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Title 7, AgricultureRelease 119-73not60

§136i–2 Collection of Pesticide Use Information

Title 7 › Chapter 6— INSECTICIDES AND ENVIRONMENTAL PESTICIDE CONTROL › Subchapter II— ENVIRONMENTAL PESTICIDE CONTROL › § 136i–2

Last updated Apr 3, 2026|Official source

Summary

The Secretary of Agriculture must gather statewide or regional information on how pesticides are used to control pests and diseases on major crops and on crops important to diets, such as fruits and vegetables. The information must come from farmer surveys or other sources that provide reliable statistics. The Secretary must work with the EPA Administrator when designing the surveys and must give the Administrator the combined survey results to help the EPA.

Full Legal Text

Title 7, §136i–2

Agriculture, Source: USLM XML via OLRC

(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.

Reference

Citations & Metadata

Citation

7 U.S.C. § 136i–2

Title 7, Agriculture

Last Updated

Apr 3, 2026

Release point: 119-73not60