94.676(8)(b) (b) The ingredient statement appears prominently on another part of the immediate container, or outside container or wrapper, when authorized under the federal act.
94.676(9) (9) The labeling does not contain a statement of the use classification under which the pesticide is registered under the federal act or rules of the department.
94.676(10) (10) There is not affixed to its container and to the outside container or wrapper of the retail package, if any, through which the required information on the container can be read clearly, a label bearing:
94.676(10)(a) (a) The name and address of the producer, registrant or person for whom produced;
94.676(10)(b) (b) The name, brand or trademark under which the pesticide is sold;
94.676(10)(c) (c) The net weight or measure of the contents subject to variations as authorized under state or federal law; and
94.676(10)(d) (d) The registration number and use classification assigned to the pesticide when required under the federal act.
94.676(11) (11) The pesticide contains any substance or substances in quantities highly toxic to persons, unless the label bears, in addition to other required labeling:
94.676(11)(a) (a) The sign of the "skull and crossbones";
94.676(11)(b) (b) The word "POISON" prominently in red on a background of distinctly contrasting color; and
94.676(11)(c) (c) An antidote statement of a practical treatment, first aid or otherwise, in case of pesticide poisoning.
94.676(12) (12) Its labeling contains statements, claims or directions for use which, if complied with, would violate any laws of this state or the federal act relating to the sale or use of pesticides.
94.676 History History: 1975 c. 94 s. 91 (10); 1977 c. 106.
94.68 94.68 Pesticides; licensing of manufacturers and labelers.
94.68(1)(1) No person may manufacture, formulate, package, label or otherwise produce pesticides for sale or distribution in this state, or sell or offer to sell pesticides to purchasers in this state, whether or not the sales are made wholly or partially in this state or another state, without a license from the department. A license expires on December 31 annually and is not transferable. No license is required of persons engaged only in the following:
94.68(1)(a) (a) The sale or distribution of pesticides at wholesale or retail in the immediate, unbroken container of licensed manufacturers as manufactured, produced, packaged or labeled by them.
94.68(1)(b) (b) The sale of pesticides or active ingredients to licensed manufacturers for use as a basic ingredient in the manufacture or formulation of another pesticide or for further processing, packaging or labeling.
94.68(1)(c) (c) The blending of fertilizer-pesticide mixtures in accordance with the registered pesticide label at the customer's request for use on property owned, rented or controlled by the customer, or blending mixtures according to registered pesticide label uses for custom application by the blender. The mixtures may not be resold or redistributed.
94.68(1)(d) (d) The sale or application, as certified commercial applicators of pesticides or pesticide-fertilizer mixtures, mixed or blended by them for their own use in the commercial application of pesticides if the pesticides used for mixing and blending were obtained from a licensee under this section.
94.68(2) (2)
94.68(2)(a)(a) An application for a license under sub. (1) shall be made on a form prescribed by the department. An applicant shall submit all of the following with the application:
94.68(2)(a)1. 1. All fees and surcharges required under s. 94.681.
94.68(2)(a)2. 2. A report identifying each pesticide that the applicant sells or distributes for use in this state and the gross revenue that the applicant derived from the sale or distribution of each pesticide during the preceding year, as defined in s. 94.681 (1) (d).
94.68(2)(b) (b) The department may not disclose sales revenue information obtained under par. (a) 2.
94.68(3) (3) At least 15 days before a person holding a license under this section begins to sell or distribute for use in this state a pesticide product that was not identified in the person's most recent annual license application, the person shall file a supplementary report with the information required under sub. (2) (a) 2. and any fees and surcharges required under s. 94.681. The department may not disclose sales revenue information obtained under this subsection.
94.68(5) (5) Manufacturers or labelers of pesticides shall submit to the department on request, product samples, copies of labeling or any other data or information which the department requests concerning composition and claims and representations made for pesticides manufactured or labeled by them in this state.
94.68(6) (6) The department may require a person licensed under sub. (1) to submit to the department any information which is needed in the administration of ss. 94.67 to 94.71 or ch. 160. The licensee may designate any information submitted under this subsection as a trade secret as defined in s. 134.90 (1) (c). The department may require the licensee to substantiate that the information is in fact a trade secret. Any information which the department determines to be a trade secret shall be kept confidential by the department. The department may enter into agreements with any person to allow for the review of trade secret information if the department ensures that the trade secret information will be kept confidential. The department may require a licensee to submit a summary of trade secret information for the purpose of providing information to the public.
94.68(7) (7) A license under this section does not constitute a registration of individual pesticide products within the meaning of the federal act, nor does it authorize any pesticide sale or distribution otherwise prohibited by law.
94.681 94.681 Pesticide manufacturers and labelers: fees and surcharges.
