Pesticide Registration Period
Minnesota’s registration period for Section 3 products
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.
Products found within the kit must bear the same name on all kit labeling as the individual product registration held with the state (Pesticide Registration Statute).
Example: if a kit named “Daily Disinfectant Necessities Kit” lists “Baxter’s Best Surface Disinfectant” as a pesticide product to be found within the kit, then the individual pesticide product must also be registered separately with the state with the same name “Baxter’s Best Surface Disinfectant”.
A different name would require an additional separate registration.
Each pesticide product must be registered separately with the state of Minnesota at the same time, or before, the kit can be registered
Products found within the kit must bear the same name on all kit labeling as the individual product registration held with the state (Pesticide Registration Statute).
Example: if a kit named “Daily Disinfectant Necessities Kit” lists “Baxter’s Best Surface Disinfectant” as a pesticide product to be found within the kit, then the individual pesticide product must also be registered separately with the state with the same name “Baxter’s Best Surface Disinfectant”.
A different name would require an additional separate registration.
