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ALERT! Completely Revised Form and Instructions for 2010

General Registration Requirements

  • Pesticide products distributed or offered for sale in Maine must be registered annually with the Maine Board of Pesticides Control pursuant to the Maine Pesticides Control Act of 1975 (as amended).
    • All products bearing multiple brand names, colors, finishes, scents, and fertilizer analyses are required to be registered in Maine. Registration of varying container sizes for products is not required unless directions differ from the product originally registered.
  • Applications for new products must be made on our form, Application for Registration of New Pesticide Products, revised 10/2009—see below. Renewals and new product registrations must be submitted on separate forms.
  • Registration Fee: $150.00 per product annually—Make checks payable to, Treasurer, State of Maine. (Products bearing different names, EPA numbers, company name/addresses, and/or labeling are considered different products.)
  • Registration Term: One calendar year—All pesticide registrations expire December 31st of the registration year.
  • Companies will need to electronically resubmit all labels and Material Data Safety Sheets (MSDSs), in searchable PDF format.
    • Companies participating in ALSTAR will only need to submit MSDSs.
    • Send only labels and MSDSs to: pesticides.registrar@maine.gov.
    • Paper and CD formats will not be accepted for 2010 registrations.
  • New! Pesticide Registration Application
    • PDF form to print out and manually fill in
    • Fillable PDF form that can be filled in online and printed out
  • New! Pesticide Registration Instructions [PDF or Word]
  • Board policy for 24(c) applications: Special Local Needs [PDF or RTF]
  • Special Local Needs [24(c)] Registrations in Effect as of June 24, 2009 [PDF or RTF]
see revised aquatic herbicide list

Questions about product registration can be directed to Mary Tomlinson, Registrar, at 207-287-2731 or mary.e.tomlinson@maine.gov.

Maine Department of Agriculture