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§ 1227

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(a) Any pesticide or device that is distributed within this State may be liable to seizure and forfeiture by the Department upon application to the Superior Court in and for the county wherein the pesticide in question is located: (1) In the case of a pesticide, the court shall order forfeiture without compensation: a. If it is adulterated or misbranded; b. If it has not been registered under § 1203 or 1204 of this title; c. If it fails to bear on its label the information required by this chapter; or d. If it is a white powder pesticide and is not colored as required under this chapter. (2) In the case of a device, if it is misbranded. (b) If the pesticide or device is forfeited or condemned, it shall, after entry of decree, be disposed of by destruction or sale as the Department may direct and the proceeds, if such pesticide or device is sold, less legal costs, shall be paid to the General Fund; provided, that the pesticide or device shall not be sold contrary to this chapter; and provided further, that upon payment of costs and execution and delivery of a good and sufficient bond conditioned that the pesticide or device shall not be disposed of unlawfully, the

is chapter; and provided further, that upon payment of costs and execution and delivery of a good and sufficient bond conditioned that the pesticide or device shall not be disposed of unlawfully, the Department may direct that said pesticide or device be delivered to the owner thereof for relabeling or reprocessing as the case may be. (c) When a decree of condemnation or forfeiture is entered against the pesticide or device, Department costs and fees and storage and other proper expenses shall be awarded against the person, if any, intervening as claimant of the pesticide or device.58 Del. Laws, c. 166; 60 Del. Laws, c. 671, § 1;