Monsanto v. Durnell · ¶120

Start with the text. In the same section of FIFRA that lays out the pesticide registration process, the statute contains a crucial caveat: “In no event shall registration of [a pesticide] be construed as a defense for the commission of any offense under” FIFRA, 7 U. S. C. §136a(f )(2)—including misbranding, §136j(a)(1)(E). Rather, per the terms of the statute, registration is merely “prima facie evidence that the pesticide [and] its labeling . . . comply with the registration provisions of ” FIFRA. §136a(f )(2).

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