Sec. 25. As used in this chapter, “pesticide” means:

(1) any substance or mixture of substances intended for:

Terms Used In Indiana Code 15-16-5-25

  • defoliant: means any substance or mixture of substances intended for causing the leaves or foliage to drop from a plant, with or without causing abscission. See Indiana Code 15-16-5-8
  • desiccant: means any substance or mixture of substances intended for artificially accelerating the drying of plant tissue. See Indiana Code 15-16-5-9
  • pest: means :

    Indiana Code 15-16-5-24

  • plant regulator: has the meaning set forth in IC 15-16-4-34. See Indiana Code 15-16-5-29
  • use: means an act of handling, releasing, or exposing individuals or the environment to a pesticide. See Indiana Code 15-16-5-36
(A) preventing;

(B) destroying;

(C) repelling; or

(D) mitigating;

a pest; or

(2) any substance or mixture of substances intended for use as a:

(A) plant regulator;

(B) defoliant; or

(C) desiccant.

[Pre-2008 Recodification Citation: 15-3-3.6-2(23).]

As added by P.L.2-2008, SEC.7.