§ 151.01 Definitions.
RCNY § 151.01
When used in this article: (a) Conditions conducive to pests means conditions of property construction, operation and maintenance in occupied or vacant property that promote or allow for the establishment of pest populations, their feeding, breeding and proliferation, and foster the creation of harborage conditions. Such conditions may include but are not limited to: the presence of weeds or other vegetation that are sources of food or shelter for rodents; accumulation of refuse and other material in or on which pests may find shelter, hide or nest; the presence of cracks, gaps or holes in building exteriors or interiors that enable the free movement of pests; the presence of food or water accessible to, and capable of, sustaining a pest population; or unsanitary conditions that attract pests.
(b)Harborage means any condition that provides shelter or protection for rodents, insects or other pests.
(c)Person in control means the owner, part owner, managing agent or occupant of premises or property, or any other person who has the use or custody of the same or any part thereof.
(d)Pest includes any unwanted member of the Class Insecta, including but not limited to mosquitoes, or of the Order Rodentia, including but not limited to the Norway rat, and any other unwanted plant, animal or fungal life that the Department determines is a pest because it is destructive, annoying or a nuisance.
(e)Pest management means ongoing prevention, monitoring and pest control activities and the elimination of rodents, insects or other pests from any building, lot, premise or vehicle. This includes, but is not limited to, the elimination of conditions conducive to pests and the use of traps and, when necessary, the use of pesticides.
(f)Pesticide means (1) Any substance or mixture of substances intended for preventing, destroying, repelling, or mitigating any pest, and (2) any substance or mixture of substances intended as a plant regulator, defoliant or desiccant, as defined in Environmental Conservation Law § 33-0101(35), or successor law, and the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA), 7 U.S.C. § 136.
(g)Premises or property means a commercial, private or public building or structure, including all rooms within the property as well as all public areas, halls, stairs, cellars, roofs, shafts, court yards, alleys and areas surrounding the structure. It shall also include all vacant lots, parks, streets and vehicles.
