§ 1101 -   Definitions

§ 1101. Definitions

As used in this chapter unless the context clearly requires otherwise:

(1) "Secretary" shall have the meaning stated in subdivision 911(4) of this title.

(2) "Cumulative" when used in reference to a substance means that the substance so designated has been demonstrated to increase twofold or more in concentration if ingested or absorbed by successive life forms.

(3) "Dealer or pesticide dealer" means any person who regularly sells pesticides in the course of business, but not including a casual sale.

(4) "Economic poison" shall have the meaning stated in subdivision 911(5) of this title.

(5) "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 micro-organisms, which the secretary declares as being injurious to health or environment. Pest shall not mean any viruses, bacteria or other micro-organisms on or in living man or other living animals.

(6) "Pesticide" for the purposes of this chapter shall be used interchangeably with "economic poison". (Added 1969, No. 273 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. April 9, 1970; amended 1975, No. 39, § 2; 1987, No. 71, § 3; 2003, No. 42, § 2.)