# 40 CFR § 152.5: Pests

> Federal · Regulations · In force

URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-40-152.5

## Section

- **Citation:** 40 CFR § 152.5
- **Heading:** Pests
- **Jurisdiction:** Federal
- **Kind:** Regulations
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** September 22, 2026
- **Source:** Publisher's official text
- **Location:** Title 40—Protection of Environment > CHAPTER I—ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY > SUBCHAPTER E—PESTICIDE PROGRAMS > PART 152—PESTICIDE REGISTRATION AND CLASSIFICATION PROCEDURES > Subpart A—General Provisions

## Text

An organism is declared to be a pest under circumstances that make it deleterious to man or the environment, if it is:
(a) Any vertebrate animal other than man;
(b) Any invertebrate animal, including but not limited to, any insect, other arthropod, nematode, or mollusk such as a slug and snail, but excluding any internal parasite of living man or other living animals;
(c) Any plant growing where not wanted, including any moss, alga, liverwort, or other plant of any higher order, and any plant part such as a root; or
(d) Any fungus, bacterium, virus, prion, or other microorganism, except for those on or in living man or other living animals and those on or in processed food or processed animal feed, beverages, drugs (as defined in FFDCA section 201(g)(1)) and cosmetics (as defined in FFDCA section 201(i)).
[53 FR 15975, May 4, 1988, as amended at 78 FR 13507, Feb. 28, 2013]

## Nearby sections

- [40 CFR § 152.1 § 152.1 Scope.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-40-152.1.md)
- [40 CFR § 152.3 § 152.3 Definitions.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-40-152.3.md)
- [40 CFR § 152.5 § 152.5 Pests.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-40-152.5.md)
- [40 CFR § 152.6 § 152.6 Substances excluded from regulation by FIFRA.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-40-152.6.md)
- [40 CFR § 152.8 § 152.8 Products that are not pesticides because they are not for use against pests.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-40-152.8.md)
- [40 CFR § 152.10 § 152.10 Products that are not pesticides because they are not intended for a pesticidal purpose.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-40-152.10.md)
- [40 CFR § 152.15 § 152.15 Pesticide products required to be registered.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-40-152.15.md)
- [40 CFR § 152.20 § 152.20 Exemptions for pesticides adequately regulated by another Federal agency.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-40-152.20.md)
- [40 CFR § 152.25 § 152.25 Exemptions for pesticides of a character not requiring FIFRA regulation.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-40-152.25.md)
- [40 CFR § 152.30 § 152.30 Pesticides that may be transferred, sold, or distributed without registration.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-40-152.30.md)
- [40 CFR § 152.40 § 152.40 Who may apply.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-40-152.40.md)
- [40 CFR § 152.42 § 152.42 Application for new registration.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-40-152.42.md)
- [40 CFR § 152.43 § 152.43 Alternate formulations.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-40-152.43.md)
- [40 CFR § 152.44 § 152.44 Application for amended registration.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-40-152.44.md)

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