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State agencies, municipalities, public utilities, private individuals or
organizations; or application by the U.S. Department of Agricul-
ture or other federal agencies.

(d)  The application of preservative treatments to fabric [or
structural materials, or household or industrial sanitation services].

(e)  Application of anti-desiccants to ornamental plants.

(f)  Application as a grower operating or supervising the opera-
tion of his own equipment, of any pesticides upon such individual's
own property or upon the property of another, when the latter oper-
ations are performed without consideration other than the exchange
of labor or equipment.

(g)  Applying pesticides in or around one's owned or rented
domicile.

(h) Performing manual labor to help or assist in the application
of pesticides by a registered custom applicator, or by a person
applying pesticides to his owned or rented home, garden, or yard.

(H) PERSONS APPLYING PESTICIDES UNDER THE DI-
RECT SUPERVISION OF A REGISTERED CUSTOM APPLICA-
TOR OR A REGISTERED PEST CONTROL OPERATOR, OR BY
A PERSON APPLYING PESTICIDES TO HIS HOME, GARDEN,
OR YARD.

(i) Applications of pesticides by arborists duly licensed by the
department of forests and parks.

(j) Applying approved pesticides on ornamental trees or plants
on residential properties of one acre or less.

110A-6.

All custom application of pesticides shall be under the supervision
of a licensed custom applicator or licensed pest control operator who
is responsible and liable for performance.

Sec. 2. Be it further enacted, That in the event a new Depart-
ment of Agriculture administered by a Secretary of Agriculture is
created by law, the Secretary of Agriculture shall be substituted for
any reference in this Act to the State Board of Agriculture.

Sec. 3. And be it further enacted, That this Act shall take effect
July 1, 1972.

Approved May 26, 1972.

CHAPTER 439

(Senate Bill 663)

AN ACT to repeal and re-enact, with amendments, Sections 2-101,
2-102 and 2-103 of Article 66½ of the Annotated Code of Mary-
land (1970 Replacement Volume), title "Vehicle Laws," subtitle
"Highway Safety Administration," subheading "Highway Safety