(2) This section shall not apply to:
(a) Any licensed pesticide operator who sells restricted-use or highly toxic pesticides as a part of services, or through licensed employees, through the use of the equipment of the licensed pesticide operator.
(b) Any state, federal or governmental agency providing restricted-use or highly toxic pesticides to its own employees for use in its own programs.
(c) Any person who sells, offers for sale, handles or distributes pesticide-fertilizer mixtures only in packages of 25 pounds or less in size. [1973 c.341 §19; 1975 c.304 §14; 1993 c.599 §4]