Regions, States, & Tribes | Pesticides

Stop Sale Order

4-23-08: EPA orders Scotts to stop selling certain Miracle-Gro products. These products are illegal, unregistered and misbranded pesticides. EPA will also issue a stop sale order to Scotts Lawn Care Service. Find out what consumers should do.

EPA Regional Offices

Each EPA Regional Office partners with local state, tribal and territorial governments in the regulation of pesticides. Together, they regulate the registration, manufacture, sale, distribution, use and disposal of pesticides. Find out more about regional pesticide programs in the area where you live.

State Pesticide Regulatory Agencies

These state agencies can help you determine if a pesticide is registered for use in your state, tell you about the specific rules and regulations governing pesticide use in your state, advise if your state requires notification or postings prior to pesticide applications, register a complaint concerning a pesticide misapplication, and also give you information about how to become a certified pesticide applicator. Locate your state pesticide regulatory agency.

Tribal Pesticide Programs

EPA works cooperatively with tribal governments to enforce FIFRA, as it does with states and territories. EPA provides funding to tribes to assist in the development and implementation of pesticide programs under tribal law. EPA's Office of Pesticide Programs coordinates federal efforts related to tribes and pesticides with the Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance, General Council, other EPA offices, EPA regions and other federal agencies. Learn more about EPA's pesticide tribal programs.

About EPA's Regional Pesticide Programs

Select your state in the map or list below to view EPA's regional office for that area:

Regional pesticide programs are located within the EPA regional offices throughout the U.S. The regional pesticide programs:

review laws, regulations, and ordinances for adherence to the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA).
provide oversight of the delegation of pesticide "use" enforcement to states, called "primacy".
conduct inspections and take enforcement actions in areas of regional and national priority.
register pesticide producing establishments and reviews annual reports.
monitor the importation and internet sales of pesticides.
fund, manage and review assistance agreements with states, tribes and territories for regulatory pesticide programs. These programs monitor pesticide use and misuse activities, certify and train pesticide applicators, and implement field programs and initiatives.
participate in initiatives that identify and reduce the risk from pesticides,
provide a first line of communication with the public on pesticide-related issues and distributes outreach materials to meet local needs.
more on the field component of the National Pesticide Program.