Pesticide Registration Period
Minnesota’s registration period for Section 3 products
18. Who is responsible or who will get in trouble if a nitrogen input is applied in a DWSMA or a vulnerable groundwater area?
Definition and interpretation of Responsible Party
The Responsible Party is the owner, operator or agent in charge of cropland. This means the person who decided to apply the nitrogen input will be identified as the Responsible Party. The MDA responds and investigates written complaints of nitrogen application after Sept 1 in a Drinking Water Supply Management Area (DWSMA) with elevated nitrate, a vulnerable groundwater area or on frozen soils in these areas. Facts and information obtained from the investigation will be used by the MDA to determine the responsible party.
In an effort to provide the best customer service possible, the MDA strongly recommends if you or your company is contracted by a grower / agent in charge of cropland, that you review the MDA’s groundwater vulnerability map PRIOR to agreeing to any nitrogen applications after September 1. If the application site is in a DWSMA on the MDA’s map, in a vulnerable groundwater area or on frozen soils in a vulnerable groundwater area, notifying the customer of this will enable the customer to comply with Minnesota’s Groundwater Protection Rule.
The vulnerable soils map and complaint form are provided to you for your reference: vulnerable soils map and the nitrogen fertilizer application complaint form.
January 29, 2024
The Minnesota Department of Agriculture (MDA) has confirmed emerald ash borer (EAB) in Crow Wing County for the first time. There are now 48 counties in the state, including Crow Wing, with EAB.
A suspected EAB infestation was discovered near Brainerd in Crow Wing County. EAB larvae was later found, and samples were collected by MDA staff. Federal identification confirmed the samples as emerald ash borer.
EAB was first discovered in Minnesota in 2009. The insect larvae kill ash trees by tunneling under the bark and feeding on the part of the tree that moves nutrients up and down the trunk. Often, the trees show several signs of infestation because of this. Woodpeckers like to feed on EAB larvae, and woodpecker holes may indicate the presence of emerald ash borer. Also, EAB tunneling can cause the bark to split open, revealing characteristic S-shaped galleries underneath.
Because this is the first time EAB has been identified in Crow Wing County, the MDA is enacting an emergency quarantine of the county. The quarantine limits the movement of firewood and ash material out of the area.
The MDA issues quarantines for all areas known to have EAB to reduce the risk of further spreading the tree-killing insect.
A virtual informational meeting for residents and tree care professionals in Crow Wing County will be held on Thursday, February 8, 2024, from 10–11 a.m. Experts from the MDA will give a brief presentation followed by a question-and-answer session.
Emerald Ash Borer Virtual Informational Meeting:
February 8, 2024
10–11 a.m.
Register at www.mda.state.mn.us/eab
The public will also have an opportunity to provide input on the proposal to add Crow Wing County’s emergency quarantine to the state’s formal quarantine. The MDA is taking comments on the proposed formal quarantine now through March 11, 2024, and recommends adopting the quarantine on March 13, 2024. The proposed quarantine language can be found at www.mda.state.mn.us/eab.
Comments can be made during the virtual meeting or by contacting:
Kimberly Thielen Cremers
Minnesota Department of Agriculture
625 Robert Street North
St. Paul, MN 55155
Kimberly.TCremers@state.mn.us
There is more EAB information on the MDA website.
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Media Contact
Brittany Raveill, MDA Communications
651-201-6131
Brittany.Raveill@state.mn.us
If the product is a distributor product, it must meet federal registration/labeling requirements as laid out in the Supplemental distribution code (40 CFR 145.132)
Distributor Product
If the product is a distributor product, it must meet federal registration/labeling requirements as laid out in the Supplemental distribution code (40 CFR 145.132)
Labeling must be provided for the following:
- Label of the box/ container
- Individual labels for each product (pesticide or non-pesticide) found inside the box. The active ingredient list found on the box/container referenced above does not count.
- Supplemental labels/pamphlets
According to the Sale and Distribution of Misbranded Pesticides and Devices statute, a person may not offer for sale or distribute a pesticide or device determined by the commissioner to be misbranded, including a pesticide or device that:
- is an imitation of or is offered for sale under the name of another pesticide or device; or
- does not comply with the labeling requirements under this chapter or FIFRA.
The Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA Section 2(p)) defines pesticide “label” and “labeling” as:
- Label: The written, printed, or graphic matter on, or attached to, the pesticide or device or any of its containers or wrappers.
- Labeling: All labels and all other written, printed, or graphic matter accompanying the pesticide or device at any time, or to which reference is made on the label or in literature accompanying the pesticide or device, except to current official publications of the Environmental Protection Agency, the United States Departments of Agriculture and Interior, and the Department of Health and Human Services, State experiment stations, State agricultural colleges, and other similar Federal or State institutions or agencies authorized by law to conduct research in the field of pesticides.
Complete product labeling must be provided at the time of registration in one searchable PDF file
Labeling must be provided for the following:
- Label of the box/ container
- Individual labels for each product (pesticide or non-pesticide) found inside the box. The active ingredient list found on the box/container referenced above does not count.
- Supplemental labels/pamphlets
According to the Sale and Distribution of Misbranded Pesticides and Devices statute, a person may not offer for sale or distribute a pesticide or device determined by the commissioner to be misbranded, including a pesticide or device that:
- is an imitation of or is offered for sale under the name of another pesticide or device; or
- does not comply with the labeling requirements under this chapter or FIFRA.
The Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA Section 2(p)) defines pesticide “label” and “labeling” as:
- Label: The written, printed, or graphic matter on, or attached to, the pesticide or device or any of its containers or wrappers.
- Labeling: All labels and all other written, printed, or graphic matter accompanying the pesticide or device at any time, or to which reference is made on the label or in literature accompanying the pesticide or device, except to current official publications of the Environmental Protection Agency, the United States Departments of Agriculture and Interior, and the Department of Health and Human Services, State experiment stations, State agricultural colleges, and other similar Federal or State institutions or agencies authorized by law to conduct research in the field of pesticides.
