para>
    </para>
    <annotation type="History">Ord.  20-430</annotation>
  </section>
</baltimore-city-law>
