In this Chapter, the following definitions shall apply:
(1) "Grounds" means property or land owned by the City of Philadelphia, including any and all parks, open space, trails, lawns, playgrounds, recreation centers, sports fields, land, and real property. "Grounds" does not include the interior spaces of buildings, parking lots, nor any land or other real estate that is not open for use by the general public.
(2) "Organic Land Management" means a problem-solving strategy that prioritizes a natural, organic approach to turfgrass and landscape management, and care of trees and shrubs without the use of pesticides. It mandates the use of natural, organic practices that promote healthy soil and plant life as a preventative measure against the onset of turf and landscape pest problems.
(3) "Pesticide" means any substance or mixture of substances intended for preventing, destroying, repelling, or mitigating any plant, insect, or fungal pest. This includes any herbicide, insecticide, or fungicide.
(4) "Synthetic" means a substance that is formulated or manufactured by a chemical process or by a process that chemically changes a substance extracted from naturally occurring plant, animal, or mineral sources, except that such term shall not apply to substances created by naturally occurring biological processes.
(5) "Synthetic herbicide" means any herbicide containing a Synthetic substance, including any material or agent containing a Synthetic substance that harms, adversely affects, or kills any plant, except synthetic herbicides that are allowed on the National List of Allowed Substances under the Organic Foods Production Act (OFPA), as published by the National Organic Standards Board (7 C.F.R. § 205.601 (2020 edition)).