§5–2A–02.

    (a)    This section does not apply to:

        (1)    Pet care products used to mitigate fleas, mites, ticks, heartworms, or other animals that are harmful to the health of a domesticated animal;

        (2)    Personal care products used to mitigate lice and bedbugs; and

        (3)    Indoor pest control products used to mitigate insects indoors, including ant bait.

    (b)    (1)    On or after January 1, 2018, a person may not sell at retail in the State a neonicotinoid pesticide unless the person also sells a restricted use pesticide.

        (2)    A person that sells a neonicotinoid pesticide under paragraph (1) of this subsection:

            (i)    May sell a neonicotinoid pesticide only to a certified applicator or a farmer; and

            (ii)    Shall store each neonicotinoid pesticide in a manner that is inaccessible to a customer without the assistance from the person or an employee of the person.

    (c)    On or after January 1, 2018, a person may not use a neonicotinoid pesticide unless the person is:

        (1)    A certified applicator or a person working under the supervision of a certified applicator;

        (2)    A farmer, or a person under the supervision of a farmer, who uses the pesticide for agricultural purposes, including crop production, livestock, poultry, equine, and noncrop agricultural fields; or

        (3)    A veterinarian.