---
kind: "section"
citation: "40 C.F.R. § 180.205"
title: "40"
number: "180.205"
heading: "Paraquat; tolerances for residues."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/40/180.205"
---

# §180.205. Paraquat; tolerances for residues.

- (a) **General.** Tolerances are established for residues of the desiccant, defoliant, and herbicide paraquat (1,1′-dimethyl-4,4′-bipyridinium-ion) derived from application of either the bis(methyl sulfate) or the dichloride salt (both calculated as the cation) in or on the following food commodities:
- (b) **Section 18 emergency exemptions.** [Reserved]
- (c) **Tolerances with regional registrations.** Tolerances with regional registration as defined in [§ 180.1(l)](/cfr/40/180.1.md?p=l), are established for residues of the pesticide paraquat (1,1′-dimethyl-4,4′ bipyridinium ion) derived from application of either the bis(methyl sulfate) or the dichloride salt (both calculated as the cation) in or on the following food commodities:
- (d) **Indirect or inadvertent residues.** [Reserved]

## Notes

### Amendments

[46 FR 51614, Oct. 21, 1981]

### Authority

Authority: 21 U.S.C. 321(q), 346a and 371.

### Source

Source: 36 FR 22540, Nov. 25, 1971, unless otherwise noted.

### Amendments

[46 FR 51614, Oct. 21, 1981]