Dave Huber
Dave Huber is the Deputy Director, Division of Plant Industry at the Vermont Agency of Agriculture, Food & Markets. Dave started with the Agency in January 2016, and was the Agency’s Chief Policy Enforcement Officer, handling all Water Quality Division and PHARM Division cases, for six years. Prior to coming to the Agency, Dave practiced with the Maryland Office of the Attorney General’s Environmental Crimes Unit, a small law firm focused on environmental issues, the Vermont Office of Legislative Counsel, and the Vermont Department of Labor.
Dave currently serves as the Chairperson of the Board of Directors for the Northeast Environmental Enforcement Project (NEEP), which provides environmental enforcement training to state government Agencies and Departments across the northeastern and mid-Atlantic United States. He also serves as Chair of the Association of Structural Pest Control Regulatory Officials (ASPCRO) Inspector Training Committee and is also an ASPCRO Board of Director member. Dave holds a Bachelor of Arts in Anthropology from St. Mary’s College of Maryland, and Master of Studies in Environmental Law and Juris Doctor degrees from Vermont Law School.
Tuesday May 12
Antimicrobial Products Division Program
FIFRA Enforcement: E-Commerce, Trends, and Lessons Learned
Building on the foundation established at the HCPA Annual Meeting session, FIFRA Enforcement in Focus: Navigating Oversight in a Changing Regulatory Landscape, this session will take a deeper dive into the evolving enforcement environment for products regulated under the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA). With continued scrutiny at U.S. borders, shifting regulatory priorities, and the rapid expansion of e-commerce, companies face a more complex compliance landscape than ever before.
The session will examine how enforcement authorities are adapting their strategies to address emerging risks across both traditional and online sales channels, and experts will draw on case studies involving e-commerce and other enforcement actions to offer practical, real-world compliance lessons.
Topics will include how to identify whether an enforcement action is legitimate; how enforcement scrutiny differs depending on whether a chemical enters commerce as a pesticide or a different substance; the role of AI tools in modern enforcement activities; and how states are operating under the cooperative agreement framework, especially as negotiations for Fiscal Year 2026 and beyond remain ongoing.
The session will also cover inter-regional enforcement coordination, including how states collaborate with the EPA and other states to achieve compliance, as well as the range of tools available to state enforcement programs.
Participants will leave with actionable insights for navigating this increasingly complex regulatory environment.
Speakers:
Michael Boucher, Partner, Steptoe
Dave Huber, Deputy Director, Division of Plant Industry at the Vermont Agency of Agriculture, Food & Markets