Cancel Diquat Registrations

Summary#

This bill cancels the registration of all uses of the pesticide diquat. It directs the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to treat diquat as generally causing unreasonable adverse effects on the environment and to cancel all registrations. The bill also requires the EPA to revoke any food tolerances or exemptions that allow diquat residues on food. The continued sale and use of existing stocks of diquat would be prohibited. The bill also bars the EPA from reregistering diquat.

What it means for you#

• The EPA must cancel all current registrations for diquat immediately on the date the bill is enacted.
• Any legal tolerances that allow diquat residues on food would be revoked following cancellation.
• Selling or using existing stocks of diquat would be prohibited from the date the bill is enacted.
• The EPA would be prohibited from reregistering diquat.
• No publicly available information on other direct effects or how enforcement would be carried out.

Expenses#

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Proponents' View#

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