System and method of managing registration, sale, distribution and use of regulated agricultural products and the licensing/certification of dealers and applicators of agricultural products

Abstract

A method and system for managing agricultural product information, and for facilitating the controlled sale, distribution, and use of agricultural products provides a single data entry process for submitting agricultural product registration applications and renewals for a plurality of jurisdictions (states). A single username and password can be used to access a plurality of state. databases. State data can be easily cross-referenced and indexed against federal product registration data. Also provided is a system and process of field inspection and enforcement of registration requirements for agricultural products, wherein universal product codes (UPCS) may be scanned into a portable data terminal and be used to check the approval status of a product found in a retailer's store.

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         19 . A method of renewing a registration of an agricultural product, comprising: 
 transmitting a product renewal log-in form from a main agricultural product registration computer to a user computer;    receiving at the main agricultural product registration computer from the user computer a universal username and a universal password for a user;    accessing a multi-state database to retrieve a plurality of state usernames and corresponding state passwords for a corresponding plurality of states;    receiving at the main agricultural product registration computer an indication of a state among the plurality of states for which the agricultural product is to be renewed;    receiving at the main agricultural product registration computer an indication of the agricultural product for which the registration is to be renewed;    receiving at the main agricultural product registration computer a product label for the agricultural product; and electronically communicating a product renewal application for the agricultural product to the selected state.    
     
     
         20 . The method of  claim 19 , wherein the main agricultural product registration computer transmits the product renewal log-in form to the user computer via the Internet.  
     
     
         21 . The method of  claim 19 , wherein electronically communicating the product renewal application to the selected state comprises communicating the product renewal application electronically from the main agricultural product registration computer to a state renewal computer system associated with the selected state.  
     
     
         22 . The method of  claim 19 , wherein electronically communicating the product renewal application to the selected state further comprises using the state username and state password for the selected state to log-in to the state renewal computer system associated with the selected state.  
     
     
         23 . The method of  claim 19 , wherein the universal username is used to access the multi-state database to retrieve the plurality of state usernames and corresponding state passwords for the corresponding plurality of states.  
     
     
         24 . The method of  claim 19 , further comprising: 
 generating for the selected state a list of registered agricultural products corresponding to the received universal username; and    communicating the list of registered agricultural products from the main agricultural product registration computer to the user computer.    
     
     
         25 . The method of  claim 24 , further comprising: 
 receiving at the Web server from the user computer a list of selected registered agricultural products among the registered agricultural products; and    electronically communicating product renewal applications for each selected registered agricultural product to the selected state.    
     
     
         26 . The method of  claim 19 , further comprising: 
 receiving at the main agricultural product registration computer an indication of a second state among the plurality of states for which the agricultural product is to be renewed; and    electronically communicating a second product renewal application for the agricultural product to the second selected state.    
     
     
         27 . A method of renewing a registration of an agricultural product, comprising: 
 transmitting a one-stop product renewal log-in form from a Web server to a user computer;    receiving at the Web server from the user computer a universal username and a universal password, at least one selected state where registration of the agricultural product is to be renewed, and a product label for the agricultural product;    accessing a multi-state database to retrieve a username and password for each selected state; and    electronically communicating a product renewal application to each selected state.    
     
     
         28 . The method of  claim 27 , wherein electronically communicating a product renewal application to each selected state further comprises using the state username and state password for each selected state to log-in to a corresponding state renewal computer system.  
     
     
         29 . The method of  27 , wherein electronically communicating a product renewal application to each selected state comprises communicating the product renewal application electronically to a state renewal computer system associated with each selected state.  
     
     
         30 . The method of  claim 27 , wherein the universal username and universal password, and the list of selected states where registration of the agricultural product is to be renewed, are received by the Web server via the Internet.  
     
     
         31 . The method of  claim 27 , wherein the universal username is used to access the multi-state database to retrieve the username and password for each selected state.  
     
     
         32 . The method of  claim 27 , further comprising: 
 generating a list of registered products corresponding to the received universal username; and    communicating the list of registered products from the Web server to the user computer.    
     
     
         33 . The method of  claim 32 , further comprising: 
 receiving at the Web server from the user computer a list of selected products among the registered products; and    electronically communicating product renewal applications for each selected product to each selected state.    
     
     
         34 . The method of  claim 19 , further comprising: 
 storing an electronic version of the product label;    making the stored electronic version of the product label available via the Internet.    
     
