Pesticide laws address PFAS as active or inert ingredients and as contaminants from fluorinated containers. Maine and Minnesota tie pesticide bans to their all-products phase-outs, and California now requires PFAS pesticides to be flagged and listed.
State rules
| Jurisdiction | Requirement | Effective | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MinnesotaBan | The Department of Agriculture may not register a pesticide product in any of the categories listed in Minn. Stat. 116.943, subd. 5(a) (the 11 Amara's Law categories) if it contains intentionally added PFAS, unless it determines the use is a currently unavoidable use.The 2025 amendment (2025 c 34) broadened this from 'cleaning products' to all 11 categories. | January 1, 2026 | In force | Minn. Stat. 18B.26, subd. 8(a) |
| MaineBan | A person may not distribute in Maine a pesticide that contains intentionally added PFAS that may not be sold or distributed under 38 M.R.S. section 1614(5)(D).The cross-referenced all-products ban in section 1614(5)(D) now starts January 1, 2032 (moved from 2030 by PL 2023, c. 630), and section 1614(4)(F) exempts FIFRA-regulated veterinary products other than those for aerial or land application; how these interact with the 2030 date was not resolved in the sources reviewed. | January 1, 2030 | Scheduled | 7 M.R.S. section 606(1)(I) |
| MinnesotaBan | The Department of Agriculture may not register any pesticide product that contains intentionally added PFAS unless it determines the use is a currently unavoidable use. | January 1, 2032 | Scheduled | Minn. Stat. 18B.26, subd. 8(b) |
| MaineBan | A person may not distribute in Maine a pesticide that has been contaminated by PFAS.In force; the date it first applied was not confirmed. | Not confirmed | In force | 7 M.R.S. section 606(1)(H) |
| MinnesotaReporting | Pesticide registrants must each year either state that a product contains no intentionally added PFAS or report to the Department of Agriculture the name, purpose, and amount of each PFAS in the product.The commissioner may waive the requirement where substantially equivalent information is available and may extend the deadline. PFAS in other components of the pesticide product, such as packaging, and in treated seeds and articles are reported to the MPCA (MPCA FAQ). | January 1, 2026 | Applies | Minn. Stat. 18B.26, subd. 7 |
| CaliforniaOther duty | The Department of Pesticide Regulation must flag pesticides containing PFAS pesticide ingredients in its pesticide use reporting database and annual report, and publish a list of all registered pesticides containing PFAS pesticide ingredients and send it to each county agricultural commissioner.Database flagging is due by 2028-01-01 or when the database with 2026 data is posted, whichever is first, then annually. The list must be updated within 60 calendar days after a new PFAS pesticide is registered. The enrolled text contains no sale or use ban. As a non-urgency statute it takes effect 2027-01-01. | January 1, 2028 | Starts | FAC 12500.3, 12500.4, 13200-13202 (enrolled) |
Questions
Which states ban PFAS in pesticides?
Two states ban intentionally added PFAS in pesticides. In force: Minnesota (since January 1, 2026); Maine (in force, start date not confirmed).