EPA v. AMVAC CAFO
Final Order With Penalty
Case summary
On June 29 2026, EPA Region 9 (R9) entered into a Consent Agreement and Final Order with American Vanguard Corporation, d/b/a AMVAC Chemical Corporation (AMVAC), of Newport Beach, California, for failing to submit to EPA a signed foreign purchaser acknowledgement statement and accompanying signed exporter certification statement prior to exporting unregistered pesticides on at least 119 occasions in violation of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act. AMVAC, will pay a civil penalty of $541,110.
Defendants (1)
- American Vanguard CorporationNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
Facilities (1)
AMVAC CHEMICAL CORP.
4100 E. WASHINGTON BLVD., LOS ANGELES, CA, 90023
Registry ID: 110000473498
Statutes cited
- FIFRA 12A2N — Failure to File Reports
Enforcement conclusions (1)
AMVAC CAFOentered 2026-06-29
Primary law: FIFRA
Federal penalty: $541,110
Timeline (4 milestones)
- 2026-06-29Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
- 2026-06-29Final Order Issued
- 2026-07-07Enforcement Action Data Entered
- 2026-07-21Enforcement Action Closed
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 3605006867
- Case number
- 09-2026-4091
- Lead agency
- EPA
- EPA region
- 09
- Voluntary self-disclosure
- No
- Primary statute
- Failure to File Reports
Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 09-2026-4091 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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