# 40 C.F.R. § 170.103 (2026): Exceptions

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T40_P170_S170_103

## Section

- **Citation:** 40 C.F.R. § 170.103 (2026)
- **Heading:** Exceptions
- **Jurisdiction:** Federal
- **Kind:** Regulations
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** Title 40 CFR: Protection of Environment / Chapter I / Part 170 / Subpart B / § 170.103: § 170.103   Exceptions.

## Text

Exceptions. This subpart does not apply when any pesticide is applied on an agricultural establishment in the following circumstances: (a) For mosquito abatement, Mediterranean fruit fly eradication, or similar wide-area public pest control programs sponsored by governmental entities; (b) On livestock or other animals, or in or about animal premises; (c) On plants grown for other than commercial or research purposes, which may include plants in habitations, home fruit and vegetable gardens, and home greenhouses; (d) On plants that are in ornamental gardens, parks, and public or private lawns and grounds that are intended only for aesthetic purposes or climatic modification; (e) By injection directly into agricultural plants. Direct injection does not include “hack and squirt,” “frill and spray,” chemigation, soil-incorporation, or soil-injection; (f) In a manner not directly related to the production of agricultural plants, including, but not limited to, structural pest control, control of vegetation along rights-of-way and in other noncrop areas, and pasture and rangeland use; (g) For control of vertebrate pests; (h) As attractants or repellents in traps; (i) On the harvested portions of agricultural plants or on harvested timber; and (j) For research uses of unregistered pesticides. [57 FR 38151, Aug. 21, 1992. Redesignated at 60 FR 21952, May 3, 1995]

## Nearby sections

- [40 C.F.R. § 170.102 (2026) § 170.102   Applicability of this subpart.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T40_P170_S170_102.md)
- [40 C.F.R. § 170.103 (2026) § 170.103   Exceptions.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T40_P170_S170_103.md)
- [40 C.F.R. § 170.104 (2026) § 170.104   Exemptions.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T40_P170_S170_104.md)
- [40 C.F.R. § 170.110 (2026) § 170.110   Restrictions associated with pesticide applications.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T40_P170_S170_110.md)
- [40 C.F.R. § 170.112 (2026) § 170.112   Entry restrictions.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T40_P170_S170_112.md)
- [40 C.F.R. § 170.120 (2026) § 170.120   Notice of applications.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T40_P170_S170_120.md)
- [40 C.F.R. § 170.122 (2026) § 170.122   Providing specific information about applications.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T40_P170_S170_122.md)
- [40 C.F.R. § 170.124 (2026) § 170.124   Notice of applications to handler employers.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T40_P170_S170_124.md)
- [40 C.F.R. § 170.130 (2026) § 170.130   Pesticide safety training for workers.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T40_P170_S170_130.md)
- [40 C.F.R. § 170.135 (2026) § 170.135   Posted pesticide safety information.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T40_P170_S170_135.md)
- [40 C.F.R. § 170.150 (2026) § 170.150   Decontamination.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T40_P170_S170_150.md)
- [40 C.F.R. § 170.160 (2026) § 170.160   Emergency assistance.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T40_P170_S170_160.md)

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