ABSTRACT
The use and sale of pesticides is strictly regulated by both federal and state laws to protect public health and the environment. No one can use pesticides without encountering these laws either directly or indirectly, and all professional workers should be familiar with them. In this chapter, we will summarize the major provisions of the current laws. There are three important federal pesticide laws in the United States (Anonymous, 1997; Ware and Whitacre, 2004). Pesticides are regulated by three federal agencies, namely, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), and the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA).
