§ 918 - Registration - Vermont Statutes

§ 918. Registration

(a) Every economic poison which is distributed, sold, or offered for sale within this state or delivered for transportation or transported in intrastate commerce or between points within this state through any point outside this state shall be registered in the office of the secretary, and such registration shall be renewed annually; provided, that products which have the same formula, are manufactured by the same person, the labeling of which contains the same claims, and the labels of which bear a designation identifying the product as the same economic poison may be registered as a single economic poison; and additional names and labels shall be added by supplement statements during the current period of registration. It is further provided that any economic poison imported into this state, which is subject to the provisions of any federal act providing for the registration of economic poisons and which has been duly registered under the provisions of this chapter, may, in the discretion of the secretary, be exempted from registration under this chapter, when sold or distributed in the unbroken immediate container in which it was originally shipped. The registrant shall file with the secretary a statement including:

(1) the name and address of the registrant and the name and address of the person whose name will appear on the label, if other than the registrant;

(2) the name of the economic poison;

(3) a complete copy of the labeling accompanying the economic poison and a statement of all claims to be made for it, including directions for use; and

(4) if requested by the secretary, a full description of the tests made and the results thereof upon which the claims are based. In the case of renewal of registration, a statement shall be required only with respect to information which is different from that furnished when the economic poison was registered or last re-registered.

(b) The registrant shall pay an annual fee of $92.00 for each product registered, and that amount shall be deposited in the special fund created in section 929 of this title, of which $5.00 from each product registration shall be used for an educational program related to the proper purchase, application, and disposal of household pesticides, and $5.00 from each product registration shall be used to collect and dispose of obsolete and unwanted pesticides. The annual registration year shall be from December 1 to November 30 of the following year.

(c) The secretary, whenever he deems it necessary in the administration of this chapter, may require the submission of the complete formula of any economic poison. If it appears to the secretary that the composition of the article is such as to warrant the proposed claims for it and if the article and its labeling and other material required to be submitted comply with the requirements of sections 919 and 920 of this title, he shall register the article.

(d) If it does not appear to the secretary that the article is such as to warrant the proposed claims for it or if the article and its labeling and other material required to be submitted do not comply with the provisions of this chapter, he shall notify the registrant of the manner in which the article, labeling, or other material required to be submitted fail to comply with the chapter so as to afford the registrant an opportunity to make the necessary corrections. In order to protect the public, the secretary, on his own motion, may, at any time, cancel the registration of an economic poison which fails to meet the requirements of this section. In no event shall registration of an article be construed as a defense for the commission of any offense prohibited under sections 919 and 920 of this title.

(e) Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, registration is not required in the case of an economic poison shipped from one plant within this state to another plant within this state operated by the same person. (Amended 1961, No. 74, § 5, eff. April 19, 1961; 1965, No. 90,§§ 1, 2; 1975, No. 39, § 1, eff. Dec. 1, 1975; 1985, No. 72, § 2, eff. May 20, 1985; 1987, No. 71, § 1; amended 1995, No. 125 (Adj. Sess.), § 1; 1999, No. 49, § 115; 1999, No. 141 (Adj. Sess.), § 2; 2003, No. 42, § 2, eff. May 27, 2003; 2005, No. 72, § 21.)