Classification sub-group 706-05 - Yard maintenance and pest control

Industry sector 7 – Service

Rate risk category 125%

Included	Similar but classified elsewhere
Routine and custom yard and lawn maintenance. Includes activities such as: Cutting grass Raking leaves Minor tree and shrub pruning Minor planting Snow removal (with shovels and/or snow blowers only) Scheduled treatments or spraying of herbicides, pesticides, fertilizers, or chemicals on lawns, plants or trees.	Landscaping activities, such as land contouring, backfilling construction site, laying sod, etc., is found under 401-15 – Landscaping. Landscape architecture and design is found under 703-02 – Architects and engineers. Snow removal using large equipment is found under 501-03 – Waste management, snow removal and towing. Chemical spraying (non-aerial) on farmer’s fields is found under 104-02 – Agricultural services. Yard and lawn work performed by a management company is incidental to the main operation and is found under 701-09 – Property management. Indoor plant sales/rental and/or maintenance is found under 103-05 – Greenhouses, nurseries and market gardening.
Installing holiday lighting or decor on buildings/houses.
Operation of a cemetery, including a pet cemetery, mausoleum or tomb.	Cemeteries operated by a municipality are incidental to main operation and are found under 801-02 – Municipal operations. Operation of a funeral home or crematorium is found 713-02 – Funeral homes. Operation of a church or religious facility is found under 901-03 – Religious organizations.
Removing or exterminating unwanted insects or small animals from residential, commercial or institutional buildings or grounds. Includes fumigating and incidental retail operations.	Chemical spraying for agricultural purposes is found under 104-02 – Agricultural services. Aerial crop spraying is found under 503-16 – Aviation services. Humane societies are found under 714-03 – Veterinary and pet services.