Ch. 370                                            LAWS OF MARYLAND

[(v)] (W) "Rodenticide" means any substance or mixture of
substances intended to prevent, destroy, repel, or mitigate
rodents or any other vertebrate animal which the Secretary
declares to be a pest.

[(w)) (X) "Weed" means any plant or plant part which grows
where it is not wanted.

5-102.

(C THE SECRETARY SHALL DEVELOP A COMPREHENSIVE PESTICIDE
DATA PROGRAM THAT INCLUDES:

(1) THE NUMBER AND TYPES OF ENFORCEMENT ACTIONS
TAKEN; AND                               

(2) FIGURES FOR THE NUMBER, TYPES, AND USES OF
PESTICIDES IN MARYLAND.

(D) THE SECRETARY SHALL ISSUE A REPORT ON THE COMPREHENSIVE
PESTICIDE DATA PROGRAM TO THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY, IN ACCORDANCE
WITH § 2-1312 OF THE STATE GOVERNMENT ARTICLE, BY JANUARY 1, 1990
AND BY JANUARY 1 OF EACH SUBSEQUENT YEAR.----------------------------

5-104.

(a)  The Secretary, after public hearing, may adopt
appropriate rules and regulations to carry out the provisions of
this subtitle, including rules and regulations providing for the
collection and examination of samples of pesticides.

(b)  The Secretary may:

(1)  Declare any form of plant or animal life or virus
which is injurious to plants, humans, domestic animals, articles,
or substances to be a pest;

(2)  Determine whether any pesticide is highly toxic
to humans; AND

(3)   [Determine standards of coloring or discoloring
for pesticides; and

(4)] Subject pesticides to the requirements of §
5-105.

(c)  Uniform pesticide requirements between the several
states and the federal government are desirable to avoid
confusion that endangers the public health and that results from
diverse requirements, particularly relating to the labeling and
coloring of pesticides, and to avoid increased costs to the
people of the State due to the necessity of complying with
diverse requirements for manufacturing and selling pesticides.

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