Definitions

(1) Terms in this chapter share those meanings of terms set forth in the Tennessee Application of Pesticides Act of 1978, T.C.A. §§ 62-21-101, et seq. (2) When used in the Act or this chapter, unless the context requires otherwise: (a) Act means the Tennessee Application of Pesticides Act of 1978, compiled at T.C.A. §§ 62-21-101, et seq.; (b) Agricultural means related to pasture or lands used in the production of food or fiber crops. This definition applies exclusively to rules under this chapter and not to any other law or rule interpreted or enforced by the department; (c) Agricultural seed means the seed of grass, forage, cereal, fiber crops or other kinds of seed commonly recognized as agricultural seed or mixtures of agricultural seed; (d) Commercial certification and words of similar import mean any pesticide certification other than private applicator certification; (e) Full-time means a yearly average of at least 35 hours per week; (f) Fumigation means the application of gas even if the substance that is applied is originally a solid or liquid that later turns to gas upon being dispensed; (g) Person means an individual, partnership, corporation, or any other form of legal entity; (h) Pest or disease means any insect, rodent, fungi, bacteria, plant life, or biotic agent that is injurious either to the environment or to the agricultural, horticultural, silvicultural, or other interests of the state. Pest or disease includes insect pests and plant diseases as defined under the Tennessee Plant Pest Act, compiled at T.C.A. §§ 43-6-101, et seq., and may also include any form of animal or plant life, any infectious plant disease, or SERVICE CATEGORIES AND TESTING CHAPTER 0080-09-02 any plant disorder that manifests symptoms or behavior determined by a federal or state pest prevention agency to be characteristic of infectious disease; (i) Reciprocity means certification from another state that the department recognizes as equivalent in effect to certification standards under this chapter, pursuant to a formal agreement with the reciprocating state; (j) Related course of study means agriculture, biology, chemistry, forestry, horticulture, entomology, plant pathology, plant science, or similar course of study conferred by an accredited institution of higher education; (k) Vegetable seed means the seed of crops generally grown in gardens or farms and sold under the name of a vegetable seed.