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09-2020-4338Administrative - FormalClosedFY 2020· Region 09

EPA v. Takehalu Sawa Kato - Virus Shut Out N.O.R.A (COVID-19)

Final Order No Penalty

Case summary

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 9 (EPA) is informing the Bureau of Customs and Border Protection of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (CBP) that the Virus Shut Out cards in the import shipment described below should be Denied Entry-Refused Delivery into the United States pursuant to the authority of Section 17(c) of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA), 7 U.S.C. Section 136o(c), and the implementing regulations at 19 C.F.R. Section 12.114. The parcel arrived without a Notice of Arrival.

Defendants (1)

  • Takehalu Sawa KatoNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

  • TAKEHALU SAWA KATO

    3667 CRATER RD, HONOLULU, HI, 96816

    Registry ID: 110070739683

Statutes cited

  • FIFRA 12A1AUnregistered Pesticide

Enforcement conclusions (1)

  • Takehalu Sawa Kato - Virus Shut Out N.O.R.A (COVID-19)entered 2020-04-01

    Primary law: FIFRA

Timeline (3 milestones)

  • 2020-04-01Enforcement Action Closed
  • 2020-04-01Final Order Issued
  • 2020-04-07Enforcement Action Data Entered

Case metadata

EPA activity ID
3602168540
Case number
09-2020-4338
Lead agency
EPA
EPA region
09
Voluntary self-disclosure
No
Primary statute
Unregistered Pesticide

Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 09-2020-4338 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.

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