Guam § 50101 - Title and Purpose.

§ 50101. Title and Purpose.

This Chapter may be cited as the “Guam Pesticides Act of

2007” and has the following purposes:

(a) To regulate the importation, production, sale,

distribution, use and application of pesticides in the interest

of public safety and to ensure that all pesticides sold, stored,

distributed and used on Guam are registered with USEPA;

(b) To implement and enforce a comprehensive

regulatory and enforcement program in the public interest,

for the proper, safe, and efficient use of pesticides and for the

protection of human health and the environment, and to

provide effective implementation and enforcement of such

comprehensive programs;

(c) To protect the consumer by requiring that pesticides

sold in Guam be correctly labeled with appropriate warnings

and adequate directions for use;

(d) To control, restrict, suspend or ban the importation,

receipt, sale and the use of any pesticide or pesticide devices;

(e) To protect, maintain, and improve the quality of

Guam’s environment and public health;

(f) To protect people and the environment from adverse

effects of pesticides;

(g) To prevent pesticide pollution of the ground waters

and surface waters of Guam; and

(h) To assure safe conditions for people in places where

pesticides are present.