Title 7 — AgricultureRelease 119-73
§136i–2 Collection of pesticide use information
Title 7 › Chapter CHAPTER 6— - INSECTICIDES AND ENVIRONMENTAL PESTICIDE CONTROL › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER II— - ENVIRONMENTAL PESTICIDE CONTROL › § 136i–2
Summary
The Secretary of Agriculture must collect statewide or regional pesticide‑use data for major crops, including fruits and vegetables, from farmer surveys or sources, and work with the EPA as appropriate on surveys and share aggregate results.
Full Legal Text
Title 7, §136i–2
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(a)The Secretary of Agriculture shall collect data of statewide or regional significance on the use of pesticides to control pests and diseases of major crops and crops of dietary significance, including fruits and vegetables.
(b)The data shall be collected by surveys of farmers or from other sources offering statistically reliable data.
(c)The Secretary of Agriculture shall, as appropriate, coordinate with the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency in the design of the surveys and make available to the Administrator the aggregate results of the surveys to assist the Administrator.
Legislative History
Notes & Related Subsidiaries
Editorial Notes
Codification Section was enacted as part of the Food Quality Protection Act of 1996, and not as part of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act which comprises this subchapter.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Pesticide Use Information Study Pub. L. 104–170, title III, § 305, Aug. 3, 1996, 110 Stat. 1512, required the Secretary of Agriculture, in consultation with the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, to prepare a report to Congress evaluating the current status and potential improvements in Federal pesticide use information gathering activities and to submit the report not later than 1 year following Aug. 3, 1996.
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Citations & Metadata
Citation
7 U.S.C. § 136i–2
Title 7 — Agriculture
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73