This paragraph does not apply if the registrant fails to provide any information required to be submitted under this chapter or does not provide other information requested by the Board of Pesticides Control in order to determine whether the pesticide should be registered.

The preceding paragraph does not affect the rights of the Board of Pesticides Control to make further inquiry regarding the registration of a pesticide or to refuse reregistration, suspend or revoke registration or otherwise restrict or condition the use of pesticides in order to protect public health and the environment.

B. Prior to registering a pesticide for a special local need, the board shall classify the uses of the pesticide for general or restricted use in conformity with Section 3(d) of FIFRA; provided, that the board shall not make any lack of essentiality a criterion for denying registration of any pesticide. Where 2 pesticides meet the requirements of this paragraph, one should not be registered in preference to the other.

C. The board may develop and promulgate such other requirements by regulation, adopted in a manner consistent with the Maine Administrative Procedure Act, as are necessary for the state plan to receive certification from EPA.

8-A.__Approval of application for registration.__The processing of an application for registration is governed by this subsection.

A.__The board shall consider the required information set forth under subsections 2, 3, 4 and 5 and shall register a pesticide if it determines that:

(1)__Its composition warrants the proposed claims for it;

(2)__Its labeling and other material required to be submitted comply with the requirements of this subchapter;

(3)__It will perform its intended function without unreasonable adverse effects on the environment;