THE EPA IS SEEKING $4,000 IN CIVIL PENALTIES FOR A VIOLATION OF SECTION 12(A)(2)(F) OF FIFRA. THE RESPONDENT, A PESTICIDE DEALER, SOLD FOUR (4) 50-POUND BAGS OF A RESTRICTED USE PESTICIDE TO AN INDIVIDUAL NOT CERTIFIED TO USE RESTRICTED PESTICIDES. THE PESTICIDES WERE RETURNED TO THE DEALER AFTER THE VIOLATION WAS NOTED BY THE INSPECTOR, AND THERE WAS NO RELEASE INTO THE ENVIRONMENT. THIS ACTION IS TAKEN TO DETER FUTURE VIOLATIONS OF FIFRA.