Louisiana § RS 3:3221 - Registration of pesticides

§ RS 3:3221. Registration of pesticides

A.  Each pesticide which is sold, offered for sale, or distributed in this state shall be registered annually with the commissioner.  Each manufacturer shall register each pesticide prior to the pesticide being sold, offered for sale, or distributed.  Registration shall expire on the last day of December of each year.  Each manufacturer shall pay an annual registration fee of four hundred dollars for each pesticide registered.

B.  Each application for the initial registration of a pesticide and for the re-registration of a pesticide for which the label has been changed shall be accompanied by the following information:

(1)  The brand of the pesticide.

(2)  The name and address of the manufacturer of the pesticide.

(3)  Two complete copies of the labeling of the pesticide, containing:

(a)  The specific name of each active ingredient in the pesticide.

(b)  The percentage of the active ingredients in the pesticide.

(c)  The percentage of the inert ingredients in the pesticide.

(d)  The net contents of each package in which the pesticide will be sold.

(e)  A statement of claims made for the pesticide.

(f)  Directions for the use of the pesticide, including warnings or caution statements.

(4)  The Material Safety Data Sheet prepared in accordance with the requirements of the Environmental Protection Agency.

(5)  Such other information as the commissioner by rule may require.

C.  All information relative to the formulas of pesticides registered with the commissioner shall be exempt from the public records law and shall be confidential information.

D.  The commissioner may refuse to register any pesticide.  Any manufacturer who has been refused registration of a pesticide may request a hearing before the commission.  The hearing shall be held in accordance with the provisions of Section 3214 of this Chapter.

E.  Prior to registering a pesticide, the commissioner shall determine whether:

(1)  The composition of the pesticide is sufficient to support the claims made for the pesticide.

(2)  The label on the pesticide complies with state and federal requirements.

(3)  Use of the pesticide will produce unreasonably adverse effects on the environment.

F.  As part of the registration of any pesticide, the commissioner may impose the following conditions:

(1)  Each package of pesticides sold or offered for sale shall carry a label which shall state the brand of pesticide, the name and address of the manufacturer of the pesticide, the specific name of each active ingredient contained in the pesticide, and such other information as the commissioner shall require.

(2)  The commissioner may require each shipping container in which a manufacturer ships pesticides which are sold or offered for sale in this state to carry a label with the following information:

(a)  The lot or batch number of the pesticide, from which the date of manufacture can be determined.

(b)  Such other information as the commissioner shall require.

Added by Acts 1982, No. 198, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1983; Acts 1985, No. 167, §1; Acts 1986, No. 510, §2, eff. July 1, 1986; Acts 1988, No. 220, §1; Acts 1988, No. 219, §1; Acts 1992, No. 15, §1; Acts 1992, No. 67, §1; Acts 1997, No. 198, §1; Acts 2003, No. 120, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2004.