No person shall produce any pesticide subject to this subchapter or active ingredient used in producing a pesticide subject to this subchapter in any State unless the establishment in which it is produced is registered with the Administrator. The application for registration of any establishment shall include the name and address of the establishment and of the producer who operates such establishment.
Whenever the Administrator receives an application under subsection (a), the Administrator shall register the establishment and assign it an establishment number.
The information required by this paragraph shall be kept current and submitted to the Administrator annually as required under such regulations as the Administrator may prescribe.
Any information submitted to the Administrator pursuant to subsection (c) other than the names of the pesticides or active ingredients used in producing pesticides produced, sold, or distributed at an establishment shall be considered confidential and shall be subject to the provisions of section 136h of this title.
7 U.S.C. § 136e
EDITORIAL NOTES
PRIOR PROVISIONSA prior section 7 of act June 25, 1947, was classified to section 135e of this title prior to amendment of act June 25, 1947, by Pub. L. 92-516.
AMENDMENTS1991-Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 102-237, §1006(b)(1), substituted "the Administrator" for "he" before "shall".Subsec. (c)(1)(A) to (C). Pub. L. 102-237, §1006(b)(3)(F), substituted "the producer" for "he". Subsec. (c)(2). Pub. L. 102-237, §1006(b)(3)(G), substituted "the Administrator" for "him" after "inform" and "the producer" for "he". 1978-Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 95-396, §13(1), made requirement of registration applicable to production of active ingredient used in producing a pesticide subject to this subchapter.Subsec. (c)(1). Pub. L. 95-396, §13(2), required information pertaining to types and amounts of active ingredients used in producing pesticides where applicable.Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 95-396, §13(3), considered names of pesticides or active ingredients used in producing pesticides produced, sold, or distributed at an establishment as not being confidential information.
STATUTORY NOTES AND RELATED SUBSIDIARIES
EFFECTIVE DATEFor effective date of section, see section 4 of Pub. L. 92-516 set out as a note under section 136 of this title.