# 40 CFR § 152.15: Pesticide products required to be registered

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-40-152.15

## Section

- **Citation:** 40 CFR § 152.15
- **Heading:** Pesticide products required to be registered
- **Jurisdiction:** Federal
- **Kind:** Regulations
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** September 22, 2026
- **Source:** Publisher's official text
- **Location:** Title 40—Protection of Environment > CHAPTER I—ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY > SUBCHAPTER E—PESTICIDE PROGRAMS > PART 152—PESTICIDE REGISTRATION AND CLASSIFICATION PROCEDURES > Subpart A—General Provisions

## Text

No person may distribute or sell any pesticide product that is not registered under the Act, except as provided in §§ 152.20, 152.25, and 152.30. A pesticide is any substance (or mixture of substances) intended for a pesticidal purpose, i.e., use for the purpose of preventing, destroying, repelling, or mitigating any pest or use as a plant regulator, defoliant, or desiccant. A substance is considered to be intended for a pesticidal purpose, and thus to be a pesticide requiring registration, if:
(a) The person who distributes or sells the substance claims, states, or implies (by labeling or otherwise):
(1) That the substance (either by itself or in combination with any other substance) can or should be used as a pesticide; or
(2) That the substance consists of or contains an active ingredient and that it can be used to manufacture a pesticide; or
(b) The substance consists of or contains one or more active ingredients and has no significant commercially valuable use as distributed or sold other than (1) use for pesticidal purpose (by itself or in combination with any other substance), (2) use for manufacture of a pesticide; or
(c) The person who distributes or sells the substance has actual or constructive knowledge that the substance will be used, or is intended to be used, for a pesticidal purpose.

## Nearby sections

- [40 CFR § 152.1 § 152.1 Scope.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-40-152.1.md)
- [40 CFR § 152.3 § 152.3 Definitions.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-40-152.3.md)
- [40 CFR § 152.5 § 152.5 Pests.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-40-152.5.md)
- [40 CFR § 152.6 § 152.6 Substances excluded from regulation by FIFRA.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-40-152.6.md)
- [40 CFR § 152.8 § 152.8 Products that are not pesticides because they are not for use against pests.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-40-152.8.md)
- [40 CFR § 152.10 § 152.10 Products that are not pesticides because they are not intended for a pesticidal purpose.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-40-152.10.md)
- [40 CFR § 152.15 § 152.15 Pesticide products required to be registered.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-40-152.15.md)
- [40 CFR § 152.20 § 152.20 Exemptions for pesticides adequately regulated by another Federal agency.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-40-152.20.md)
- [40 CFR § 152.25 § 152.25 Exemptions for pesticides of a character not requiring FIFRA regulation.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-40-152.25.md)
- [40 CFR § 152.30 § 152.30 Pesticides that may be transferred, sold, or distributed without registration.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-40-152.30.md)
- [40 CFR § 152.40 § 152.40 Who may apply.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-40-152.40.md)
- [40 CFR § 152.42 § 152.42 Application for new registration.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-40-152.42.md)
- [40 CFR § 152.43 § 152.43 Alternate formulations.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-40-152.43.md)
- [40 CFR § 152.44 § 152.44 Application for amended registration.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-40-152.44.md)

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Source: Frix Law Library, https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-40-152.15. Check the current official text before relying on it. Not legal advice.