Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 3, March 22, 2024
A.
All pesticide products must be registered with the Department for the period in
which the products are offered for sale or distribution within the State.
(1) Registrations must be maintained for a
period of two (2) years after the last shipment of product into the State in
order to support materials remaining in the channels of trade after
registration ceases. This requirement includes products distributed in bulk but
does not include technical-grade pesticide material used for formulation into
other pesticide products or pesticides distributed under an experimental use
permit.
(2) Unregistered products
must be removed from the retailer's shelves. The Director may, however, allow a
reasonable period of time for the retailer to dispose of existing stocks of
pesticides after the manufacturer or distributor has ceased to register the
product with the State. The method of disposal shall be determined by the
Director after appropriate consultations with the affected parties or their
representatives.
B. The
recipient of a Federal experimental use permit must notify the Director in
writing of each experimental use permit issued to them under the Federal
Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act, as amended, for pesticides to be
used in the State. The notification must be furnished within thirty (30) days
after their receipt of the federal permit. The following information must be
provided:
(1) A copy of the label accepted by
the U. S. Environmental Protection Agency in connection with the permit. The
accepted chemical name(s) of the active ingredients must appear on the
label.
(2) A copy of the
Experimental Use Permit issued by EPA, including the permit's identification
number.
(3) A copy of the EPA
letter establishing any relevant temporary tolerances.
(4) The location and acreage of each site
within the State where the product will be used and the total amount of the
product expected to be applied in the State.
(5) The crops or sites involved and the
intended purpose or pest targeted by the applications.
C. The State hereby adopts the same
requirements for labeling as established by the U. S. Environmental Protection
Agency.
(1) The Department will normally
accept a copy of the latest label accepted by the EPA for federal registration
of the product, provided the label has been fully corrected with respect to
changes requested by the EPA and provided the label is in compliance with the
labeling requirements in existence at the time the label is submitted to the
Department.
(2) Notwithstanding the
above, the existence of Federally-accepted labeling does not obligate the
Department to register any product for use in the State.
(3) The Director may refuse to register a
product if in his opinion there is insufficient credible evidence regarding the
formulation, efficacy, or suitability for use in South Carolina of the
product.
(4) Before registering a
product for use in South Carolina, the Director may require the submission of
data satisfactory to him from the registrant specifically supporting any claims
made through labeling or any other media about the efficacy, formulation, or
suitability for use in South Carolina of the product.
