EPA v. FERTI TECHNOLOGIES INC

Case summary

On May 17, 2017, Region 1 filed an Administrative Complaint against Ferti Technologies, Inc. (Ferti) for alleged violations of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA). The Complaint alleges that Ferti violated Section 12(a)(2)(N) (failure to file reports of pesticide/device imports) of FIFRA, 7 U.S.C. ? 136j(a)(2)(N), and the regulations promulgated pursuant to FIFRA at 40 C.F.R. Part 152 et seq. and 19 C.F.R. ?? 12.110 ? 12.117. The Complaint specifically alleges that on April 26, 2015, Ferti imported a single shipment of four pesticide products from Canada into the United States without submitting the required Notice of Arrival reports with EPA prior to their arrival

Defendants (1)

• Ferti Technologies, IncNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• CUSTOMS BORDER PATROL - HIGHGATE SPRINGS PORT OF ENTRY

  INTERSTATE 89 AT THE BORDER, HIGHGATE SPRINGS, VT, 05460

  Registry ID: 110070067767

Statutes cited

• FIFRA 12A2N — Failure to File Reports

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• FERTI TECHNOLOGIES INCentered 2017-05-17

  Primary law: FIFRA

  Federal penalty: $10,170

Timeline (3 milestones)

• 2017-05-17Final Order Issued
• 2017-05-17Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 2017-05-25Enforcement Action Data Entered