---
kind: "section"
citation: "40 C.F.R. § 152.8"
title: "40"
number: "152.8"
heading: "Products that are not pesticides because they are not for use against pests."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/40/152.8"
---

# §152.8. Products that are not pesticides because they are not for use against pests.


A substance or article is not a pesticide, because it is not intended for use against “pests” as defined in [§ 152.5](/cfr/40/152.5.md), if it is:

- (a) **A fertilizer product not containing a pesticide.**
- (b) **A product intended to force bees from hives for the collection of honey crops.**

## Notes

### Amendments

[53 FR 15975, May 4, 1988, as amended at 66 FR 64764, Dec. 14, 2001]

### Source

Source: 53 FR 15975, May 4, 1988, unless otherwise noted.

### Authority

Authority: 7 U.S.C. 136-136y; Subpart U is also issued under 31 U.S.C. 9701.

### Amendments

[53 FR 15975, May 4, 1988, as amended at 66 FR 64764, Dec. 14, 2001]