§ 12565 Pesticide Tolerance Adoption

• •The director can review any federal pesticide limit for produce.
• •If the federal limit follows state standards, the director can adopt the same limit for the state.
• •The state limit must match the federal one and meet the chapter’s rules.

The federal government says a pesticide on strawberries can be no more than 0.5 parts per million. The state director looks at that rule, decides it follows state guidelines, and then makes the same 0.5‑ppm limit official for strawberries grown in the state.

The director reviews the federal limit and, because it fits state standards, copies it for the state.