Section 3 Pesticide Renewal

Product Renewal

Registrants are required to renew product registrations and pay applicable fees on an annual basis per Minnesota statute 18B.26.  Renewal forms are sent to all Registrants or their Agents annually in October to facilitate the process. All pesticide renewal applications must be paid ($400 for each agricultural pesticide and $475 for each nonagricultural pesticide), accurately completed, and post marked by December 31 to avoid a late fee. Forms postmarked January 1 or later will be subject to an additional fee of $175 for each product being renewed.

Product Discontinuation

Pesticide product discontinuation is described in Minnesota Statute 18B26. 

To ensure complete withdrawal from distribution or further use of a pesticide, a person who intends to discontinue a pesticide registration must:

1. terminate a further distribution within the state and continue to register the pesticide annually for two successive years;
2. initiate and complete a total recall of the pesticide from all distribution in the state within 60 days from the date of notification to the commissioner of intent to discontinue registration; or
3. submit to the commissioner evidence adequate to document that no distribution of the registered pesticide has occurred in the state.

For purposes of this section, “distribute” means offer for sale, sell, barter, ship, deliver for shipment, receive and deliver, and offer to deliver pesticides in this state or into this state.

Discontinuation Specifics

• Registrants can choose to move registered products into discontinuance on the registration renewal forms sent by MDA annually in October.
• When a product is moved into discontinuance the registrant can no longer sell the product to indirect distributors such as wholesalers, traditional retailers, distributors, and internet retailers that are intending to sell the product in the state.  If the registrant has remaining inventory they would like to sell to distributors in MN, they must delay the discontinuation request and continue to register the product.
• The registrant must continue to register the pesticide and pay the associated fees for two successive years ensuring that indirect distributors that have purchased the product have ample time to sell the inventory prior to cancellation.
• Retailers who purchased product prior to the discontinuation request may continue to store, sell, and transport product for the remainder of the two-year discontinuation period.
• Once the discontinuation period expires the product is moved to cancelled status. Distribution channels, including wholesalers, retailers, distributors, and internet, cannot legally distribute or sell the product within or into MN now that the product’s registration status is cancelled.
• If during the discontinuation process the registrant chooses to keep a product in either first- or second-year discontinuation, they may choose so on their annual pesticide renewal forms.  This will delay cancellation by an additional year.  All fees will still apply.
• If the registrant chooses to move a product in discontinuation back to a fully active status, they may choose so on their annual pesticide renewal forms.
• The MDA tracks distribution and sales of products in discontinuation via annual sales reports, registrant and dealer audits, and marketplace inspections.  Products found in the channels of trade after cancellation are subject to registration penalties and all related fees since the product’s last year of registration.

Application Instructions

1. Revising Application Information: If you find incorrect information on the enclosed Renewal Application, cross it out and write in the correct information (e.g. change of address, new Contact/Agent person, new phone number or company name change). If you are requesting a company name change, please provide documentation in the form of the EPA notification letter.
2. Kelly Registration: If you are submitting renewal(s) via Kelly Registration Systems and you have a change of address, telephone number, company name change, etc. for either the Registrant or the Contact/Agent please send this information via email to Pesticide.Registration.MDA@State.MN.US.
3. New Product Registration: New product registration forms must be completed and mailed separately from the Renewal process. If you are registering new pesticide products, you will need to submit the items listed on the MDA’s Registration page separate from the Renewal Application.
4. Product Discontinuation:  If you would like to move an active product into two-year discontinuation which allows clearing of product from distribution channels, add a “1” to the Status column indicating 1st year of discontinuation. You may also choose to change products in 1st or 2nd year discontinuance back to active or remain in their current status by indicating this in the Status column. To move a product in 2nd year discontinuation to cancelled cross out the 2 and add a C to the Status column.
5. Agricultural Product (AG) or Nonagricultural Product (NONAG): MDA assigned based on the label inclusion of the Agricultural Use Requirements box.
6. Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS): Registrants should disclose any pesticide product that contains intentionally added PFAS which is defined as a class of fluorinated organic chemicals containing at least one fully fluorinated carbon atom. If the product contains intentionally added PFAS add a “Y” (Yes) to the table. If the product does not contain intentionally added PFAS add a “N” (No) to the table. For further information on PFAS regulations and enforcement timelines please see our PFAS Pesticide pages.
7. Cleaning/Fabric Product: Pesticides identified as primarily cleaning products or fabric treatments fall under MN PFAS legislation in 2026. If your product is used primarily for domestic, commercial, or institutional cleaning purposes or fabric treatment, add a “Y” (Yes) to the table. Otherwise, add a “N” (No) to the table.
8. Product Label Revisions: If significant changes are made to product label content the registrant must submit a completed Pesticide Label Revision Checklist along with a digital copy of the updated label and safety data sheet.  Instructions are included within the form.