TITLE 40 - PROTECTION OF ENVIRONMENT

CHAPTER I - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

SUBCHAPTER E - PESTICIDE PROGRAMS

PART 152 - PESTICIDE REGISTRATION AND CLASSIFICATION PROCEDURES

subpart a - GENERAL PROVISIONS

152.10 - Products that are not pesticides because they are not deemed to be used for a pesticidal effect.

A product that is not intended to prevent, destroy, repel, or mitigate a pest, or to defoliate, desiccate or regulate the growth of plants, is not considered to be a pesticide. The following types of products or articles are not considered to be pesticides unless a pesticidal claim is made on their labeling or in connection with their sale and distribution: (a) Deodorizers, bleaches, and cleaning agents; (b) Products not containing toxicants, intended only to attract pests for survey or detection purposes, and labeled accordingly; (c) Products that are intended to exclude pests only by providing a physical barrier against pest access, and which contain no toxicants, such as certain pruning paints to trees.