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9 SEC. 2. The Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Roden-
10 ticide Act (7 U.S.C. 135 et seq.) is amended to read as
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"SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE AND TABLE OF CONTENTS.
13 "(a) SHORT TITLE.-This Act may be cited as the

14 'Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act'.

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"Sec. 3. Registration of pesticides.

"(a) Requirement.

"(b) Exemptions.

"(c) Procedure for registration.

“(1) Statement required.

"(2) Data in support of registration.

"(3) Time for acting with respect to application.

"(4) Notice of application.

"(5) Approval of registration.

"(6) Denial of registration.

"(d) Classification of pesticides.

"(1) Classification for general use, restricted use, or both.

"(2) Change in classification.

"(e) Products with same formulation and claims.

"(f) Miscellaneous.

"(1) Effect of change of labeling or formulation.

"(2) Registration not a defense.

"(3) Authority to consult other Federal agencies.

"Sec. 4. Use of restricted use pesticide; certified applicators. "(a) Certification procedure.

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"Sec. 16. Imports and exports.

“(a) Pesticides and devices intended for export.

"(b) Cancellation notices furnished to foreign governments.

"(c) Importation of pesticides and devices.

"(d) Cooperation in international efforts.

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3 "(a) ACTIVE INGREDIENT.-The term 'active ingredi

4 ent' means

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"(1) in the case of a pesticide other than a plant regulator, defoliant, or desiccant, an ingredient which will prevent, destroy, repel, or mitigate any pest;

"(2) in the case of a plant regulator, an ingredient which, through physiological action, will accelerate or retard the rate of growth or rate of maturation or otherwise alter the behavior of ornamental or crop plants or

the product thereof;

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retard the rate of growth or rate of maturation or otherwise alter the behavior of ornamental or crop plants or

the product thereof;

"(3) in the case of a defoliant, an ingredient which will cause the leaves or foliage to drop from a plant; and

"(4) in the case of a desiccant, an ingredient which will artificially accelerate the drying of plant tissue.

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"(b) ADMINISTRATOR.-The term

'Administrator'

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"(c) ADULTERATED.-The term 'adulterated' applies

to any pesticide if:

"(1) its strength or purity falls below the professed standard of quality as expressed on its labeling under which it is sold;

"(2) any substance has been substituted wholly or in

part for the pesticide; or

"(3) any valuable constituent of the pesticide has

been wholly or in part abstracted.

"(d) ANIMAL.-The term 'animal' means all vertebrate

22 and invertebrate species, including but not limited to man

23 and other mammals, birds, fish, and shellfish.

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"(e) CERTIFIED APPLICATOR, ETC.

"(1) CERTIFIED APPLICATOR.-The term 'certi

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