Utah Administrative Code
Topic - Agriculture and Food
Title R68 - Plant Industry
Rule R68-29 - Quality Assurance Testing on Cannabis
Section R68-29-9 - Pesticide Standards

Universal Citation: UT Admin Code R 68-29-9

Current through Bulletin 2024-06, March 15, 2024

(1) Only pesticides allowed by the department may be used in the cultivation of cannabis.

(2) If an independent cannabis laboratory identifies a pesticide that is not allowed under Subsection R68-29-5(1) and is above the action levels provided in Subsection R68-29-5(3) that lot or batch from which the sample was taken has failed quality assurance testing.

(3) A sample and related lot or batch of cannabis, cannabis product, or cannabinoid product fail quality assurance testing for pesticides if the results exceed the limits as set forth in Table 5.

TABLE 5

Pesticide Analytes and Action Levels

Analyte

Chemical Abstract Service (CAS) Registry number

Action Level ppm

Abamectin

71751-41-2

0.5

Acephate

30560-19-1

0.4

Acequinocyl

57960-19-7

2

Acetamiprid

135410-20-7

0.2

Aldicarb

116-06-3

0.4

Azoxystrobin

131860-33-8

0.2

Bifenazate

149877-41-8

0.2

Bifenthrin

82657-04-3

0.2

Boscalid

188425-85-6

0.4

Carbaryl

63-25-2

0.2

Carbofuran

1563-66-2

0.2

Chlorantraniliprole

500008-45-7

0.2

Chlorfenapyr

122453-73-0

1

Chlorpyrifos

2921-88-2

0.2

Clofentezine

74115-24-5

0.2

Cypermethrin

52315-07-8

1

Daminozide

1596-84-5

1

DDVP (Dichlorvos)

62-73-7

0.1

Diazinon

333-41-5

0.2

Dimethoate

60-51-5

0.2

Ethoprophos

13194-48-4

0.2

Etofenprox

80844-07-1

0.4

Etoxazole

153233-91-1

0.2

Fenoxycarb

72490-01-8

0.2

Fenpyroximate

134098-61-6

0.4

Fipronil

120068-37-3

0.4

Flonicamid

158062-67-0

1

Fludioxonil

131341-86-1

0.4

Hexythiazox

78587-05-0

1

Imazalil

35554-44-0

0.2

Imidacloprid

138261-41-3

0.4

Kresoxim-methyl

143390-89-0

0.4

Malathion

143390-89-0

0.2

Metalaxyl

57837-19-1

0.2

Methiocarb

2032-65-7

0.2

Methomyl

16752-77-5

0.4

Methyl parathion

298-00-0

0.2

MGK-264

113-48-4

0.2

Myclobutanil

88671-89-0

0.2

Naled

300-76-5

0.5

Oxamyl

23135-22-0

1

Paclobutrazol

76738-62-0

0.4

Permethrins

52645-53-1

0.2

Phosmet

732-11-6

0.2

Piperonyl butoxide

51-03-6

2

Prallethrin

23031-36-9

0.2

Propiconazole

60207-90-1

0.4

Propoxur

114-26-1

0.2

Pyrethrins

8003-34-7

1

Pyridaben

96489-71-3

0.2

Spinosad

168316-95-8

0.2

Spiromesifen

283594-90-1

0.2

Spirotetramat

203313-25-1

0.2

Spiroxamine

118134-30-8

0.4

Tebuconazole

80443-41-0

0.4

Thiacloprid

111988-49-9

0.2

Thiamethoxam

153719-23-4

0.2

Trifloxystrobin

141517-21-7

0.2

(4) Permethrins should be measured as cumulative residue of cis- and trans-permethrin isomers (CAS numbers 54774-45-7 and 51877-74-8).

(5) Pyrethrins should be measured as the cumulative residues of pyrethrin I (CAS 121-21-1), pyrethrin II (CAS 121-29-9), cinerin 1 (CAS 25402-06-6), and jasmolin 1 (CAS 4466-14-2).

(6) Abamectin is a composite of the amounts of avermectin B1a and avermectin B1b.

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