EPA v. OAKES FERTILIZER
Final Order With Penalty
Penalty assessed
$4,400
Case summary
THIS ADMINISTRATIVE PENALTY ORDER IS ISSUED TO THE SOUTH DAKOTA WHEAT GROWERS ASSOCIATION D/B/A OAKES FERTILIZER AN ADULTERATED AND MISBRANDED PESTICIDE. RESPONDENT BROKE THE SEAL ON A PESTICIDE CONTAINER (POAST PLUS) AND INSERTED AN UNKNOWN AMOUNT OF A PESTICIDE WITH THE ACTIVE INGREDIENT DICAMBA, ALSO KNOWN AS BANVEL. THE PESTICIDE WAS MISBRANDED SINCE THE SUBJECT PESTICIDE CONTAINERS' CONTENTS DIFFERED FROM THE AFFIXED LABEL INGREDIENT STATEMENTS. THE PROPOSED PENALTY FOR THIS VIOLATION IS $5,500.
Defendants (1)
- SOUTH DAKOTA WHEAT GROWERS ASSNNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
Facilities (1)
OAKES FERTILIZER SVC INC
4225 4TH ST, OAKES, ND, 58474
Registry ID: 110010676072
Statutes cited
- FIFRA 12A1E — Adulterated/Misbranded
Enforcement conclusions (1)
OAKES FERTILIZERentered 2001-10-15
Primary law: FIFRA
Federal penalty: $4,400
Timeline (4 milestones)
- 2001-09-07Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
- 2001-09-17Enforcement Action Data Entered
- 2001-10-15Final Order Issued
- 2001-10-15Enforcement Action Closed
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 51840
- Case number
- 08-2001-0130
- Lead agency
- EPA
- HQ division
- TOX
- EPA region
- 08
- Multimedia
- No
- Voluntary self-disclosure
- No
- Primary statute
- Adulterated/Misbranded
Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 08-2001-0130 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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