§ 1 Title; purpose
§ 2 Definitions
§ 3 Pesticide board
§ 3A Pesticide board subcommittee
§ 4 Programs director
§ 5 Powers and duties of department
§ 5A Reduction of pesticide use; annual report
§ 6 Prohibited distributions, etc.
§ 6A Prohibited activities
§ 6B Pesticide use by utilities; notice; development of policies to reduce pesticide use along roadways; personal protection equipment and clothing
§ 6C Pesticide use at schools, child care centers or school age child care programs; standard written notification
§ 6D Posting of standard written notification of pesticide use at schools, child care centers and school age child care programs
§ 6E Integrated pest management plans
§ 6F Pesticide products eligible for use indoors at schools, child care centers and school age child care programs
§ 6G Pesticide products eligible for outdoor use at schools, child care centers and school age child care programs
§ 6H Emergency situations at schools, child care centers and school age child care programs; single-use waivers for pesticides
§ 6I Written or electronic records of pesticide use at schools, child care centers and school age child care programs
§ 6J Pesticide use as part of supervised training programs at vocational, technical and agricultural schools
§ 6K Review of anti-microbial pesticides
§ 7 Registration
§ 7A Pesticide use reporting system
§ 8 Experimental use permits
§ 9 Dealers’ licenses
§ 10 Certificates, licenses and permits; issuance, suspension and revocation; administrative or civil penalty
§ 11 Protection of health and environment; regulations
§ 12 Hazards; adverse environmental effects; departmental orders; violations
§ 13 Adjudicatory hearings
§ 14 Violations; penalties; injunctions
§ 14A Civil administrative penalties; adjudicatory hearings
§ 15 Departmental personnel, agents and inspectors; powers; evidence; confidential information
§ 16 Children and Families Protection Fund
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