Section 324.8307b - Maintenance of registration; renewal; discontinuing registration(1) A pesticide that has been registered with the department must continue to be registered as long as the pesticide remains in the channels of trade in this state. It is the registrant's responsibility to maintain the pesticide registration.(2) It is a violation of this part to continue to distribute a pesticide for which a renewal application, including the required fee, has not been received by the director on or before the last day in June. It is the responsibility of the registrant to obtain and submit an application for renewal of a pesticide registration before the expiration date.(3) A registrant who intends to discontinue a pesticide registration shall do either of the following: (a) Terminate further distribution within the state and continue to register the pesticide annually for 2 successive years.(b) Initiate a recall of the pesticide from distribution in the state prior to the expiration of the registration of the pesticide. Pesticides that do not go through a 2-year discontinuance period and that are found in the channels of trade are subject to registration penalties and all related fees since the product's last year of registration.Add. 2002, Act 418, Imd. Eff. 6/5/2002 .