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To amend the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act to improve the use of certain registered pesticides.

S. 175 · 113th Congress · Jan 29, 2013 · Lineage

A BILL

Section 1 Use of registered pesticides

Section 3(f) of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (7 U.S.C. 136a(f)) is amended by adding at the end the following:

“(5) Use of registered pesticides—Notwithstanding any other law, no permit shall be required for—

“(A) the use of a pesticide that is registered or otherwise authorized for use under this Act, if that use is in accordance with this Act; or

“(B)

“(i) the use of a biological control organism (as defined in section 403 of the Plant Protection Act (7 U.S.C. 7702)) for the prevention, control, or eradication of a plant pest or noxious weed, if that use is in accordance with that Act (7 U.S.C. 7701 et seq.); or

“(ii) the conduct of any other plant pest, noxious weed, or pest control activity under that Act, if that activity is conducted in accordance with that Act.”