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New England Registration Agencies

All pesticides must be approved for use by the Environmental Protection Agency and given an EPA registration number which appears on the label. In addition to this federal registration process, each formulation of a pesticide must be registered every year in every state where a pesticide company wishes to market their products. This state registration is not listed on the label. For verify the registration status of a pesticide in your respective state, contact the following agencies:

CT - Pesticide Management Program, CT Department of Environmental Protection, 79 Elm St., Hartford, CT 06106-5127. Call: 860-424-3369; FAX: 860-424-4061; Internet: http://www.dep.state.ct.us/ External link Note: General information only; no specific information for pesticide applicators.

ME - Board of Pesticides Control, ME Department of Agriculture. Call: 207-287-2731 (Augusta) or 207-764-2039 (Presque Isle); FAX: 207-287-7548; Internet: http://www.state.me.us/agriculture/pesticides/ External link

MA - Pesticide Bureau, Division of Regulatory Services, MA Department of Agricultural Resources, 251 Causeway St., Suite 500, Boston, MA 02114-2151. Pesticide Bureau Registration Specialist, Susie Reed at 617-626-1778. Internet: http://www.state.ma.us/dfa/pesticides/ External link

NH - Division of Pesticide Control, NH Department of Agriculture, Markets & Food, State House Annex, 25 Capitol St., P. O. Box 2042, Concord, NH 03301-2042. Call: 603-271-3550; FAX: 603-271-1109; Internet: http://www.nh.gov/agric/about/pesticide_control.htm External link

RI - Division of Agriculture, RI Department of Environmental Management, 235 Promenade St., Providence, RI 02908-5767. Call: 401-222-2781; FAX: 401-222-6047; Internet: http://www.state.ri.us/dem/programs/bnatres/agricult/index.htm External link

VT - Plant Industry Division, VT Department of Agriculture, Foods & Markets, 116 State St., Montpelier, VT 05620-2901. Call: 802-828-3475; FAX: 802-828-3831; Internet: http://www.state.vt.us/agric/pid.htm External link

It is important for anyone applying pesticides to stay current with changes in the laws that govern the use of pesticides and to apply pesticides according to label directions. Selected specimen labels & Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS) may be found at the following web sites:

In addition, many pesticide manufacturers and distributors have specimen labels and MSDS available on their web sites.

Additional Information
New England Registration Agencies
Worker Protection Standard
Massachusetts Pesticide Analysis Laboratory (MPAL)

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