§ 136w.
(c)
Other authority
The Administrator, after notice and opportunity for hearing, is authorized—
(1)
to declare a pest any form of plant or animal life (other than man and other than bacteria, virus, and other micro-organisms on or in living man or other living animals) which is injurious to health or the environment;
(2)
to determine any pesticide which contains any substance or substances in quantities highly toxic to man;
(3)
to establish standards (which shall be consistent with those established under the authority of the Poison Prevention Packaging Act (
[Public Law 91–601]) [
15 U.S.C. 1471 et seq.]) with respect to the package, container, or wrapping in which a pesticide or device is enclosed for use or consumption, in order to protect children and adults from serious injury or illness resulting from accidental ingestion or contact with pesticides or devices regulated by this subchapter as well as to accomplish the other purposes of this subchapter;
(4)
to specify those classes of devices which shall be subject to any provision of section 136(q)(1) or
section 136e of this title upon the Administrator’s determination that application of such provision is necessary to effectuate the purposes of this subchapter;
(5)
to prescribe regulations requiring any pesticide to be colored or discolored if the Administrator determines that such requirement is feasible and is necessary for the protection of health and the environment; and
(6)
to determine and establish suitable names to be used in the ingredient statement.
([June 25, 1947, ch. 125, § 25], as added [Pub. L. 92–516, § 2], Oct. 21, 1972, [86 Stat. 997]; amended [Pub. L. 94–140], §§ 2(a), 6, 7, Nov. 28, 1975, [89 Stat. 751], 753; [Pub. L. 95–396, § 23], Sept. 30, 1978, [92 Stat. 836]; [Pub. L. 96–539], §§ 1, 2(a), 4, Dec. 17, 1980, [94 Stat. 3194], 3195; [Pub. L. 98–201, § 1], Dec. 2, 1983, [97 Stat. 1379]; [Pub. L. 98–620, title IV, § 402(4)(D)], Nov. 8, 1984, [98 Stat. 3357]; [Pub. L. 100–352, § 6(i)], June 27, 1988, [102 Stat. 664]; [Pub. L. 100–532, title VI], §§ 602, 605, title VIII, § 801(n), Oct. 25, 1988, [102 Stat. 2678], 2679, 2683; [Pub. L. 102–237, title X, § 1006(b)(1)], (2), Dec. 13, 1991, [105 Stat. 1895]; [Pub. L. 104–170, title I, § 104], title II, § 235, Aug. 3, 1996, [110 Stat. 1490], 1509.)