Ala. Admin. Code r. 80-1-13-.04

Current through Register Vol. 43, No. 1, October 31, 2024

Section 80-1-13-.04 - Registrations

(1) Every pesticide or device which is distributed, sold, offered for sale, delivered, or transported within this state shall be registered with the Alabama Department of Agriculture and Industries in accordance with registration and registration requirements of Code of Ala. 1975, § 2-27-9 as follows:

(a) The biennial registration fee for a pesticide or device shall not exceed six hundred ($600). The fee structure shall be paid according to the following schedule:

1. All registrations issued to registrants whose names begin with the letters A through M shall expire on December 31, 2013. Upon expiration of registration on December 31, 2013, a registrant whose name begins with letters A through M may renew a registration for a period of two years upon payment of a fee of five hundred dollars ($500) per product. The registration shall be valid until December 31, 2015. The registrant may renew every two years thereafter upon payment of the fee of six hundred dollars ($600).

2. All registrations issued to registrants whose names begin with the letters N through Z shall expire on December 31, 2012. Upon expiration of the registration on December 31, 2012, a registrant whose name begins with letters N through Z may renew a registration for a period of two years upon payment of a fee of five hundred dollars ($500) per product. The registration shall be valid until December 31, 2014. After December 31, 2014, the registrant may renew a registration for a period of two years upon payment of a fee of six hundred dollars ($600) per product.

3. Registrants whose names begin with a numeric character shall follow the schedule for the first letter of the alphabetic spelling of said numeric character.

4. All registrations issued by the department to a registrant who is applying to register an additional pesticide during the second year of the registrant's registration period shall expire December 31 of that year.

5. An application for registration shall be accompanied by a fee of six hundred dollars ($600) for each pesticide except as provided in 80-1-13-.04(1) and 80-1-13-.04(1) (a)2 above."

(b) Registrations fees not paid by March 1, or within 60 days following its due date will pay a delinquency penalty of one hundred fifty dollars ($150) per product in addition to the required registration fee.

(2) Pesticides sold, offered for sale, or distributed in the state under a federal and state experimental pesticide label must be labeled For experimental use only. Such label must be affixed to the container so as to be conspicuous, and easily read under normal conditions and circumstances. Persons selling, distributing, or otherwise supplying pesticides to users for experimental purposes and provide the Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries with the following information:

(a) Quantity of the pesticide to be used in the state.

(b) The chemical and common name of the pesticide.

(c) The established tolerance levels for the pesticide as determined by the federal government where required.

(d) Company personnel responsible for the experiment.

(3) After the conclusion of the experiment, experimental information gathered during the experiment shall be supplied the Commissioner, which will justify the manufacturer's contention that the pesticides were for experimental purposes under actual commercial use conditions.

Ala. Admin. Code r. 80-1-13-.04

Filed April 19, 1982. Amended: Filed August 16, 2004; effective September 20, 2004. Amended: Filed August 18, 2006; effective September 22, 2006. Amended: Filed November 14, 2011; effective December 19, 2011. Amended: Filed November 15, 2012; effective December 20, 2012.

Authors: Charles H. Barnes, John P. Hagood, Robert J. Russell, Patrick B. Moody

Statutory Authority:Code of Ala. 1975, §§ 2-27-8, 2-27-9, 2-27-57.