minor use
Defined in 2 places across 2 titles of the United States Code.
The term “minor use” means the intended use of a drug in a major species for an indication that occurs infrequently and in only a small number of animals or in limited geographical areas and in only a small number of animals annually.
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- 2004–present21 U.S.C. § 321Food and Drugs · Definitions; generally · for the purposes of this chapter
The term “minor use” means the use of a pesticide on an animal, on a commercial agricultural crop or site, or for the protection of public health where—
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- 1996–20167 U.S.C. § 136Agriculture · Definitions · for purposes of this subchapter
The term “minor use” means the use of a pesticide on an animal, on a commercial agricultural crop or site, or for the protection of public health where—
(1) the total United States acreage for the crop is less than 300,000 acres, as determined by the Secretary of Agriculture; or
(2) the Administrator, in consultation with the Secretary of Agriculture, determines that, based on information provided by an applicant for registration or a registrant, the use does not provide sufficient economic incentive to support the initial registration or continuing registration of a pesticide for such use and—
(A) there are insufficient efficacious alternative registered pesticides available for the use;
(B) the alternatives to the pesticide use pose greater risks to the environment or human health;
(C) the minor use pesticide plays or will play a significant part in managing pest resistance; or
(D) the minor use pesticide plays or will play a significant part in an integrated pest management program.
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- 2016–present7 U.S.C. § 136Agriculture · Definitions · for purposes of this subchapter