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Title 7, AgricultureRelease 119-73not60

§136r–1 Integrated Pest Management

Title 7 › Chapter 6— INSECTICIDES AND ENVIRONMENTAL PESTICIDE CONTROL › Subchapter II— ENVIRONMENTAL PESTICIDE CONTROL › § 136r–1

Last updated Apr 3, 2026|Official source

Summary

The Secretary of Agriculture, with the Administrator, must run research, demonstration, and education programs to promote Integrated Pest Management (IPM). IPM mixes biological, cultural, physical, and chemical methods to lower economic, health, and environmental risks. They must give IPM information to pesticide users, including Federal agencies. Federal agencies must use IPM for pest control and promote it in purchasing, regulations, and other activities.

Full Legal Text

Title 7, §136r–1

Agriculture, Source: USLM XML via OLRC

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.

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.

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Citation

7 U.S.C. § 136r–1

Title 7, Agriculture

Last Updated

Apr 3, 2026

Release point: 119-73not60