The Vermont Statutes Online
The Statutes below include the actions of the 2024 session of the General Assembly.
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Title 6 : Agriculture
Chapter 087 : Control of Pesticides
(Cite as: 6 V.S.A. § 1101)-
§ 1101. Definitions
As used in this chapter unless the context clearly requires otherwise:
(1) “Secretary” has the same 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” has the same 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 viruses, bacteria, or other microorganisms that the Secretary declares as being injurious to health or environment. “Pest” does not mean any viruses, bacteria, or other microorganisms on or in living humans or other living animals.
(6) “Pesticide” for the purposes of this chapter is used interchangeably with “economic poison.”
(7) “Treated article” means a pesticide or class of pesticides exempt under 40 C.F.R. § 152.25(a) from regulation under the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act, 7 U.S.C. § 136-136y.
(8) “Neonicotinoid pesticide” means any economic poison containing a chemical belonging to the neonicotinoid class of chemicals.
(9) “Neonicotinoid treated article seeds” are treated article seeds that are treated or coated with a neonicotinoid pesticide.
(10) “Agricultural commodity” means any food in its raw or natural state, including all fruits or vegetables that are washed, colored, or otherwise treated in their unpeeled natural form prior to marketing.
(11) “Agricultural emergency” means an occurrence of any pest that presents an imminent risk of significant harm, injury, or loss to agricultural crops.
(12) “Bloom” means the period from the onset of flowering or inflorescence until petal fall is complete.
(13) “Crop group” means the groupings of agricultural commodities specified in 40 C.F.R. § 180.41(c) (2023).
(14) “Environmental emergency” means an occurrence of any pest that presents a significant risk of harm or injury to the environment, or significant harm, injury, or loss to agricultural crops, including any exotic or foreign pest that may need preventative quarantine measures to avert or prevent that risk, as determined by the Secretary of Agriculture, Food and Markets.
(15) “Ornamental plants” mean perennials, annuals, and groundcover purposefully planted for aesthetic reasons. (Added 1969, No. 273 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. April 9, 1970; amended 1975, No. 39, § 2; 1987, No. 71, § 3; 2003, No. 42, § 2; 2015, No. 99 (Adj. Sess.), § 1; 2021, No. 145 (Adj. Sess.), § 1, eff. July 1, 2022; 2023, No. 182 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. June 17, 2024.)
