SECTION 7.14. Experimental Use Permits

(a) All experimental use permits (EUP) shall be issued and approved by the EPA prior to submission to the department for approval.

(b) Application for department approval of the EUP shall contain the following information:

(1) the name and address of the applicant;

(2) the name of the manufacturer of the product;

(3) the name and address of the person responsible for the experimental program, if different from the applicant;

(4) the name of the pesticide approved EUP permit number of the product;

(5) an ingredient statement;

(6) the use(s) requested for the EUP;

(7) the estimated amount of the product to be used;

(8) the name and address of all cooperators and location of the proposed EUP application site(s); and

(9) the proposed method of storage and disposition of any unused experimental use pesticide and its container.

(c) The holder of an EUP shall, as soon as available, submit to the department the results of the experimentation for which the permit was issued.

(d) A person who distributes, sells, offers for sale, holds for sale, ships, delivers for shipment, or receives, and having so received, delivers or offers to deliver any pesticide may not place or sponsor advertisements in this state which recommend or suggest the purchase or use of a pesticide for a use authorized under an EUP, whether the EUP has been approved by the department or not.

Source Note: The provisions of this §7.14 adopted to be effective December 4, 1997, 22 TexReg 11652; amended to be effective March 9, 2023, 48 TexReg 1286