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 [Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 40, Volume 20]
[Revised as of July 1, 2001]
>From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 40CFR152.10]

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TITLE 40--PROTECTION OF ENVIRONMENT

CHAPTER I--ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY--(Continued)

PART 152--PESTICIDE REGISTRATION AND CLASSIFICATION PROCEDURES--Table of Contents

Subpart A--General Provisions

Sec. 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:

  1. Deodorizers, bleaches, and cleaning agents;
  2. Products not containing toxicants, intended only to attract pests for survey or detection purposes, and labeled accordingly;
  3. 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.

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