2023 Tennessee Code › Title 43 - AGRICULTURE AND HORTICULTURE (§§ 43-1-101 — 43-40-105) › Chapter 8 - PESTICIDES (§§ 43-8-101 — 43-8-315) › Part 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 43-8-101 — 43-8-116) › Section 43-8-104 - Registration of products - Annual renewal - Labeling - Statement filed by registrant - Registration of brand or grade - License to sell registered brands - Refusal or cancellation of registration

(a)
Every pesticide that is distributed, sold or offered for sale within this state or transported within this state shall be registered with the commissioner, except as provided below. The commissioner may register and permit the sale of any pesticide that has been duly registered under the federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act, but products so registered shall be subject to the registration fees provided for herein, and to all other provisions of this part and part 2 of this chapter. All pesticide products shall be registered annually and their registration shall expire on June 30, following the date of issuance.
(b)
Products having the same formula and manufactured by the same person or firm, where the labeling contains the same claims, and the labels bear a designation identifying the products as the same pesticide, may be registered as a single pesticide, with additional names and labels added by a supplemental statement during the registration term. Within the discretion of the commissioner or the commissioner's authorized representative, a change in the labeling or formulas of a pesticide may be made within the registration term without requiring a reregistration of the product; provided, that the name of the item is not changed, and that no change is made that lowers the efficacy of the product.
(c)
The registrant shall file with the commissioner a statement including:
(1)
The name and address of the registrant and the name and address of the person whose name will appear on the label, if other than the registrant;
(2)
The name of the pesticide;
(3)
A complete copy of the labeling accompanying the pesticide and a statement of all claims made and to be made for it including directions for use; and
(4)
In the case of adjuvants, surfactants, emulsifiers, wetting agents, and other materials included as adjuvants that have nonionic surfactants as the principal agent, the ingredient statement on the label must show the percentage of the active adjuvant at least by the generic chemical name and, further, that the specific chemical name identifying the hydrophobic and hydrophilic portions of the molecule and the ratio of the same must be given on a data sheet that shall accompany the label when application for registration is made, the latter being necessary in order that the chemical content may be determined by the department of agriculture, division of technical services, for regulatory purposes. In the case of products having cationic and anionic surfactants as the principal agent, the chemical names of those materials must be used in the ingredient statement on the label together with the percentage contents of the principal surfactants. In the case of products not involving hydrophobic and hydrophilic portions of the molecule such as in the case of most synergists and other nonsurfactant adjuvants, the chemical name of the material must be used in the ingredient statement on the label.
(d)
If it does not appear to the commissioner that the article is such as to warrant the proposed claims for it or if the article and its labeling and other material required to be submitted do not comply with this part and part 2 of this chapter, the commissioner shall notify the registrant of the manner in which the article, labeling, or other material required to be submitted fail to comply with this part and part 2 of this chapter so as to afford the registrant an opportunity to make the necessary corrections.
(e)
The commissioner may refuse to register or may revoke or suspend any or all registrations where the registrant is found to have violated any provision of this part and part 2 of this chapter, including rules promulgated under authority of this part and part 2 of this chapter. Any such proceedings shall be conducted in accordance with the Uniform Administrative Procedures Act, compiled in title 4, chapter 5.
(f)
Registration shall not be required of a pesticide that is merely shipped from one plant or warehouse in this state to another for use as a constituent in a registered pesticide. Neither shall registration be required of a pesticide distributed under an experimental use permit issued by the federal environmental protection agency.
(g)
Registration shall be maintained for one (1) year after the effective date upon which a registrant ceases to distribute a pesticide within this state, unless the registrant can offer reasonable proof that no quantities of the pesticide remain commercially available.
(h)
Pesticide product registration fees shall be set by rule pursuant to §
43-1-703
.
Amended by 2015 Tenn. Acts, ch. 485,s 6, eff. 7/1/2015.
Acts 1951, ch. 150, § 5 (Williams, § 6808.11); 1961, ch. 12, § 2; 1975, ch. 239, § 2; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 43-706; Acts 1980, ch. 539, § 6; 1985, ch. 195, § 1; 1994, ch. 960, § 7; 1996, ch. 805, § 4; T.C.A. §
43-8-106
.