California Code of Regulations (Title 3. Food and Agriculture)
Division 6. Pesticides and Pest Control Operations


Division 6. Pesticides and Pest Control Operations
Chapter 2. Pesticides
Subchapter 1. Pesticide Registration
Article 2. Registration Requirements


6170. Application.

(a) Each application for registration of a pesticide product shall be made on the Application for Pesticide Registration DPR-REG-030 (Rev. 10/24) form, hereby incorporated by reference, and described in section 6170.5. The application is incomplete and may be returned by the Director if the application is not accompanied by the fee required by section 6148, six copies of the product labeling, and the data required to be submitted by sections 6159, 6170, 6172, 6176-6179, 6180(a), 6181-6192, and 6200 when applicable to support registration of the product. All data submitted by the applicant to the U.S. EPA in support of federal registration shall be submitted and all studies shall be submitted in full. The product labeling should be printer's proof, final labels, or legible photocopies, thereof. If typescript labels are submitted with the application, printer's proof, final labels, or legible photocopies, thereof, must be submitted before a Certificate of Registration (License) for the product will be issued. If the label has been approved by a federal agency, proof of such approval shall be submitted with the application.
(b) An application to amend the labeling (including a special local needs labeling) of a pesticide product is incomplete and may be returned by the Director if the application is not accompanied by the fee required by 6148.5, six copies of the labeling and the data required to be submitted by sections 6159, 6170, 6172, 6176-6179, 6180(a), 6181-6192, and 6200 when applicable to the amendment. The application to amend the labeling shall be accompanied by all data submitted by the applicant to the U.S. EPA in support of the federal amended labeling of the product and all studies shall be submitted in full. The product labeling should be printer's proof, final labels or legible photocopies, thereof. If typescript labels are submitted, printer's proof, final labels or legible photocopies, thereof, must be submitted before the amended label will be accepted for use. If the amended labeling has been approved by a federal agency, proof of such approval shall be submitted with the amendment application.
(c) In lieu of submitting data pursuant to subsections (a) and (b) of this section, an applicant for registration or amendment may reference appropriate data previously submitted to the Director or a pesticide product(s) previously approved by the Director that would be subject to some or all of the same data requirements as applicable to the applicant's product.
(d) If an applicant does not submit or reference its own data to support its application for registration or amendment, it is subject to the requirements imposed under Food and Agricultural Code section 12811.5.

NOTE: Authority cited: Section 12781, Food and Agricultural Code. Reference: Sections 12811, 12812, 12815 and 12816, Food and Agricultural Code.

6170.1. Application for Registration of Economic Poison (Pesticide) Form.

NOTE: Authority cited: Sections 407 and 12781, 12845, Food and Agricultural Code.

Reference: Sections 12811, 12815 and 12821, Food and Agricultural Code.

6170.5. Application Form.

The form referred to in section 6170(a) shall require registrants to provide the following information when applicable.

(a) Firm name, (same as on file with the United States Environmental Protection Agency (U.S. EPA);

(b) Firm mailing address and street address, if different from mailing address;

(c) Name and telephone number of official authorized to answer questions concerning the application;

(d) Brand name of pesticide product (exactly as shown on label);

(e) U.S. EPA or CA registration number of pesticide product;

(f) Type of U.S. EPA registration obtained;

(g) Type of California registration action being requested;

(h) Whether pesticide product contains biochemicals and/or microbials;

(i) Type(s) and size(s) pesticide product is to be sold in;

(j) Whether pesticide product requires child-resistant packaging;

(k) Signal word on label;

(l) Specific gravity and pounds/gallon of liquid formulations;

(m) Bulk density of solid formulations;

(n) pH of water soluble formulations;

(o) Flash point/flame extension of products containing more than 70% petroleum distillates;

(p) Whether product is intended for commercial agricultural use and/or by householders;

(q) Type of pesticide product;

(r) Method(s) of application;

(s) Type of formulation;

(t) Common chemical name, trade name and CAS number or ATCC number for each active ingredient in the formulation;

(u) Product name(s) and U.S. EPA or CA registration number(s) of the source product(s) of each active ingredient in the formulation;

(v) Percent by weight of source product(s) and of active ingredient(s) in formulated product;

(w) Common chemical name, trade name and the CAS number or ATCC number of each inert ingredient in the formulation (if reporting by trade name only, include Safety Data Sheets);

(x) Product name(s) of the source product(s) of each inert ingredient in the formulation;

(y) Purpose of each inert ingredient in formulated product;

(z) Percent by weight of source product(s) and of the inert ingredient(s) in the formulated product.

NOTE: Authority cited: Section 12781 and 12845, Food and Agricultural Code.

Reference: Sections 12811, 12815 and 12821, Food and Agricultural Code.

6171. Document Requests.

Each applicant shall, upon request of the director, submit to the director a copy of any part or all documents submitted to or required by the EPA in support of such pesticide. Each document request pursuant to this subsection shall include the director's reason for the request.

NOTE: Authority cited: Sections 11456, 11502, 12005, 12111, 12531, 12561, 12781, 12824, 12976, 12981, 14005 and 14006.7, Food and Agricultural Code.

Reference: Sections 11401-12121, 12501-12671, 12751-13102 and 14001-14104, Food and Agricultural Code.

6172. General Toxicity Data.

(a) The following data shall be submitted with every application for registration.
(1) Acute oral and dermal LD50 data on the product.
(2) Acute LC50 data on products which produce a respirable aerosol or gas.
(3) Primary eye and skin irritation data on the product.
(b) The following data in addition to the data required by (a), (1)-(3), shall be submitted with each application to register a product containing an active ingredient not previously registered when required by the U.S. EPA to support the full unconditional registration pursuant to Section 3 of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act. Pesticides which are determined to be biorational pesticides as determined by the director, may be exempted from the chronic toxicity data requirements.
(1) Results of a two-year feeding study for oncogenicity on active ingredients in two animal species.
(2) Results of a teratogenicity study and a two-generation combined male-female reproductive study on active ingredients.
(3) Results of three mutagenicity studies on active ingredients that detect gene mutations, chromosomal aberrations, and DNA damage/repair.

NOTE: Authority cited: Sections 12781 and 12824, Food and Agricultural Code.

Reference: Sections 11501 and 12824-12825, Food and Agricultural Code.

 

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