FIFRA NOW: 8/21/2025
Gator Chemical Company
Notice of Warning for Violations of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA)
Case File No. FIFRA-04-2025-3519
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency regulates the registration, distribution, sale and use of pesticide products pursuant to the provisions of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA or the Act), as amended, 7 U.S.C. ?? 136 et seq. The EPA is issuing this Notice of Warning (NOW) to Gator Chemical Company, pursuant to section 14(a)(4) of FIFRA. As explained below, the EPA finds that Gator Chemical Company violated FIFRA section 12(a)(1)(A) by distributing or selling unregistered pesticides.
Pursuant to FIFRA Section 14, 7 U.S.C. 136j, violations of FIFRA may result in civil or criminal penalties. Civil penalties may be assessed at a rate of $24,885 per violation, as updated for inflation. See 40 C.F.R. ? 19.4. However, the EPA has determined that a NOW, in lieu of a civil penalty action, is the appropriate response for the violations of FIFRA outlined above.
This NOW only resolves Gator Chemical Company civil liability for the specific violations set forth above for the instances described in this NOW. The EPA has the right to institute further enforcement actions for any additional or continuing violations. The EPA may also institute further enforcement proceedings to recover appropriate relief upon obtaining evidence that any information or representations made