Ch. 370                                           LAWS OF MARYLAND

[(l)] (M) "Insect" means any small invertebrate animal
generally having a more or less obviously segmented body and, for
the most part belonging to the class insecta, which is comprised
of six-legged, usually winged forms, such as, beetles, bugs,
bees, flies, and to other allied classes of arthropods whose
members are wingless and usually have more than six legs, such
as, spiders, mites, ticks, centipedes, and wood lice.

[(m)] (N) "Insecticide" means any substance or mixture of
substances intended to prevent, destroy, repel, or mitigate any
insects which may be present in any environment.

[(n)] (O) "Label" means the written, printed, or graphic
matter on or attached to a pesticide, or its immediate container,
and the outside container or wrapper of any retail package of a
pesticide.

[(o)] (P) "Labeling" means every label and other written,
printed, or graphic matter (1) on any pesticide, its container,
or wrapper; (2) accompanying the pesticide at any time; or (3) to
which reference is made on the label or in literature
accompanying the pesticide, except when an accurate, not
misleading reference is made to any current official publication
of any federal agency, State agency, or any agency of another
state which is authorized by law to conduct pesticide research.

[(P)] (Q) A pesticide is "misbranded" if:

(1)   Its labeling bears any statement, design, or
graphic representation relative to the pesticide or its
ingredients which is false or misleading in any particular;

(2)   It is an imitation of another pesticide or is
offered for sale under the name of another pesticide;

(3)  Its labeling bears any reference to registration
under this subtitle;

(4)  The labeling accompanying it does not contain
instructions for use which are necessary and adequate if complied
with, for the protection of the public and the environment;

(5)  The label does not contain a warning or caution
statement which may be necessary and adequate if complied with,
to prevent injury to living man and other vertebrate animals;

(6)  The label of the retail package does not bear an
ingredient statement on the immediate container and on any
outside container or retail package wrapper, through which the
ingredient statement on the immediate container cannot be clearly
read as presented or displayed under customary conditions of
purchase;

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