94.681(1)(1) Definitions. In this section:
94.681(1)(a) (a) "Household pesticide" means a pesticide that is any of the following:
94.681(1)(a)1. 1. A sanitizer.
94.681(1)(a)2. 2. A disinfectant.
94.681(1)(a)3. 3. A germicide.
94.681(1)(a)4. 4. An insect repellant that is applied to the human body or to clothing.
94.681(1)(a)5. 5. A pesticide that is used exclusively for the treatment of household pets.
94.681(1)(a)6. 6. A pesticide product that is labeled exclusively for household, lawn or garden use if the product either is sold in ready-to-use form or is sold exclusively in container sizes of less than one gallon.
94.681(1)(a)7. 7. A solid or liquid pesticide product that is used exclusively for the treatment of swimming pools, spas or hot tubs.
94.681(1)(b) (b) "Industrial pesticide" means a pesticide that is not a household pesticide and that is one of the following:
94.681(1)(b)1. 1. Solely labeled for use on wood and contains pentachlorophenol, coal tar creosote or inorganic arsenical wood preservatives.
94.681(1)(b)2. 2. Labeled for use in controlling algae, fungi, bacteria, other microscopic organisms or mollusks in or on one or more of the following and for no other use except for a use described in par. (a) 6. or 7.:
94.681(1)(b)2.a. a. Textiles, paper, leather, plastic, vinyl or other synthetic materials, metal or rubber.
94.681(1)(b)2.b. b. Paints, varnishes, other coating products, lubricants or fuels.
94.681(1)(b)2.c. c. Commercial, construction, manufacturing or industrial fluids, including adhesives, additives and pigments.
94.681(1)(b)2.d. d. Commercial, construction, manufacturing or industrial processes, equipment, devices or containers, other than those used in the production or storage of human food or animal feed.
94.681(1)(b)2.e. e. Air washing, cooling or heat transfer systems.
94.681(1)(b)2.f. f. Medical equipment.
94.681(1)(b)2.g. g. Drinking water or wastewater systems.
94.681(1)(c) (c) "Nonhousehold pesticide" means a pesticide that is not a household pesticide or an industrial pesticide.
94.681(1)(d) (d) "Preceding year" means the 12 months ending on September 30 of the year immediately preceding the year for which a license is sought under s. 94.68.
94.681(1)(e) (e) "Primary producer" means a person who manufactures an active ingredient that is used to manufacture or produce a pesticide.
94.681(2) (2)Annual license fee. An applicant for a license under s. 94.68 shall pay an annual license fee for each pesticide product that the applicant sells or distributes for use in this state. Except as provided in sub. (5) or (6), the fee for each pesticide product is as follows:
94.681(2)(a) (a) For each household pesticide product:
94.681(2)(a)1. 1. If the applicant sold less than $25,000 of the product during the preceding year for use in this state, $265, except that the fee is $215 for the license years that begin on January 1, 1999, and on January 1, 2000.
94.681(2)(a)2. 2. If the applicant sold at least $25,000 but less than $75,000 of the product during the preceding year for use in this state, $750, except that the fee is $650 for the license years that begin on January 1, 1999, and on January 1, 2000.
94.681(2)(a)3. 3. If the applicant sold at least $75,000 of the product during the preceding year for use in this state, $1,500, except that the fee is $1,200 for the license years that begin on January 1, 1999, and on January 1, 2000.
94.681(2)(b) (b) For each industrial pesticide product:
94.681(2)(b)1. 1. If the applicant sold less than $25,000 of the product during the preceding year for use in this state, $315, except that the fee is $265 for the license years that begin on January 1, 1999, and on January 1, 2000.
94.681(2)(b)2. 2. If the applicant sold at least $25,000 but less than $75,000 of the product during the preceding year for use in this state, $860, except that the fee is $760 for the license years that begin on January 1, 1999, and on January 1, 2000.
94.681(2)(b)3. 3. If the applicant sold at least $75,000 of that product during the preceding year for use in this state, $3,060, except that the fee is $2,760 for the license years that begin on January 1, 1999, and on January 1, 2000.
94.681(2)(c) (c) For each nonhousehold pesticide product:
94.681(2)(c)1. 1. If the applicant sold less than $25,000 of that product during the preceding year for use in this state, $320, except that the fee is $270 for the license years that begin on January 1, 1999, and on January 1, 2000.
94.681(2)(c)2. 2. If the applicant sold at least $25,000 but less than $75,000 of the product during the preceding year for use in this state, $890, except that the fee is $790 for the license years that begin on January 1, 1999, and on January 1, 2000.
