1. ARE 309Ted Feitshans08-1 Unit 13 Regulation of Pesticides Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA)

2. ARE 309Ted Feitshans08-2 Pesticide Classifications General use Restricted use –Under supervision of certified applicator –Record keeping required

3. ARE 309Ted Feitshans08-3 Certification of Applicators Private applicators Commercial applicators Delegated to the states

4. ARE 309Ted Feitshans08-4 Registration Requirements Composition warrants proposed claims Labeling complies with FIFRA No unreasonable risks to people or the environment –Economic, social & environmental costs and benefits No unreasonable risk to the environment

5. ARE 309Ted Feitshans08-5 Risk evaluation factors Carcinogenicity Reproductive effects Immunological effects Neurological effects Impact on groundwater Impact on wildlife and fish Toxicity Available alternatives

6. ARE 309Ted Feitshans08-6 Regulatory web sites http://www.epa.gov/pesticides/ http://www.agr.state.nc.us/fooddrug/pesticid/index.htmhttp://www.agr.state.nc.us/fooddrug/pesticid/index.htm http://www.agr.state.nc.us/str-pest/

7. ARE 309Ted Feitshans08-7 Registration 15 year duration Conditional/emergency registration Cancellation –After 15 year review –For unreasonable risk

8. ARE 309Ted Feitshans08-8 Requirements for maintaining registration Manufacturers must keep records Report adverse effects Developer’s data kept confidential

9. ARE 309Ted Feitshans08-9 Pesticide residues in foods (tolerances) Set by EPA in conjunction with FDA Regulated under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetics Act Delaney Amendment (1958) - repealed 1996 Monitoring - EPA, FDA, & USDA jointly

10. ARE 309Ted Feitshans08-10 State programs Authorized under FIFRA Numerically largest area of environmental enforcement

11. ARE 309Ted Feitshans08-11 State programs 24(c) authority –w/in state –valid for 90 days if disapproved by EPA –tolerance or exemption established under Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetics Act –EPA may w/dr authority if state cannot exercise adequate controls