agrochemicals definition

agrochemicals means chemicals developed for use in agriculture, including pesticides and fertilizers
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agrochemicals shall include those chemical products which are made to kill insects, fungi and regulate plant growth and may be poisonous and thus may be harmful to people when handled incorrectly or carelessly. These agrochemicals include principally insecticides (insects), fungicides (fungal and bacterial diseases), herbicides (weeds), acaricides (mites), nematicides (nematodes), rodenticides (rodents), molluscicides (snails), avicides (birds), plant growth regulators, repellents and defoliants; “commercial fishing” means all fishing operations, including fishing operations on rivers, lakes, canals and other waterbodies, with the exception of subsistence fishing and recreational fishing; “cholinestrase monitoring” is the measurement and monitoring of acetylcholinestrase enzyme activity in the blood of exposed persons to pesticides against the person’s established baseline (prior to pesticide exposure) with a view to identify overexposure before occurrence of clinical illness;
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  • Cannabis means all parts of the plant Cannabis sativa Linnaeus, Cannabis indica, or Cannabis ruderalis, whether growing or not; the seeds thereof; the resin, whether crude or purified, extracted from any part of the plant; and every compound, manufacture, salt, derivative, mixture, or preparation of the plant, its seeds, or resin. “Cannabis” also means the separated resin, whether crude or purified, obtained from cannabis. “Cannabis” does not include the mature stalks of the plant, fiber produced from the stalks, oil or cake made from the seeds of the plant, any other compound, manufacture, salt, derivative, mixture, or preparation of the mature stalks (except the resin extracted therefrom), fiber, oil, or cake, or the sterilized seed of the plant which is incapable of germination. For the purpose of this division, “cannabis” does not mean “industrial hemp” as defined by Section 11018.5 of the Health and Safety Code. Cannabis and the term “marijuana” may be used interchangeably.

  • Chemical agent shall mean any compound which, when suitably disseminated, produces incapacitating, damaging or lethal effects on people, animals, plants or material property.

  • Tetrahydrocannabinols means all substances that have been

  • Tetrahydrocannabinol means a substance derived from cannabis or a synthetic equivalent as described in Subsection 58-37-4(2)(a)(iii)(AA).

  • Marijuana products means concentrated marijuana products and marijuana products that are comprised of marijuana and other ingredients and are intended for use or consumption, such as, but not limited to, edible products, ointments, and tinctures.