FEDERAL · 7 U.S.C. · Chapter 6

Integrated Pest Management

Current through Pub. L. 119-102
Title 7Agriculture·Ch. 6 — INSECTICIDES AND ENVIRONMENTAL PESTICIDE CONTROL·Subch. II
The Secretary of Agriculture, in cooperation with the Administrator, shall implement research, demonstration, and education programs to support adoption of Integrated Pest Management. Integrated Pest Management is a sustainable approach to managing pests by combining biological, cultural, physical, and chemical tools in a way that minimizes economic, health, and environmental risks. The Secretary of Agriculture and the Administrator shall make information on Integrated Pest Management widely available to pesticide users, including Federal agencies. Federal agencies shall use Integrated Pest Management techniques in carrying out pest management activities and shall promote Integrated Pest Management through procurement and regulatory policies, and other activities.

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History

(Pub. L. 104–170, title III, §303, Aug. 3, 1996, 110 Stat. 1512.)

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Codification
Section was enacted as part of the Food Quality Protection Act of 1996, and not as part of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act which comprises this subchapter.