Kan. Admin. Regs. § 4-13-1 - Definitions
For the purposes of this article, the following terms shall have the meanings specified in this regulation:
(a) "Alternative treatment" means any method
of pest control service performed for the purpose of controlling termites,
other than those specified in subsections (b), (c), (d), (e), (g), and (i).
This term shall include nonchemical methods of control and above-ground
pesticide application.
(b) "Bait
treatments" and "baiting system" mean the installation, servicing, and
monitoring of termite bait stations and termite monitoring stations for the
purpose of controlling termites within a structure. The placement of monitoring
stations without a written agreement to periodically inspect the monitoring
stations and replace monitoring stakes or other materials with a pesticide
shall not constitute a bait treatment or baiting system.
(c)
(1)
"Complete soil treatment" and "complete treatment" mean a pesticide application
to soil for the control of termites and shall include both of the following:
(A) Applying pesticide at the concentration,
rate, and dosage required by the product labeling in such a manner that a
chemical barrier is formed at all sites of potential termite entry into the
structure from the soil, including the interior and exterior foundation walls
and cross walls; the area around any support piers, expansion joints, and
cracks in concrete slabs; any void areas in masonry elements; and any other
structural components that extend below soil grade; and
(B) removing wood scrap, paper scrap, and all
other cellulose-containing debris from any accessible areas of crawl spaces
under buildings being treated.
(2) Applications to wooden construction
elements, the use of baits, and the use of alternative methods of control shall
not be represented as complete treatments.
(d) "Limited soil treatment" and "limited
treatment" mean a pesticide application that is intended to provide protection
from termite infestation to the entire structure, but is not designed to
provide a continuous barrier of pesticide to the soil, including treating only
the exterior perimeter of a slab structure.
(e) "Partial soil treatment" and "partial
treatment" mean applications of pesticide for soil treatment that are not
intended to provide protection from termite infestation for the entire
structure treated.
(f)
"Restricted-use pesticide" means any pesticide product registered by the
secretary under the provisions of the agricultural chemical act of 1947,
K.S.A.
2-2204 and amendments thereto, that is either
labeled as a restricteduse pesticide by the federal agency responsible for the
classification or designated as a restricted-use pesticide by the secretary.
(g) "Spot treatment" means
remedial applications of pesticide to control termites at a specific location
within a structure that are not intended to control termites at any location
beyond the treatment area.
(h)
"Stump treatment" means the application of pesticide to the cut stump of any
tree or other woody plant to prevent regrowth.
(i) "Wood treatment" means the application of
pesticide to wooden structural components, including joints, voids, galleries,
and chambers, that are present within wooden construction elements.
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