Sec. 26. STATE PRIMARY ENFORCEMENT RESPONSIBILITY

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## SEC. 26 STATE PRIMARY ENFORCEMENT RESPONSIBILITY **[**[7 U.S.C. 136w–1](/us/usc/t7/s136w–1)**]** ###

(a)In General For the purposes of this Act, a State shall have primary enforcement responsibility for pesticide use violations during any period for which the Administrator determines that such State— ####

(1)has adopted adequate pesticide use laws and regulations, except that the Administrator may not require a State to have pesticide use laws that are more stringent than this Act; ####

(2)has adopted and is implementing adequate procedures for the enforcement of such State laws and regulations; and ####

(3)will keep such records and make such reports showing compliance with paragraphs

(1)and

(2)of this subsection as the Administrator may require by regulation. ###

(b)Special Rules Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection

(a)of this section, any State that enters into a cooperative agreement with the Administrator under section 23 of this Act for the enforcement of pesticide use restrictions shall have the primary enforcement responsibility for pesticide use violations. Any State that has a plan approved by the Administrator in accordance with the requirements of section 11 of this Act that the Administrator determines meets the criteria set out in subsection

(a)of this section shall have the primary enforcement responsibility for pesticide use violations. The Administrator shall make such determinations with respect to State plans under section 11 of this Act in effect on the date of enactment of the Federal Pesticide Act of 1978 **[**September 30, 1978**]** not later than six months after that date. ###

(c)Administrator The Administrator shall have primary enforcement responsibility for those States that do not have primary enforcement responsibility under this Act. Notwithstanding the provisions of section 2(e)(1) of this Act, during any period when the Administrator has such enforcement responsibility, section 8(b) of this Act shall apply to the books and records of commercial applicators and to any applicator who holds or applies pesticides, or uses dilutions of pesticides, only to provide a service of controlling pests without delivering any unapplied pesticide to any person so served, and section 9(a) of this Act shall apply to the establishment or other place where pesticides or devices are held for application by such persons with respect to pesticides or devices held for such application.

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STATE PRIMARY ENFORCEMENT RESPONSIBILITY

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