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08-2013-0030Administrative - FormalClosedFY 2013· Region 08

EPA v. WESTERN BEE SUPPLIES

Final Order No Penalty

Case summary

A Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes (CSKT) Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) inspector obtained evidence during an inspection that the company was selling a product which had not been authorized for use since February 1, 2008. The Order requires that Western Bee cease any further sales of the product and provide an inventory of the product on hand to EPA as well as a disposition plan for the product. This facility is within the exterior boundaries of the Flathead Indian Reservation and information provided by the CSKT inspector indicates that the company is not a tribally owned or operated facility.

Defendants (1)

  • WESTERN BEE SUPPLIESNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

  • WESTERN BEE SUPPLIES

    FIVE 9TH AVENUE EAST, POLSON, MT, 59860

    Registry ID: 110057568555

Statutes cited

  • FIFRA 12A1AUnregistered Pesticide

Enforcement conclusions (1)

  • WESTERN BEE SUPPLIESentered 2013-03-05

    Primary law: FIFRA

Timeline (3 milestones)

  • 2013-03-05Final Order Issued
  • 2013-04-01Enforcement Action Data Entered
  • 2017-03-06Enforcement Action Closed

Case metadata

EPA activity ID
3400090433
Case number
08-2013-0030
Lead agency
EPA
EPA region
08
Voluntary self-disclosure
No
Primary statute
Unregistered Pesticide

Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 08-2013-0030 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.

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