EPA v. MARTIN RESOURCES, PAX DIVISION
Final Order With Penalty
Penalty assessed
$1,900
Compliance action
$52,000
Case summary
THIS ADMINISTRATIVE PENALTY ORDER IS ISSUED TO THE PAX DIVISION OF MARTIN RESOURCES, INC. FOR THE UNLAWFUL SALE OF THE PESTICIDE PAX TEAMWORK CRABGRASS CONTROL PLUS FERTILIZER. PURCHASERS OF THIS PESTICIDE APPLIED THE PESTICIDE AND EXPERIENCED NON-TARGET VEGETATIVE KILL (THEIR LAWNS DIED). AN ANALYSIS OF THIS PESTICIDE REVEALED THAT IT WAS CONTAMINATED WITH THE PESTICIDE ATRAZINE. THIS IS IN VIOLATION OF FIFRA, SECTION 12. THE PROPOSED PENALTY FOR THIS VIOLATION IS $3,300.
Defendants (1)
- MARTIN RESOURCESNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
Facilities (1)
PAX COMPANY
580 W 1300 S, SALT LAKE CITY, UT, 841010000
Registry ID: 110011800523
Statutes cited
- FIFRA 12A1E — Adulterated/Misbranded
Enforcement conclusions (1)
MARTIN RESOURCES, PAX DIVISIONentered 2001-11-20
Primary law: FIFRA
Federal penalty: $1,900
Timeline (4 milestones)
- 2001-09-13Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
- 2001-09-18Enforcement Action Data Entered
- 2001-11-20Final Order Issued
- 2001-12-13Enforcement Action Closed
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 51841
- Case number
- 08-2001-0131
- 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 08-2001-0131 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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