§ 12673 Pesticide Residue Harvest Ban

• •The director can set the safe pesticide limit for any crop.
• •If a crop has more pesticide than that limit, the director can ban its harvest.
• •The rule applies to all produce, not just one type of plant.

A farmer grows tomatoes, but tests show the tomatoes have pesticide levels higher than the limit the director allowed.

Because the pesticide amount is too high, the director can tell the farmer not to harvest those tomatoes until the levels are lowered.