ARTICLE 1. Definitions [12751. - 12759.]

Article 1 enacted by Stats. 1967, Ch. 15.

§§ 12751–12759 · 12 sections

• § 12751 Unless the context otherwise requires, the definitions in this article govern the construction of this chapter.
• § 12752 “Defoliating” includes killing or artifically accelerating the drying of plant tissues, with or without causing abscission.
• § 12753 “Pesticide” includes any of the following: (a) Any spray adjuvant. (b) Any substance, or mixture of substances which is intended to be used for defoliating…
• § 12754 “Insect” means any animal within the class of animals which are known as “Insecta” or any similar animal such as a centipede, spider, mite, tick, or louse.
• § 12754.5 “Pest” means any of the following that is, or is liable to become, dangerous or detrimental to the agricultural or nonagricultural environment of the state:…
• § 12755 “Registrant” means a person that has registered a pesticide and has obtained a certificate of registration from the department.
• § 12756 “Regulating plant growth” means the use of any substance or mixture of substances intended, through physiological action, for accelerating or retarding the…
• § 12757 “Rodent” means all members of the order Rodentia and all rabbits and hares.
• § 12757.5 “Service container” means any container, other than the original labeled container of a registered pesticide provided by the registrant, that is utilized to…
• § 12758 “Spray adjuvant” means any wetting agent, spreading agent, deposit builder, adhesive, emulsifying agent, deflocculating agent, water modifier, or similar…
• § 12758.5 “Use-dilution” means a dilution specified on the label or labeling that produces the concentration of the pesticide for a particular purpose or effect.
• § 12759 “Weed” means any plant which grows where not wanted.