Every manufacturer of, importer of, or dealer in any pesticide, except a person that sells any raw material to a manufacturer of any pesticide or a dealer or agent that sells any pesticide that has been registered by the manufacturer or wholesaler, shall obtain a certificate of registration from the department before the pesticide is offered for sale.
Cal. Food & Agric. Code § 12811
Registration
Applied in 9 court decisions — leading case 22 Cal. 4th 316 - Etcheverry v. Tri-Ag Serv., Inc. (2000)
Most recently applied in Pesticide Action Network N. Am. v. Cal. Dep't of Pesticide Regulation (September 2017)
Amended by Stats. 1996, Ch. 361, Sec. 34
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