01- 026 C.M.R. ch. 26, § 2

Current through 2024-51, December 18, 2024

Section 026-26-2 - Exemptions

A. The following pesticide uses are exempt from the requirements of this Chapter:

1. application of ready-to-use general use pesticides by hand or with non-powered equipment to control or repel stinging or biting insects when there is an urgent need to mitigate or eliminate a pest that threatens the health or safety of any person;

2. application of general use antimicrobial products by hand or with non-powered equipment to interior or exterior surfaces and furnishings during the course of routine cleaning procedures;

3. application of paints, stains or wood preservatives that are classified as general use pesticides;

4. application of pesticides by a resident to his or her own residential unit;

5. commercial application of pesticides where the resident has contracted for application to his or her own personal residential unit; and

6. indoor applications of pesticides injected into closed systems for control of nuisance microbial organisms.

B. The use of baits, gels, pastes, dusts and granular materials placed in areas not readily accessible to residents, employees or children is exempt from the requirements of Sections3(A), 3(B) and 3(C) of this Chapter.

C. The use of crack and crevice treatments placed in areas not readily accessible to residents, employees or children and done in a manner that minimizes exposure to vapors and/or aerosolized materials is exempt from the requirements in Sections 3(A), 3(B) and 3(C) of this Chapter.

01- 026 C.M.R. ch. 26, § 2