EPA v. MORNING STAR INDUSTRIES, INC.
Final Order With Penalty
Case summary
5/19/2009 - CONSENT AGREEMENT AND FINAL ORDER ISSUED, ASSSESSING A PENALTY OF $16,380. RESPONDENT SHALL MAKE THE FIRST INSTALLMENT PAYMENT OF $4,172.07 BY JUNE 1, 2009. THE LAST PAYMENT IS DUE BY MARCH 1, 2010. ORDER ALLEGES: ON DECEMBER 10, 2008, EPA REVIEWED RESPONDENT'S WEB SITE AND OBSERVED THAT THE FOLLOWING PESTICIDE PRODUCTS WERED OFFERD FOR SALE: ROACH AND ANT KILLER, WASP AND HORNET KILLER, SURFACE INSECTICIDE AND RESIDUAL INSECTICIDE. THE REGISTRATIONS FOR EACH OF THESE PRODUCTS HAD BEEN CANCELLED. THEREFORE, THESE PESTICIDES WERE NO LONGER REGISTERED BY EPA. RESPONDENT OFFERED FOR SALE THE FOUR ABOVE-MENTIONED UNREGISTERED PESTICIDES ON ITS WEB SITE. IN VIOLATION OF FIFRA SECTION 12(a)(1)(A).
Defendants (1)
- MORNING STAR INDUSTRIES, INC. (SB)Named in complaintNamed in settlement
Facilities (1)
MORNING STAR INDUSTRIES, INC.
819 S. FEDERAL HIGHWAY, STUART, FL, 34994
Registry ID: 110039166531
Statutes cited
- FIFRA 12A1A — Unregistered Pesticide
Enforcement conclusions (1)
MORNING STAR INDUSTRIES, INC.entered 2009-05-19
Primary law: FIFRA
Federal penalty: $16,380
Timeline (4 milestones)
- 2009-05-19Final Order Issued
- 2009-05-19Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
- 2009-05-28Enforcement Action Data Entered
- 2010-01-25Enforcement Action Closed
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 1400046141
- Case number
- 04-2009-3035
- Lead agency
- EPA
- EPA region
- 04
- Voluntary self-disclosure
- No
- Primary statute
- Unregistered Pesticide
Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 04-2009-3035 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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