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Pesticide Product Section 3 Registration

Application for Section 3 Registration of Pesticides

The PR-200 is the application for a Section 3 registration of a Pesticide(s). The form can be downloaded from the Product Registration Resources Forms page or by clicking here . Information necessary to register pesticide(s) in Texas can be obtained from Title 4 Texas Administrative Code (TAC) Chapter 7, (§7.10 and §7.11) or by clicking here .

Please review the checklist below and on Page 4 of the PR-200 to be sure you have submitted all the required information. The registrant is responsible for ensuring that all required information is properly submitted. Registrants must submit legible paper copies of all required documentation.  Registrants may also electronically submit all required documentation through ALSTAR, except the PR-200 Texas Application Form and Fees which must be mailed. CDs will not be accepted. 

Submit the appropriate registration fee(s) based on the first letter of the DBA name, or, if no DBA name is shown, on the first letter of the Legal Business Name as shown on the PR-200. See the proration chart on Page 5 of the PR-200 for more instructions on how to determine amount of fees to submit.

Do not include the product Confidential Statement of Formula statement in any correspondence to the department unless requested to do so.

Registrants submitting incomplete applications will be notified in a letter explaining the discrepancies. Corrective actions should be completed within 1 year or the review process will be canceled and the registration fee(s) forfeited.

Review the instructions for assistance in completing the PR-200 form, instructions can be downloaded from the Product Registration Resources Forms page or by clicking here ; or contact the Pesticide  Product Registration Program at (512) 463-7407,  fax: 888-216-9860 or email: product.registration@TexasAgriculture.gov

The Texas Department of Agriculture does not provide expediting services for any type of Pesticide Product Registration. Registration applications are processed in the order they are received. 

PR-200 Pesticide Registration Applications with fees should be mailed to the P.O. Box 12401 Austin, TX 78711, as seen on top of the PR-200 Form.  Mailing PR-200 Applications with fees to the TDA physical address will have an extended processing time.

For each Pesticide Product Registered please include:

Product Label(s) - The current product label that is affixed to the container must be submitted. The product label should include the EPA number, EPA Establishment number and Net Contents amount in U.S. measurements.  Size of type must be large enough to read easily, (minimum of 6 pt.).

Material Safety Data Sheet(s)(MSDS)/Safety Data Sheet(s)(SDS) - Section §7.10(a)(1) of the Title 4 Texas Administrative Code requires that a MSDS/SDS which complies with the provisions set forth in 29 Code of Federal Regulations, section 1910.1200(g) be included as part of the application. MSDS/SDS should include complete product name and current name and address of registrant.

EPA Stamped "Accepted" Label(s) - Each new product registered must include a copy of the Master Label stamped "Accepted" by the EPA, the letter containing EPA comments page (if applicable), and any other EPA correspondence approving changes to the Master Label.

For Alternate Brand Name(s) – Submit EPA Application for Pesticide Registration/Amendment Form 8570-1  for each alternate brand name registration or a letter from EPA stating it is an approved alternate brand name.

For Supplemental Distribution Registration(s) - Submit EPA Notice of Supplemental Distribution of a Registered Pesticide Product Form 8570-5  for each supplemental distribution of a registered product.

Check List

Please use this checklist to ensure you are sending all of the necessary information and documents for each product to be registered. 

1. Application for Section 3 Registration of Pesticides PR-200 

2. Fee (see instructions on Page 4-5 of PR-200 for assistance with calculating the correct fee.) 

3. Product Label(s) 
4. Material Safety Data Sheet(s)(MSDS)/Safety Data Sheet(s)(SDS) 
5. EPA Stamped “Accepted” Label(s) – copy of Master Label stamped "Accepted" by the EPA and other EPA Supporting Documentation - Notifications, Amendments, Transfer of registration papers, etc. (if applicable).
6. EPA Application for Pesticide Registration/Amendment Form 8570-1 , for each alternate brand name (if applicable).
7. EPA Notice of Supplemental Distribution of a Registered Pesticide Product Form 8570-5,  for each supplemental distribution of a registered product (if applicable).


Amended/Revised Pesticide Product Label(s)
Per Title 4 TAC Chapter 7, §7.10(i) After a product is registered with the department, registrants shall provide the department the most current pesticide product label any time the product label is amended. 

How to Submit Amended/Revised Product Label(s)

The preferred method is submitting the required documents into ALSTAR if applicable or;

Email product.registration@TexasAgriculture.gov with “Amended/Revised Registered Label” in the subject line, including the TDA Product Name, TDA Account Number, EPA Registration Number and registrant’s name. Indicate in your email what was revised on the label and the date EPA approved the revisions if applicable.  Submit one revised label per email or; 

Submit the amended/revised label(s) by mail to:  Texas Department of Agriculture P.O. Box 12847 Austin, TX 78711-2847.

CDs will not be accepted.