Indiana Administrative Code
Title 357 - INDIANA PESTICIDE REVIEW BOARD
Article 1 - DEFINITION; USE OF PESTICIDES
Rule 5 - Outdoor Lawn Pesticide Applications; Notification and Posting
Section 5-1 - Definitions

Universal Citation: 357 IN Admin Code 5-1

Current through September 18, 2024

Authority: IC 15-16-5-44

Affected: IC 15-16-5

Sec. 1.

(a) As used in this rule, "commercial application for hire" means the intentional application of pesticides for hire by any means to a lawn or any part thereof by or under the direct supervision of a licensed applicator for hire or by a registered technician.

(b) As used in this rule, "golf course" means an area designated and used primarily for the play or practice of the game of golf, including, for example, surrounding grounds, trees, and ornamental beds.

(c) As used in this rule, "lawn" means land area covered with turf kept closely mown or land area covered with turf and trees and shrubs. The term does not include the following:

(1) Land area used for research for agricultural or commercial production of turf.

(2) Land area situated exclusively within a public or private right-of-way.

(3) Land area devoted to the production of any agricultural commodity.

(4) Land area devoted to use as a golf course.

(5) Land area situated within three (3) feet of the foundation of a structure when a pesticide is applied to the area as a preventative or control measure for structural pests.

(d) As used in this rule, "lawn marker" means a sign that is placed in, or adjacent to, a lawn to serve as notification that a pesticide has been applied to that lawn.

(e) As used in this rule, "structural pest" means a pest that commonly invades or attacks man's dwellings or structures. The term includes, but is not limited to, the following:

(1) Termites.

(2) Fleas.

(3) Cockroaches.

(4) Ants.

(5) Beetles.

(6) Crickets.

(7) Spiders.

(8) Sowbugs.

(9) Pillbugs.

(10) Centipedes.

(11) Millipedes.

(f) As used in this rule, "turf" means the surface layer of soils created by growing plants (usually grasses) and their matted roots.

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