     
         35 . The method of  claim 27 , further comprising: 
 storing an electronic version of the product label;    making the stored electronic version of the product label available via the Internet.    
     
     
         36 . A method of renewing registration of an agriculture product, comprising: 
 transmitting a product renewal log-in form from a main agricultural product registration computer to a user computer;    receiving at the main agricultural product registration computer from the user computer a username and a password for a user;    receiving at the main agricultural product registration computer an indication of a state among a plurality of states for which the agricultural product is to be renewed and a product label for the agricultural product; and    electronically communicating a product renewal application for the agricultural product to the state.    
     
     
         37 . The method of  claim 36 , wherein the main agricultural product registration computer accesses a multi-state database to retrieve a plurality of state usernames and corresponding state passwords for a corresponding plurality of states; and 
 wherein electronically communicating the product renewal application to the state further comprises using a state username and a state password for the state to log-in to the state renewal computer system associated with the state.    
     
     
         38 . The method of  claim 37 , wherein the username is used to access the multi-state database to retrieve the plurality of state usernames and corresponding state passwords for the corresponding plurality of states.  
     
     
         39 . The method of  claim 37 , further comprising: 
 generating for a selected state a list of registered agricultural products corresponding to the received username; and    communicating the list of registered agricultural products from the main agricultural product registration computer to the user computer.    
     
     
         40 . The method of  claim 37 , further comprising: 
 receiving at a Web server from the user computer a list of selected registered agricultural products among the registered agricultural products; and    electronically communicating product renewal applications for each selected registered agricultural product to the state.    
     
     
         41 . The method of  claim 36 , wherein the main agricultural product registration computer transmits the product renewal log-in form to the user computer via the Internet.  
     
     
         42 . The method of  claim 36 , wherein electronically communicating the product renewal application to a state comprises communicating the product renewal application electronically from the main agricultural product registration computer to a state renewal computer system associated with a state.  
     
     
         43 . The method of  claim 36 , further comprising: 
 receiving at the main agricultural product registration computer an indication of a second state among the plurality of states for which the agricultural product is to be renewed; and    electronically communicating a second product renewal application for the agricultural product to the second state.    
     
     
         44 . The method of  claim 36 , further comprising: 
 storing an electronic version of the product label at the main agricultural product registration computer; and    making the stored electronic version of the product label available via the Internet.    
     
     
         45 . A method for registration of an agricultural product, comprising: 
 transmitting a product log-in form to a user computer;    receiving from the user computer a username and a password, at least one selected state where the agricultural product is to be renewed, registered, or cancelled, and a product label for the agricultural product; and    electronically communicating a product application to each selected state.    
     
     
         46 . The method of  claim 45 , wherein the main agricultural product registration computer electronically communicates the product application to the selected state via the Internet.  
     
     
         47 . The method of  claim 45 , further comprising: 
 storing an electronic version of the product label; and    making the stored electronic version of the product label available via the Internet.    
     
     
         48 . A method for registration of an agriculture product, comprising: 
 transmitting a product log-in form from a main agricultural product registration computer to a user computer;    receiving at the main agricultural product registration computer from the user computer a username and a password for a user;    receiving at the main agricultural product registration computer an indication of a state among a plurality of states for which the agricultural product is to be registered and a product label for the agricultural product; and    electronically communicating a product registration application for the agricultural product to the state.    
     
     
         49 . The method of  claim 48 , wherein the main agricultural product registration computer transmits the product log-in form to the user computer via the Internet.  
     
     
         50 . The method of  claim 48 , further comprising: 
 storing an electronic version of the product label at the main agricultural product registration computer; and    making the stored electronic version of the product label available via the Internet.    
     
     
         51 . A method for registration of an agriculture product, comprising: 
 transmitting a form from a main agricultural product registration computer to a user computer;    receiving at the main agricultural product registration computer from the user computer a username and a password for a user;    receiving at the main agricultural product registration computer an indication of a state among a plurality of states for which the agricultural product is to be processed and a product label for the agricultural product;    sending a product registration application for the agricultural product to the state;    wherein the main agricultural product registration computer receives a request for at least one of registering, canceling, and renewing.    
     
     
         52 . The method of  claim 51 , wherein the main agricultural product registration computer transmits a form from the main agricultural product registration computer to a user computer via the Internet.  
     
     
         53 . The method of  claim 51 , further comprising: 
 storing an electronic version of the product label at the main agricultural product registration computer; and    making the stored electronic version of the product label available via the Internet.