EPA v. OWENS DISTRIBUTORS INC.

Case summary

APRIL 11, 2023 - NOTICE OF WARNING The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has obtained evidence indicating that Owens Distributors, Inc. appears to have violated requirements of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA). Pursuant to Section 7(c) of FIFRA, 7_U.S.C._?_136e(c), and regulations promulgated thereunder at 40 C.F.R. ? 167.85(d), a pesticide producer operating an establishment must submit an initial report no later than 30 days after the first registration of each establishment the producer operates. Thereafter, the producer must submit an annual report on or before March 1 of each year, even if the producer has produced no pesticidal product for that reporting year. Pursuant to Section 12(a)(2)(L) of FIFRA, 7_U.S.C._?_136j(a)(2)(L), it shall be unlawful for any person who is a producer to violate any of the provisions of Section 7 of FIFRA.

Defendants (1)

• OWENS DISTRIBUTORS, INC.Named in settlement

Facilities (1)

• OWENS DISTRIBUTORS INC

  1683 BEARDALL AVE UNIT 109, SANFORD, FL, 32771

  Registry ID: 110038237510

Statutes cited

• FIFRA 12A2L — Establishment Registration

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• OWENS DISTRIBUTORS INC.entered 2023-04-11

  Primary law: FIFRA

Timeline (3 milestones)

• 2023-04-11Enforcement Action Closed
• 2023-04-11Final Order Issued
• 2023-04-27Enforcement Action Data Entered