Texas § AG.76.042 - CONTENT OF REGISTRATION APPLICATION

§ AG.76.042. CONTENT OF REGISTRATION APPLICATION

CONTENT OF REGISTRATION APPLICATION. (a) The application for registration of a pesticide shall include: (1) the name and address of the applicant and the name and address of the person whose name will appear on the pesticide label, if not the applicant's; (2) the name of the pesticide; (3) a complete copy of all labeling to accompany the pesticide and a statement of all claims to be made for it, including the directions for use and, if the pesticide is required to be registered with the United States Environmental Protection Agency, a copy of the Environmental Protection Agency stamped accepted labeling and any applicable comment pages; (4) the use classification, whether for restricted or general use, as provided by the federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act, as amended, or by a rule adopted under that Act; (5) the use classification proposed by the applicant, if the pesticide is not required by federal law to be registered under a use classification; and (6) other information required by the department for determining the eligibility for registration. (b) The department may require the applicant to submit the complete formula for a pesticide, including active and inert ingredients, as a prerequisite to registration. (c) The department may require a full description of the tests made and the results of the tests on which claims are based before approving registration of a pesticide that is not registered under federal law or for which federal or state restrictions on use are being considered. (d) A person located outside this state, as a condition to registration of a pesticide, shall file with the department a written instrument designating a resident agent for service of process in actions taken in the administration and enforcement of this chapter. Instead of designating a resident agent, the person may designate in writing the secretary of state as the recipient of service of process for the person in this state. Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1192, ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981. Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1369, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.