Sale and Use of Pesticide Products Not Requiring Registration

The following is a description of the types of products that are not required to be registered. There are two types of pesticide products not requiring registration if certain criteria are met. One type of product is exempted by U.S. EPA under Section 25(b) of federal law. The other type of product is that which a homeowner can mix for their own use. Each type is described more fully below.

1. Products exempted by U.S. EPA Section 25b.

Section 25(b) of federal law allows certain specified active ingredients in combination with certain specified inert ingredients to be exempt from federal registration for most uses. The specific ingredients and use limitations are found, as you have indicated, in Title 40 of the Code of Federal Regulations, Section 152.25. California law also allows exemption from registration for most of the same products. The specific criteria for California exemption are outlined in California Notice to Registrants 2000-6 available on our website at www.cdpr.ca.gov  under Programs and Services, Registration Branch. This was the result of the change in law and regulation described in the notice.

2. Homeowner mix for their own use.

The California Code of Regulations, Section 6301, allows homeowner use of some substances without the requirement to register, if certain criteria are met. An individual's personal use of a substance to control their residence or garden pests is allowed, provided that no treated food or feed commodity is sold or distributed and it is not fed to animals that are sold or distributed for human consumption.