HCC §15-91
Definitions for County Park and Pesticide Rules
Read the official text at hawaiicounty.gov ↗This section defines key words used in the article. It explains what a county park and recreational facility is, what counts as an emergency, what minimum risk products are, and what a pesticide is. These definitions help clarify the rules that follow.
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The ordinance, as written (Hawaiʻi County) — Definitions
A copy, taken August 21, 2026. The version published by Hawaiʻi County is the one that governs, and it may have changed since. Check it before relying on anything here.
As used in this article, unless otherwise specified: “County park and recreational facility” means a park or recreational facility listed in section 15-68.1, the County’s park and recreational facility schedule. “Emergency” means an urgent need to mitigate or eliminate a plant pest that threatens public health and safety. “Minimum risk products and methods” are products and methods that are not required to be regulated by the Environmental Protection Agency under 40 CFR 152.25. “Pesticide” means: (1) Any substance or mixture of substances intended for preventing, destroying, repelling, or mitigating any pest; or (2) Any substance or mixture of substances intended for use as a plant regulator, defoliant, or desiccant. (2022, ord 22-3, sec 2.) 15-91
Published by the County of Hawaiʻi Office of the County Clerk.
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