2012 US Code
Title 7 - Agriculture
Chapter 6 - INSECTICIDES AND ENVIRONMENTAL PESTICIDE CONTROL (§§ 121 - 136y)
Subchapter II - ENVIRONMENTAL PESTICIDE CONTROL (§§ 135 - 136y)
Section 136r-1 - Integrated Pest Management
| Publication Title | United States Code, 2012 Edition, Title 7 - AGRICULTURE |
| Category | Bills and Statutes |
| Collection | United States Code |
| SuDoc Class Number | Y 1.2/5: |
| Contained Within | Title 7 - AGRICULTURE CHAPTER 6 - INSECTICIDES AND ENVIRONMENTAL PESTICIDE CONTROL SUBCHAPTER II - ENVIRONMENTAL PESTICIDE CONTROL Sec. 136r-1 - Integrated Pest Management |
| Contains | section 136r-1 |
| Date | 2012 |
| Laws in Effect as of Date | January 15, 2013 |
| Positive Law | No |
| Disposition | standard |
| Source Credit | Pub. L. 104-170, title III, §303, Aug. 3, 1996, 110 Stat. 1512. |
| Statutes at Large Reference | 110 Stat. 1512 |
| Public Law Reference | Public Law 104-170 |
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The Secretary of Agriculture, in cooperation with the Administrator, shall implement research, demonstration, and education programs to support adoption of Integrated Pest Management. Integrated Pest Management is a sustainable approach to managing pests by combining biological, cultural, physical, and chemical tools in a way that minimizes economic, health, and environmental risks. The Secretary of Agriculture and the Administrator shall make information on Integrated Pest Management widely available to pesticide users, including Federal agencies. Federal agencies shall use Integrated Pest Management techniques in carrying out pest management activities and shall promote Integrated Pest Management through procurement and regulatory policies, and other activities.
(Pub. L. 104–170, title III, §303, Aug. 3, 1996, 110 Stat. 1512.)
CodificationSection was enacted as part of the Food Quality Protection Act of 1996, and not as part of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act which comprises this subchapter.
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