(a) In this Section:
(1) Customer means a person who makes a contract with a custom applicator to have the custom applicator apply a pesticide to a lawn.
(2) New customer includes a customer who renews a contract with a custom applicator.
(b) A custom applicator must give to a new customer:
(1) before application, a list of:
(A) the trade name of each pesticide that might be used;
(B) the generic name of each pesticide that might be used; and
(C) specific customer safety precautions for each pesticide that might be used; and
(2) after application, a list of:
(A) the trade name of each pesticide actually used; and
(B) the generic name of each pesticide actually used; and
(3) a written notice about pesticides prepared by the Department under subsection (c).
(c) The Department must prepare, keep current, and provide to a custom applicator a written notice about pesticides for the custom applicator to give to a customer under subsection (b).
(d) The notice prepared by the Department under subsection (c) must include:
(1) government agency phone numbers to call to:
(A) make a consumer complaint;
(B) receive technical information on pesticides; and
(C) get assistance in the case of a medical emergency;
(2) a list of general safety precautions a customer should take when a lawn is treated with a pesticide;
(3) a statement that a custom applicator must:
(A) be licensed by the Maryland Department of Agriculture; and
(B) follow safety precautions; and
(4) a statement that the customer has the right to require the custom applicator to notify the customer before each treatment of the lawn of the customer with a pesticide. (1986 L.M.C., ch. 38, § 1; 2015 L.M.C., ch. 46, § 1.)