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Maryland Department of Agriculture

Section 18 Exemptions Approved For Maryland

Section 18 exemptions approved for Maryland

Section 18 of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) authorizes the Administrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to allow States to use a pesticide for a limited time if EPA determines that emergency conditions exist. Please Note: Use of a product under a Section 18 in the State of Maryland requires that the applicator must have in their possession, at the time and place of the pesticide application, a Maryland Section 18 label, drafted by the manufacturer of the product and approved by the Maryland Department of Agriculture (MDA) for the product being used.