Terms Used In Kansas Statutes 2-2470

  • Animal: means all vertebrate and invertebrate species, including, but not limited to, man and other mammals, birds, fish and shellfish. See Kansas Statutes 2-2438a
  • Pest: means , but is not limited to, any insect, rodent, nematode, fungus, weed or any other form of terrestrial or aquatic plant or animal life or virus, bacteria or other microorganism, except viruses, bacteria or other microorganisms on or in man or other animals, or which the secretary may declare to be a pest. See Kansas Statutes 2-2438a
  • Pesticide: means , but is not limited to, (1) any substance or mixture of substances used to prevent, destroy, control, repel, attract or mitigate any pest and (2) any substance or mixture of substances intended to be used as a plant regulator, defoliant or desiccant. See Kansas Statutes 2-2438a
  • Secretary: means the secretary of agriculture. See Kansas Statutes 2-2438a

Unless limited by Kan. Stat. Ann. § 2-2471, and amendments thereto, or prohibited by the pesticide product label, the applicator may: (1) Apply a pesticide at any dosage, concentration or frequency less than that specified on the label or labeling; or (2) apply a pesticide against any target pest not specified on the labeling if the application is to the crop, animal or site specified on the labeling, and if the secretary has determined that the use of the pesticide against other pests would not cause an unreasonable effect on the environment.