What Is a Section 18?

A "Section 18 pesticide" is a pesticide that has been granted an emergency exemption from registration by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) per Section 18 of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide & Rodenticide Act. This exemption, approved by EPA, allows the use of a pesticide for an unregistered application in an emergency.

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