1. (a) This section does not apply to:

   1. (1) Pet care products used to mitigate fleas, mites, ticks, heartworms, or other animals that are harmful to the health of a domesticated animal;
   2. (2) Personal care products used to mitigate lice and bedbugs; and
   3. (3) Indoor pest control products used to mitigate insects indoors, including ant bait.

2. (b)

   1. (1) On or after January 1, 2018, a person may not sell at retail in the State a neonicotinoid pesticide unless the person also sells a restricted use pesticide.

   2. (2) A person that sells a neonicotinoid pesticide under paragraph (1) of this subsection:

      1. (i) May sell a neonicotinoid pesticide only to a certified applicator or a farmer; and
      2. (ii) Shall store each neonicotinoid pesticide in a manner that is inaccessible to a customer without the assistance from the person or an employee of the person.

3. (c) On or after January 1, 2018, a person may not use a neonicotinoid pesticide unless the person is:

   1. (1) A certified applicator or a person working under the supervision of a certified applicator;
   2. (2) A farmer, or a person under the supervision of a farmer, who uses the pesticide for agricultural purposes, including crop production, livestock, poultry, equine, and noncrop agricultural fields; or
   3. (3) A veterinarian.

Added by Acts 2016, c. 661, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2016; Acts 2016, c. 662, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2016. Amended by Acts 2021, c. 626, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2021; Acts 2021, c. 627, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2021.