Bureau of Pesticides
Pesticide Registration Section
The Pesticide Registration Section registers federally accepted (FIFRA) pesticides that are distributed, sold, or offered for sale in Florida as stipulated in Chapter 487, Florida Statutes (FS) and Chapter 5E-2, Florida Administrative Code (FAC). State law requires annual registration renewal for each pesticide product sold/distributed in Florida. Pesticides not requiring federal approval must also be registered in Florida to assure adherence with State law. Petitions for emergency exemptions from federal registration are also reviewed and processed by the Section and submitted to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for action. Special registration actions for new active ingredients, special local needs, significant new uses, and experimental use permits are processed through the Section. The Registration Section is responsible for the security of registration-related Confidential Business Information and serves as the Department’s repository for information relating to pesticide registrations. To accomplish our mission, members of the Section consult with specialists within the Department and other state and federal agencies, commissions and councils.
Pesticide Product Definition
A pesticide is defined in Chapter 487.021(49) as "any substance or mixture of substances intended for preventing, destroying, repelling, or mitigating any insects, rodents, nematodes, fungi, weeds, or other forms of plant or animal life or viruses, except viruses, bacteria, or fungi on or in living humans or other animals, which the department by rule declares to be a pest, and any substance or mixture of substances intended for use as a plant regulator, defoliant, or desiccant; however, the term "pesticide" does not include any article that:
(a) Is a "new animal drug" within the meaning of s.201(w) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act;
(b) Has been determined by the Secretary of the United States Department of Health and Human Services not to be a new animal drug by a regulation establishing conditions of use for the article; or
(c) Is an animal feed within the meaning of s.201(x) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act bearing or containing an article covered in this subsection."
Plant regulators must be registered in Florida and are defined by Chapter 487.021(51) as "any substance or mixture of substances intended, through physiological action, for accelerating or retarding the rate of growth or maturation, or for otherwise altering the behavior, of ornamental or crop plants or the produce thereof; but does not include substances intended as plant nutrients, trace elements, nutritional chemicals, plant inoculants, or soil amendments."
Devices do not require registration in Florida. Chapter 487.021(22) defines a device as "any instrument or contrivance (other than a firearm) which is intended for trapping, destroying, repelling, or mitigating, any pest or other form of plant or animal life (other than human and other than bacteria, virus, or other microorganism on or in living humans or other living animals); but not including equipment used for the application of pesticides when sold separately." Note also that Chapter 487.025(1) states: "A pesticide or device is misbranded if its labeling bears any statement, design, or graphic representation which is false or misleading in any particular." The specifics of each question on pesticide devices usually require a conversation with one of the Section's Registration Product Coordinators.
[If you are unsure as to whether a product requires registration as
a pesticide in Florida, contact one of the appropriate Registration Product
Coordinators.]
Registration Requirements
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Generally, if a product is defined as a pesticide and is distributed, sold, or offered for sale in Florida, it must be registered by the Registration Section. Chapter 487.041, Florida Statutes states: "Every pesticide which is distributed, sold, or offered for sale, except as provided in this section, within this state or delivered for transportation or transported in intrastate commerce or between points within this state or delivered for transportation or transported in intrastate commerce or between points within this state through any point outside this state shall be registered in the office of the department, and such registration shall be renewed annually."
As a general rule, any product registered as a pesticide with EPA will require registration in Florida, subject to the above. This includes experimental-use permits unless exempted as stipulated under Florida's Procedural Guidelines, Section VI (pdf).
If a product is classified by the EPA as an "Exempt Pesticide" under FIFRA, section 25(b) (pdf), it must be registered in Florida under the Florida policy for “Exempted Pesticide Products”(pdf).
Termiticides Registered in Florida for Preventive Treatment of New Construction
The Department adopted the Termiticide Efficacy Rule (pdf) (5E-2.0311, F.A.C.) on March 23, 2003. This rule requires termiticide registrants to provide efficacy data in support of the registration of their termiticide products intended for new construction in Florida. The Department maintains a table indicating the status of termiticides (pdf) that are being or have been evaluated under the rule requirements.
Registration Application Procedures
In order to register a new or amended pesticide product brand in the State of Florida an applicant/registrant is required to submit specific documents and a fee (checks, money order, credit cards) for the Department’s review and acceptance. A registration confirmation letter will be sent via email / fax / U.S. mail to the Registrant when the pesticide product brand-has been accepted for registration in Florida with an effective and expiration date.
Florida Registered Pesticide Products
The Pesticide Registration Section maintains a database of all pesticide product brands accepted for registration in the State and maintains copies of all accepted labeling associated with these registered pesticide product brands. The state maintains over 12,000 pesticide product brand records.
Forms, Instructions and Guidelines
Application for New or Amended Pesticide Brand Registration (pdf) and Instructions
Pesticide Re-registration/Renewal Notice Instructions (pdf)
- Procedural Guidelines (pdf) and Standards for the Review of State Pesticide Registrations (Interim Revision)
Pesticide Registration Evaluation Committee (PREC)
The PREC was established by the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (FDACS) in 1984 as a means to implement review responsibilities and obtain input from involved FDACS staff and affected state agencies. Regular meetings of the Committee take place the first Thursday of each month at 9:00 a.m. These meetings are held in the Bureau of Pesticides Conference Room, Building #6, 3125 Conner Boulevard, Tallahassee, FL 32399-1650. For additional information, contact the Pesticide Registration Section at (850) 487-2130
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