§ 1105 -   Use and sale of DDT prohibited

§ 1105. Use and sale of DDT prohibited

No person shall sell, use or apply dichloro-diphenyl-trichloro-ethane, sometimes referred to as DDT, on or after December 31, 1971, except when the secretary certifies that an emergency exists which requires its use. When the secretary finds that an emergency exists and so certifies, he shall prescribe the conditions under which and the period for which it may be used. (Added 1969, No. 273 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. April 9, 1970; amended 2003, No. 42, § 2, eff. May 27, 2003.)