EPA v. PETSMART HOME OFFICE, INC,

Case summary

7/6/2023 - CONSENT AGREEMENT FINAL ORDER ISSUED ASSESSING A PENALTY OF $30,000. PENALTY DUE WITHIN 30 DAYS. ALLEGED VIOLATIONS: THE EPA ALLEGES THAT RESPONDENT VIOLATED SECTION 12(A)(1)(F) OF FIFRA, 7 U.S.C. ? 136J(A)(1)(F), BY DISTRIBUTING AND SELLING (BY HOLDING FOR SALE) MISBRANDED PESTICIDE DEVICES LABELED AS AQUARIUM STERILIZATION DEVICES. THE EPA ALLEGES THAT RESPONDENT VIOLATED SECTION 12(A)(2)(N) OF FIFRA, 7 U.S.C. ? 136J(A)(2)(N), BY FAILING TO SUBMIT COMPLETED NOAS PRIOR TO THE ARRIVAL OF THE SHIPMENTS OF DEVICES IN THE UNITED STATES OR FILING ELECTRONIC ALTERNATIVES TO THE NOAS IN ACE WITH THE FILING OF ENTRY DOCUMENTATION, IN VIOLATION OF 19 C.F.R. ? 12.112 AND SECTION 17(C) OF FIFRA.

Defendants (1)

• PETSMART HOME OFFICE, INCNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• PORT OF SAVANNAH- IMPORTER: PETSMART HOME OFFICE, INC

  2 MAIN ST, SAVANNAH, GA, 31408

  Registry ID: 110070615806

Statutes cited

• FIFRA 12A1F — Device Misbranded
• FIFRA 12A2N — Failure to File Reports

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• PETSMART HOME OFFICE, INC,entered 2023-07-06

  Primary law: FIFRA

  Federal penalty: $30,000

Timeline (4 milestones)

• 2023-07-06Final Order Issued
• 2023-07-06Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 2023-07-06Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 2023-07-18Enforcement Action Closed