N.H. Admin. Code § He-P 308.02

Current through Register No. 45, November 7, 2024
Section He-P 308.02 - Definitions
(a) "Commissioner" means the commissioner of the New Hampshire department of health and human services, or his or her designee.
(b) "Department" means the New Hampshire department of health and human services.
(c) "Eligible costs" means costs incurred by a town, city, or mosquito control district:
(1) During the same calendar year, prior to or following the declaration of a public health threat; and
(2) For mosquito control activities aimed at reducing the public health threat.
(d) "Mosquito control" means activities targeting the abatement of mosquitoes through the application of pesticides aimed at mosquito larvae (larvicide) and adult mosquitoes (adulticide) .
(e) "Mosquito control district (MCD) " means contiguous municipalities that work together for the purpose of applying for a special permit and/or partial funding pursuant to RSA 141-C:24.
(f) "Mosquito control fund" means a fund, established pursuant to RSA 141-C:25, to assist cities, towns, and MCDs by providing funding for the purpose of offsetting the costs of mosquito control activities including, but not limited to, the purchase and application of chemical pesticides.
(g) "Mosquito control plan" means a written document prepared by a town, city, or MCD that describes preventive and response actions for reducing human mosquito-borne disease.
(h) "Special permit" means a special permit obtained in accordance with Pes 505, Pes 506, and/or Pes 604.
(i) "Public health threat" means a condition declared by the commissioner, in consultation with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and with concurrence of the governor, that warrants expedited mosquito control activities within a city, town, or MCD, and which is based on local factors per RSA 141-C:25, III(a) .

N.H. Admin. Code § He-P 308.02

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