(a) General. Tolerances are established for residues of the molluscicide metaldehyde, including its metabolites and degradates, in or on the commodities listed in the following table. Compliance with the specified tolerance levels is to be determined by measuring only metaldehyde, 2,4,6,8-tetramethyl-1,3,5,7-tetroxocane, in or on the commodity. ------------------------------------------------------------------------
Parts per
Commodity million------------------------------------------------------------------------Artichoke, globe............................................ 0.07Berry, low growing, subgroup 13-07G......................... 6.25Bushberry subgroup 13-07B................................... 0.15Cactus...................................................... 0.07Caneberry subgroup 13-07A................................... 0.15Corn, field, forage......................................... 0.30Corn, field, grain.......................................... 0.05Corn, field, stover......................................... 0.10Corn, sweet, forage......................................... 0.30Corn, sweet, kernel plus cob with husks removed............. 0.05Corn, sweet, stover......................................... 0.10Fruit, citrus, group 10-10.................................. 0.26Ginseng..................................................... 0.05Grass, forage............................................... 2.0Grass, hay.................................................. 2.0Leaf petioles subgroup 4B................................... 0.50Lettuce..................................................... 1.73Pea and bean, succulent shelled, subgroup 6B................ 0.20Peppermint, oil............................................. 12Peppermint, tops............................................ 4.0Spearmint, oil.............................................. 12Spearmint, tops............................................. 4.0Taro, corm.................................................. 0.15Taro, leaves................................................ 1.0Tomato subgroup 8-10A....................................... 0.24Vegetable, brassica, leafy, group 5......................... 2.5Vegetable, foliage of legume, except soybean, subgroup 7A... 1.5Vegetable, legume, edible podded subgroup 6A................ 0.80Watercress.................................................. 3.2------------------------------------------------------------------------
(b) Section 18 emergency exemptions. [Reserved]
(c) Tolerances with regional registrations. Tolerances with a regional registration as defined in Sec. 180.1(l) are established for residues of the molluscicide metaldehyde, including its metabolites and degradates, in or on the following commodities. Compliance with the specified tolerance level is to be determined by measuring only metaldehyde, 2,4,6,8-tetramethyl-1,3,5,7-tetroxocane, in or on the commodity. ------------------------------------------------------------------------
Parts per
Commodity million------------------------------------------------------------------------Clover, forage............................................. 0.60Clover, hay................................................ 0.60Soybean, seed.............................................. 0.05------------------------------------------------------------------------
(d) Indirect or inadvertent residues. [Reserved] [73 FR 54963, Sept. 24, 2008, as amended at 78 FR 70869, Nov. 27, 2013; 80 FR 11588, Mar. 4, 2015]