Title 7AgricultureRelease 119-73

§136e Registration of establishments

Title 7 › Chapter CHAPTER 6— - INSECTICIDES AND ENVIRONMENTAL PESTICIDE CONTROL › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER II— - ENVIRONMENTAL PESTICIDE CONTROL › § 136e

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

You cannot make any pesticide or active ingredient in any State unless the place where it is made is registered with the Administrator. The registration form must give the name and address of the place and the name and address of the producer. When the Administrator gets the form, they must register the place and give it an establishment number. Within 30 days after registration, the producer must tell the Administrator what types and amounts of pesticides or active ingredients they are making now, made in the past year, and sold or distributed in the past year. If needed for a stop-sale order, the producer must also give the names and addresses of anyone who received the pesticide. All other information provided, except the names of the pesticides or active ingredients, will be kept confidential under the law.

Full Legal Text

Title 7, §136e

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(a)No person shall produce any pesticide subject to this subchapter or active ingredient used in producing a pesticide subject to this subchapter in any State unless the establishment in which it is produced is registered with the Administrator. The application for registration of any establishment shall include the name and address of the establishment and of the producer who operates such establishment.
(b)Whenever the Administrator receives an application under subsection (a), the Administrator shall register the establishment and assign it an establishment number.
(c)(1)Any producer operating an establishment registered under this section shall inform the Administrator within 30 days after it is registered of the types and amounts of pesticides and, if applicable, active ingredients used in producing pesticides—
(A)which the producer is currently producing;
(B)which the producer has produced during the past year; and
(C)which the producer has sold or distributed during the past year.
(2)Any such producer shall, upon the request of the Administrator for the purpose of issuing a stop sale order pursuant to section 136k of this title, inform the Administrator of the name and address of any recipient of any pesticide produced in any registered establishment which the producer operates.
(d)Any information submitted to the Administrator pursuant to subsection (c) other than the names of the pesticides or active ingredients used in producing pesticides produced, sold, or distributed at an establishment shall be considered confidential and shall be subject to the provisions of section 136h of this title.

Legislative History

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Editorial Notes

Prior Provisions

A prior section 7 of act
June 25, 1947, was classified to section 135e of this title prior to amendment of act
June 25, 1947, by Pub. L. 92–516.

Amendments

1991—Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 102–237, § 1006(b)(1), substituted “the Administrator” for “he” before “shall”. Subsec. (c)(1)(A) to (C). Pub. L. 102–237, § 1006(b)(3)(F), substituted “the producer” for “he”. Subsec. (c)(2). Pub. L. 102–237, § 1006(b)(3)(G), substituted “the Administrator” for “him” after “inform” and “the producer” for “he”. 1978—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 95–396, § 13(1), made requirement of registration applicable to production of active ingredient used in producing a pesticide subject to this subchapter. Subsec. (c)(1). Pub. L. 95–396, § 13(2), required information pertaining to types and amounts of active ingredients used in producing pesticides where applicable. Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 95–396, § 13(3), considered names of pesticides or active ingredients used in producing pesticides produced, sold, or distributed at an establishment as not being confidential information.

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of section, see section 4 of Pub. L. 92–516, set out as a note under section 136 of this title.

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Citation

7 U.S.C. § 136e

Title 7Agriculture

Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

Release point: 119-73