12561. The director by regulation may establish permissible tolerances for any pesticide chemical in or on produce if he or she finds each of the following:(a) The pesticide chemical is useful for the production and marketing of the produce.(b) The presence of the pesticide chemical as pesticide residue in quantities within the tolerances so established is not deleterious to the health of man or animals.(Amended by Stats. 1983, Ch. 717, Sec. 3.)
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