§ 180.287 - Amitraz; tolerances for residues.  


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  • § 180.287 Amitraz; tolerances for residues.

    (a) General. Tolerances are established for residues of the insecticide amitraz (N'-[2,4-dimethylphenyl]-N-[[(2,4-dimethylphenyl)imino]methyl]]-N-methylmethanimidamide), including its metabolites and degradates, in or on the commodities in the following table. Compliance with the tolerance levels specified is to be determined by measuring amitraz residues convertible to 2,4-dimethylaniline, expressed as the stoichiometric equivalent of amitraz, in or on the following raw agricultural commodities:

    Commodity Parts per million
    Cattle, fat0.1
    Cattle, meat0.02
    Cattle, meat byproducts0.2
    Hog, fat0.1
    Hog, kidney0.1
    Hog, liver0.1
    Hog, meat0.05
    Hog, meat byproducts0.3
    Honey0.2
    Honeycomb9
    Milk0.03
    Milk, fat0.2

    (b) Section 18 emergency exemptions. [Reserved]

    (c) Tolerances with regional registrations. [Reserved]

    (d) Indirect or inadvertent residues. [Reserved]

    [44 FR 70145, Dec. 6, 1979, as amended at 51 FR 16846, May 7, 1986; 52 FR 5767, Feb. 26, 1987; 57 FR 53568, Nov. 12, 1992; 58 FR 14316, Mar. 17, 1993; 60 FR 12704, Mar. 8, 1995; 67 FR 49616, July 31, 2002; 72 FR 53454, Sept. 19, 2007; 74 FR 47456, Sept. 16, 2009; 78 FR 17133, Mar. 20, 2013; 80 FR 72598, Nov. 20, 2015]