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FEDERAL INSECTICIDE, FUNGICIDE AND RODENTICIDE ACT ("FIFRA")
• Insecticide Act of 1910 was a precursor to FIFRA. The Insecticide Act was essentially a labelling statute with no registration or safety standards.
• First passed in 1947; amended in 1972 by Federal Environmental Pesticide Control Act, and FIFRA Amendments of 1975, 1978, 1980 and 1988.
• Primary purpose of FIFRA was to require registration of pesticides to protect consumers from misbranded, adulterated and/or, ineffective pesticides. Jurisdiction was originally placed with U.S. Department of Agriculture, but was transferred to the EPA in 1970.
• No person may distribute, sell or receive pesticides, unless
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