Pesticide License

Man is directly or indirectly affected by pests. A pest may be defined as, any organism that causes an economic loss or damage to the physical well-being of human beings.

It may destroy crops, causes diseases in crops, cattle and human beings.

Insecticides are pesticides that are defined as any toxic substance used to kill, repel or control insects that cause economic damage to crops or ornamental plants or are hazardous to the health of domestic animal or man.

The Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers' Welfare (formerly Ministry of Agriculture), a part of the Government of India, is the top most body for formulation and administration of the rules and regulations and laws related to agriculture in India.

The insecticide license along with other license will be granted by the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers' Welfare.

Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers' Welfare 

Under the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers' Welfare,  plant protection, quarantine & storage division looks after the entire license regarding insecticide, pesticide, testing facility, peat control.

Other than granting license, the division works for the welfare of farmers by issuing time to time new rules and amendment in the previous one.

Types of Insecticides:

There are three different types of insecticides. They are:

• Systemic – This type of insecticide is introduced into the soil for it to get absorbed by the plant roots. Once the insecticide is absorbed by the roots, it moves to other areas like leaves, fruits, twigs, and branches. It creates a thin layer on the plant surface and acts as a poison to any insect that comes to eat the plant.
• Ingested – This type of insecticide is orally taken by the organisms. Examples of ingested pesticides are rat kills.
• Contact – These types of insecticides act like bullets that aim only at a particular target to kill insects by its application. Household insect repellent acts like a contact insecticide as it directly hit the insect.

1. On the basis of chemical composition, it is classified as organic and inorganic.
2. On the basis of mode of entry in the insects, it is classified as contact poisons, fumigants poisons, stomach poisons, and systemic poisons.
3. On the basis of mode of action, it is classified as physical poisons, nerve poisons, respiratory poisons, protoplasmic poisons, general poisons, and chitin inhibitors.
4. On the Basis of toxicity, it is differentiated into four types:

Extremely toxic – Color: red, symbol: skull and poison, oral LD50: 1-50

Moderately toxic – Color: blue, symbol: danger, oral LD50: 501 – 5000

Highly toxic – Color: yellow, symbol: poison, oral LD50: 51 – 500

Less toxic – Color: green, symbol: caution, oral LD50: >5000

• On the basis of infection on the different stages, it is classified as ovicides, pupicides, larvicides, and adulticides.

• 2For combating with the problems related to the illegal manufacture, sale, distribution, storage of pesticides, a law came into frame that is called the Insecticide law. This law regulates the manufacture, sale, transport, distribution and use of insecticides, with a view to prevent risk to human beings or animals from these insecticides.
• Any person who wishes to manufacture, sale, transport & distribute insecticides has to obtain the license under this law.

Any person who is dealing with any type of insecticide has to register that insecticide under the Insecticide law by making an application.

Licenses to Manufacture Insecticides

Any person who wishes to manufacture the insecticides has to make an application for the grant or renewal of a license to manufacture any insecticide.

License for Sale, Stock, Distribute of Insecticides

Any person who wishes to sell, stock & distribute insecticides has to make an application for the grant or renewal of a license to sell stock or exhibit for sale or distribute insecticides.

Pest Control Operators

Any person who wants to undertake or deals with pest control operations, with the use of Aluminium Phosphide, Methyl bromide. Ethylene dibromide or as notified has to make an application to the concerned department.

Packing and Labelling

No person shall stock or exhibit for sale or distribute any insecticide unless it is packed and labelled in accordance with the provisions of these rules.

Every package containing the insecticides must be of a type approved by the Registration Committee.

The packing of every insecticide shall include a heading containing the following details,

namely:

• The disease, insects and corrupting animals or weeds that the insecticide is to be applied, the adequate direction regarding the way during which the pesticide is to
• Particulars relating to chemicals harmful to persons, animals and wild life, warning and cautionary statements as well as the symptoms of poisoning appropriate and adequate safety measures and emergency first-aid treatment.
• Cautions relating to storage and application of pesticides with appropriate warnings with reference to ignitable, explosive or different substance harmful to the skin;
• Instructions concerning the decontamination or safe disposal of used containers;
• A statement showing the antidote for the poison shall be included in the heading and the label;
• If the insecticide is irritating to the skin, nose, throat or eyes, a statement shall be included to that effect.

Manner of labelling

The following particulars shall be either written or printed on the label of the innermost container of any insecticide and on the outermost covering of the insecticide when packed:

• Name of the manufacturer (if the manufacturer isn't the person in whose name the pesticide is registered underneath the Act, the link between the person in whose name the pesticide has been registered and also the one that manufactures, packs or distributes or sells shall be stated)
• Name of insecticide (brand name or trade mark underneath that the pesticide is sold)
• Registration number of the insecticide
• Kind and name of active, alternative ingredients and proportion. (Common name accepted by the International Standards Organization or the Indian Standards establishments of each of the ingredients shall lean and if no common name exists, the right chemical name that conforms most closely to the commonly accepted rules of chemical language shall lean)
• Net content of volume (The contents shall be exclusive of wrapper or alternative material. The right statement of cyberspace content to terms of weight, measure, variety of units of activity, the load and volume shall be expressed within the metric system). 
• End date, i.e. up to the date the pesticide shall retain its potency and safety.
• Remedy statement
• Insecticides belonging to class I (Extremely toxic) shall contain the image of a skull and cross-bones and also the word "POISON" written in red;
• The following warning statements shall conjointly seem on the label at acceptable place:
• "KEEP OUT OF REACH OF CHILDREN"
• IF EATEN OR IF SYMPTOMS OF POISONING OCCUR CONTACT DR. IMMEDIATELY"
• Insecticides belonging to class II (highly toxic) can contain the word "POISON" written in red and the statement "KEEP OUT OF REACH OF CHILDREN"; shall also be seen on the label at acceptable place.
• Insecticide belonging to class III (moderately toxic) shall bear the word "DANGER" and written conjointly with the statement "KEEP OUT OF REACH OF CHILDREN"; shall also be seen on the label at appropriate place outside the triangle;
• Insecticides belonging to class IV (Slightly toxic) shall bear the word "CAUTION".

• Aadhar Card
• Pan Card
• GST Certificate
• Electricity Bill
• Product Name
• Company Incorporation Certificate
• Storage Area Map
• Manufacturing facility Map
• Water Bill
• Passport Size Photograph