Examples of Environmental Pesticide Control Act of 1972 in a sentence
In 1972, FIFRA was amended by the Federal Environmental Pesticide Control Act of 1972.
Pesticides: Only those registered with EPA in compliance with the Federal Environmental Pesticide Control Act of 1972, or with State or local agencies.
Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act, as amended by the Federal Environmental Pesticide Control Act of 1972 and by the Federal Pesticide Act of 1978, 7 U.S.C. 136 et seq.
In 1972, Congress “significantly strengthened FIFRA’s registration and labeling standards” in response to “environmental and safety concerns.” Id.; see also Federal Environmental Pesticide Control Act of 1972 (1972 Amendments), Pub.
The 1972 Amendments, called the Federal Environmental Pesticide Control Act of 1972, completely revised the early FIFRA regulatory scheme by prohibiting the misuse of registered pesticides and by extending the law’s jurisdiction to cover the intrastate use of pesticides.
Since then there has been the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act of 1947 (FIRFA) and more recently, the Federal Environmental Pesticide Control Act of 1972.
In 1972, the Federal Environmental Pesticide Control Act of 1972 rewrote FIFRA, both to amend it and to reflect the transfer of implementation authority from the Department of Agriculture to EPA.
It is important to note that the Federal Environmental Pesticide Control Act of 1972 requires certification to use or supervise the use of "restricted-use" chemicals.
FIFRA was enacted in 1947, but Congress adopted substantial amendments as part of the Federal Environmental Pesticide Control Act of 1972.
Following 10 years of controversy and investigation, the Federal Environmental Pesticide Control Act of 1972 virtually ended the use of DDT and sharply curtailed the use of certain other highly persistant pesticides. 3-11.