§ 3:3382 — Definitions

§3382. Definitions
As used in this Part, the following terms shall have the following meanings ascribed
to them:
(1) "Least toxic method" means an integral part of an integrated pest management
plan and is a combination of common sense practices that use current, comprehensive
information on the life cycles of pests and their interactions with the environment, in
combination with available pest control methods used to manage pest damage by the most
economical means with the least possible hazard to people, property, and the environment.
(2) "Pest" means any insect, rodent, nematode, fungus, weed, or any other form of
terrestrial or aquatic plant or animal life or virus, bacteria, or other microorganism in living
humans or other living animals, which the commissioner declares to be a pest, other than
mosquitos.
(3) "Pesticide" means any substance or mixture of substances intended for
preventing, destroying, repelling, or mitigating any pest and any substance or combination
of substances intended for use as a plant regulator, defoliant, desiccant, or any substance the
commissioner of agriculture and forestry or his duly authorized representative acting at his
direction determines to be a pesticide.
(4) "School" means any public or private day or residential school that provides pre-kindergarten, elementary, or secondary education.

Legislative History

Acts 1993, No. 729, §1; Acts 1995, No. 237, §1; Acts 2015, No. 311, §1.