§ 12821 Pesticide Registration Requirements

This law says anyone who wants a pesticide registration must tell the state every brand and type they’ll sell, the exact name and percent of each active ingredient, and the total percent of all inert (non‑active) ingredients; the director can also ask for the full chemical formula.

Key Takeaways

•You must list every brand, trademark, and type of pesticide you plan to sell.
•Give the exact name and percentage of each active ingredient.
•Report the total percentage of inert ingredients (must equal 100% minus the actives).
•The director can ask you to provide the full chemical formula if needed.

Example

A company wants to register a new garden insecticide called "BugBuster".

The company must file a statement that says the brand is BugBuster, the active ingredient is pyrethrin at 25%, and that the inert ingredients make up the remaining 75%; later the director could ask for the complete recipe of BugBuster.

How to Calculate

Inert % = 100% – (Sum of all active ingredient percentages)

Add together the percentages of every active ingredient listed.
Subtract that total from 100%.
The result is the total percentage of inert ingredients you must report.

BugBuster contains two actives: pyrethrin 25% and piperonyl butoxide 5%.

Result: Inert % = 100 – (25 + 5) = 70% inert ingredients

Each applicant for a certificate of registration shall also file a statement of every brand, trademark, and kind of pesticide that the applicant intends to manufacture or sell, the correct name and percentage of each active ingredient in the pesticide, and the total percentage of inert ingredients that are contained in the pesticide. The director, whenever he or she deems it necessary for the effective administration of this chapter, may require the submission of the complete formula for the pesticide. (Amended by Stats. 1996, Ch. 361, Sec. 37. Effective January 1, 1997.)

Key Takeaways

•You must list every brand, trademark, and type of pesticide you plan to sell.
•Give the exact name and percentage of each active ingredient.
•Report the total percentage of inert ingredients (must equal 100% minus the actives).
•The director can ask you to provide the full chemical formula if needed.

Example

A company wants to register a new garden insecticide called "BugBuster".

How to Calculate

Inert % = 100% – (Sum of all active ingredient percentages)

Add together the percentages of every active ingredient listed.
Subtract that total from 100%.
The result is the total percentage of inert ingredients you must report.

BugBuster contains two actives: pyrethrin 25% and piperonyl butoxide 5%.

Result: Inert % = 100 – (25 + 5) = 70% inert ingredients

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