EPA v. Ace Hardware (Grand Lake) FIFRA NOW
Case summary
On March 13, 2025, EPA Region 9 conducted a routine unannounced inspection at Grand Lake Ace Hardware located at 1221 Grand Ave, Piedmont, CA 94610 to verify the store's compliance with the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA). One of the inspected products, Insect Zapper Racket Style or as displayed on Ace Hardware's website Diamond Visions Indoor and Outdoor Insect Racket Zapper, appeared to be a pesticide device based on the definition found at 40 CFR 152.500(a) but did not bear an EPA Establishment Number. A Notice of Warning was issued on 6/25/2025.
Defendants (1)
- Ace HardwareNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
Facilities (1)
GRAND LAKE ACE HARDWARE
1221 GRAND AVE, PIEDMONT, CA, 94610
Registry ID: 110071909605
Statutes cited
- FIFRA 12A1F — Device Misbranded
Enforcement conclusions (1)
Ace Hardware (Grand Lake) FIFRA NOWentered 2025-06-25
Primary law: FIFRA
Timeline (2 milestones)
- 2025-06-25Final Order Issued
- 2025-12-23Enforcement Action Data Entered
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 3604671832
- Case number
- 09-2026-4601
- Lead agency
- EPA
- EPA region
- 09
- Voluntary self-disclosure
- No
- Primary statute
- Device Misbranded
Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 09-2026-4601 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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