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Examples include but are not limited to use of the following: <br /> (1) Manual removal; <br /> (2) Mechanical means such as weed whackers, mowers, side cutters, steam or <br /> thermal weeders; <br /> (3) Animals, such as goats and sheep, to eat weeds; <br /> (4) Landscaping; <br /> (5) Adding inputs to improve the soil; <br /> (6) Mulching; and <br /> (7) Products such as D-limonene, baking soda, vinegar, and salt. <br /> "Emergency" means an urgent need exists to mitigate or eliminate a plant pest that threatens <br /> public health and safety. <br /> "Minimum risk products" include products that are exempt from the requirements of the <br /> Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act in accordance with the minimum risk <br /> exemption regulations contained in 40 CFR 152.25. <br /> "Prohibited Herbicide" means any substance or mixture of substances: <br /> (1) Intended for use as a plant regulator, defoliant, pre-emergent, or desiccant; or as a <br /> spray adjuvant, such as a wetting agent or adhesive; and <br /> (2) That is listed in the schedule of prohibited substances contained in section 14-143(b). <br /> Section 14-143. Prohibited herbicides in public ways. <br /> (a) Except as otherwise provided in this article, the County shall not use prohibited herbicides <br /> on County owned or maintained public parks and alongside County owned or maintained <br /> roads, bikeways, sidewalks, trails, drainageways, and waterways on or after January 1, <br /> 2024. <br /> (b) Schedule of prohibited herbicides. <br /> The following schedule lists substances containing active ingredients that are prohibited for <br /> use by the County to control unwanted vegetation growth on County owned or maintained <br /> public parks, and alongside all County owned and maintained roads, bikeways, sidewalks, <br /> trails, drainageways, and waterways: <br /> 2 <br />