<?xml version='1.0' encoding='utf-8'?>
<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".02" citation="COMAR 15.05.02.02" title_num="15" subtitle_num="05" chapter_num="02" heading="Definitions.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>In this chapter, the following terms have the meanings indicated.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>Terms Defined.</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>“Bait” means an insecticide or rodenticide mixed with a food material that attracts a pest.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>“Bait station” means a container enclosing an insecticide or rodenticide bait.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>“Contact person” means an individual:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Knowledgeable about integrated pest management; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Designated by a county board to act as a contact for inquiries about the integrated pest management system.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(4)">
      <text>“Crack and crevice treatment” means the application of small amounts of a pesticide in a building into openings such as those commonly found:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>At expansion joints;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Between levels of construction; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(c)">
        <text>Between equipment and floors.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(5)">
      <text>“Department” means Maryland Department of Agriculture.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(6)">
      <text>“Emergency” means a sudden need to mitigate or eliminate a pest which threatens the health or safety of a student or staff member.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(7)">
      <text>“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:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Minimize the use of pesticides; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Minimize the risk to human health and the environment associated with pesticide applications.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(8)">
      <text>Pesticide.</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>“Pesticide” means a substance or mixture of substances intended for:</text>
        <paragraph num="(i)">
          <text>Preventing, destroying, repelling, or mitigating a pest;</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(ii)">
          <text>Use as a plant regulator, defoliant, or desiccant; or</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(iii)">
          <text>Use as a spray adjuvant, such as a wetting agent or adhesive.</text>
        </paragraph>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>“Pesticide” does not include:</text>
        <paragraph num="(i)">
          <text>An antimicrobial agent, such as a disinfectant, sanitizer, or deodorizer, used for cleaning purposes; or</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(ii)">
          <text>A bait station.</text>
        </paragraph>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(9)">
      <text>“School” means a public school in the public elementary and secondary system of the State.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(10)">
      <text>“School year” means that period during the year defined by each county board of education when public schools are regularly open for students.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(11)">
      <text>Space Spraying.</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>“Space spraying” means an application of pesticide by discharge into the air throughout an entire room or area by a fogger or aerosol device.</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>“Space spraying” does not include crack and crevice treatment.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(12)">
      <text>Staff Member.</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>“Staff member” means an employee of a school system.</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>“Staff member” includes an administrator, teacher, or other support personnel.</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(c)">
        <text>“Staff member” does not include:</text>
        <paragraph num="(i)">
          <text>A registered employee or pest control applicator certified by the Department; or</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(ii)">
          <text>An individual assisting in the application of a pesticide.</text>
        </paragraph>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(13)">
      <text>“Universal notification” means written notice by a school to all parents, guardians, and staff members.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>