# Agriculture (GAG)

## Title 5. Pesticide and Pest Control

### Subtitle 2A. Neonicotinoid Pesticides

#### Section 5-2A-02

(a) This section does not apply to:

  (1) Pet care products used to mitigate fleas, mites, ticks, heartworms, or other animals that are harmful to the health of a domesticated animal;

  (2) Personal care products used to mitigate lice and bedbugs; and

  (3) Indoor pest control products used to mitigate insects indoors, including ant bait.

(b)

  (1) On or after January 1, 2018, a person may not sell at retail in the State a neonicotinoid pesticide unless the person also sells a restricted use pesticide.

  (2) A person that sells a neonicotinoid pesticide under paragraph (1) of this subsection:

    (i) May sell a neonicotinoid pesticide only to a certified applicator or a farmer; and

    (ii) Shall store each neonicotinoid pesticide in a manner that is inaccessible to a customer without the assistance from the person or an employee of the person.

(c) On or after January 1, 2018, a person may not use a neonicotinoid pesticide unless the person is:

  (1) A certified applicator or a person working under the supervision of a certified applicator;

  (2) A farmer, or a person under the supervision of a farmer, who uses the pesticide for agricultural purposes, including crop production, livestock, poultry, equine, and noncrop agricultural fields; or

  (3) A veterinarian.

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Md. Code Ann., Agric. (as displayed at mgaleg.maryland.gov, October 16, 2026)