94.681(2)(c)3. 3. If the applicant sold at least $75,000 of the product during the preceding year for use in this state, $3,060 plus 0.2% of the gross revenues from sales of the product during the preceding year for use in this state, except that for the license years that begin on January 1, 1999, and on January 1, 2000, the fee shall be $2,760 plus 0.2% of the gross revenues from sales of the product during the preceding year for use in this state.
94.681(3) (3)Nonhousehold pesticides; cleanup surcharge. Except for the license years that begin on January 1, 1999, and January 1, 2000, an applicant for a license under s. 94.68 shall pay an agricultural chemical cleanup surcharge for each nonhousehold pesticide product that the applicant sells or distributes for use in this state. Except as provided in sub. (6) or under s. 94.73 (15), the amount of the surcharge is as follows:
94.681(3)(a) (a) If the applicant sold less than $25,000 of the product during the preceding year for use in this state, $5.
94.681(3)(b) (b) If the applicant sold at least $25,000 but less than $75,000 of that product during the preceding year for use in this state, $170.
94.681(3)(c) (c) If the applicant sold at least $75,000 of that product during the preceding year for use in this state, an amount equal to 1.1% of gross revenues from sales of the product during the preceding year for use in this state.
94.681(3m) (3m)Wood preservatives; cleanup surcharge. An applicant for a license under s. 94.68 shall pay an environmental cleanup surcharge for each pesticide product that is not a household pesticide and is solely labeled for use on wood and contains pentachlorophenol or coal tar creosote that the applicant sells or distributes in this state. Except as provided in sub. (6), the amount of the surcharge is as follows:
94.681(3m)(a) (a) If the applicant sold less than $25,000 of the product during the preceding year for use in this state, $5.
94.681(3m)(b) (b) If the applicant sold at least $25,000 but less than $75,000 of that product during the preceding year for use in this state, $170.
94.681(3m)(c) (c) If the applicant sold at least $75,000 of that product during the preceding year for use in this state, an amount equal to 1.1% of gross revenues from sales of the product during the preceding year for use in this state.
94.681(4) (4)Primary producers; well compensation fee. A primary producer applying for a license under s. 94.68 shall pay a well compensation fee of $150.
94.681(5) (5)Unreported pesticide; increased license fee. If a person applying for or holding a license under s. 94.68 sells or distributes a pesticide product for use in this state without having filed a report for the product under s. 94.68 (2) (a) 2. or (3), the license fee for that product is twice the amount determined under sub. (2).
94.681(6) (6)Discontinued pesticide; final license fee and cleanup surcharge.
94.681(6)(a)(a) A person holding a license under s. 94.68 who stops selling or distributing a pesticide product for use in this state shall do all of the following:
94.681(6)(a)1. 1. Notify the department by December 31 of the year in which the person stops selling or distributing the pesticide product for use in this state.
94.681(6)(a)2. 2. By March 31 of the year following the year in which the person stopped selling or distributing the pesticide product for use in this state, file a report with the department showing the gross revenue that the person derived from the sale of the pesticide product for use in this state from October 1 of the year before the year in which the person stopped selling or distributing the pesticide product to December 31 of the year in which the person stopped selling or distributing the pesticide product.
94.681(6)(a)3. 3. By March 31 of the year following the year in which the person stopped selling or distributing the pesticide product for use in this state, pay a final license fee for the pesticide product, calculated under sub. (2) based on the sales of the pesticide product during the period specified in subd. 2.
94.681(6)(a)4. 4. If the product is a nonhousehold pesticide, pay a final agricultural chemical cleanup surcharge calculated under sub. (3) based on sales of the product during the period specified in subd. 2.
94.681(6)(a)5. 5. If the product is a wood preservative to which sub. (3m) applies, pay a final environmental cleanup surcharge calculated under sub. (3m) based on sales of the product during the period specified in subd. 2.
94.681(6)(b) (b) The department may not disclose information obtained under par. (a) 2.
94.681(7) (7)Use of fees and surcharges.
94.681(7)(a)(a) License fees. The department shall deposit all license fees collected under subs. (2), (5) and (6) (a) 3. in the agrichemical management fund except as follows:
94.681(7)(a)1. 1. The department shall deposit an amount equal to $94 for each pesticide product for which an applicant pays a license fee in the environmental fund for environmental management.
94.681(7)(a)2. 2. The department shall deposit a hazardous household waste collection and disposal fee of $30 for each household pesticide product for which an applicant pays a license fee in the environmental fund for environmental management.
94.681(7)(b) (b) Nonhousehold pesticides; cleanup surcharge. The department shall deposit the surcharges collected under subs. (3) and (6) (a) 4. in the agricultural chemical cleanup fund.
94.681(7)(bm) (bm) Wood preservatives; cleanups surcharge. The department shall deposit the surcharges collected under subs. (3m) and (6) (a) 5. in the environmental fund for environmental management.
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