Title 7 — AgricultureRelease 119-73
§136r–1 Integrated Pest Management
Title 7 › Chapter CHAPTER 6— - INSECTICIDES AND ENVIRONMENTAL PESTICIDE CONTROL › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER II— - ENVIRONMENTAL PESTICIDE CONTROL › § 136r–1
Summary
The Agriculture Secretary and the Administrator must run programs and share information to promote Integrated Pest Management to pesticide users, including federal agencies. IPM combines biological, cultural, physical, and chemical methods to reduce economic, health, and environmental harm. Federal agencies must use and promote IPM.
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Title 7, §136r–1
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The Secretary of Agriculture, in cooperation with the Administrator, shall implement research, demonstration, and education programs to support adoption of Integrated Pest Management. Integrated Pest Management is a sustainable approach to managing pests by combining biological, cultural, physical, and chemical tools in a way that minimizes economic, health, and environmental risks. The Secretary of Agriculture and the Administrator shall make information on Integrated Pest Management widely available to pesticide users, including Federal agencies. Federal agencies shall use Integrated Pest Management techniques in carrying out pest management activities and shall promote Integrated Pest Management through procurement and regulatory policies, and other activities.
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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.
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7 U.S.C. § 136r–1
Title 7 — Agriculture
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73