{"data":{"id":"us/40-cfr-152.175","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"40 CFR 152.175","heading":"Pesticides classified for restricted use.","body":"The following uses of pesticide products containing the active ingredients specified below have been classified for restricted use and are limited to use by or under the direct supervision of a certified applicator.\nActive ingredient Formulation Use pattern Classification 1 Criteria influencing restriction\nAcrolein As sole active ingredient. No mixtures registered All uses Restricted Inhalation hazard to humans. Residue effects on avian species and aquatic organisms.\nAldicarb As sole active ingredient Ornamental uses (indoor and outdoor) ......do Other hazards—accident history.\nNo mixtures registered Agricultural crop uses Under further evaluation\nAluminum phosphide As sole active ingredient. No mixtures registered ......do ......do Inhalation hazard to humans.\nAzinphos methyl All liquids with a concentration greater than 13.5 pct ......do ......do Do.\nAll other formulations ......do Under futher evaluation.\nCarbofuran All concentrate suspensions and wettable powders 40% and greater ......do ......do Acute inhalation toxicity.\nAll granular formulations Rice Under evaluation\nAll granular and fertilizer formulations All uses except rice ......do\nChloropicrin All formulations greater than 2% All uses ......do Acute inhalation toxicity.\nAll formulations Rodent control ......do Hazard to non-target organisms.\nAll formulations 2% and less Outdoor uses (other than rodent control) Unclassified\nClonitralid All wettable powders 70% and greater All uses Restricted Acute inhalation toxicity.\nAll granulars and wettable powders Molluscide uses Restricted Effects on aquatic organisms.\nPressurized sprays 0.55% and less Hospital antiseptics Unclassified\nDicrotophos All liquid formulations 8% and greater All uses Restricted Acute dermal toxicity; residue effects on avian species (except for tree injections).\nDisulfoton All emulsifiable concentrates 65% and greater, all emulsifiable concentrates and concentrate solutions 21% and greater with fensulfothion 43% and greater, all emulsifiable concentrates 32% and greater in combination with 32% fensulfothion and greater ......do Restricted Do. Acute inhalation toxicity.\nNon-aqueous solution 95% and greater Commercial seed treatment Restricted Acute dermal toxicity.\nGranular formulations 10% and greater Indoor uses (greenhouse) ......do Acute inhalation toxicity.\nEthoprop Emulsifiable concentrates 40% and greater Aquatic uses ......do Acute dermal toxicity.\nAll granular and fertilizer formulations All uses Under evaluation\nEthyl parathion All granular and dust formulations greater than 2 pct, fertilizer formulations, wettable powders, emulsifiable concentrates, concentrated suspensions, concentrated solutions ......do Restricted Inhalation hazard to humans. Acute dermal toxicity. Residue effects on mammalian, aquatic, avian species.\nSmoke fumigants ......do ......do Inhalation hazard to humans.\nDust and granular formulations 2 pct and below ......do ......do Other hazards—accident history.\nFenamiphos Emulsifiable concentrates 35% and greater ......do ......do Acute dermal toxicity.\nFonofos Emulsifiable concentrates 44% and greater ......do ......do Acute dermal toxicity.\nEmulsifiable concentrates 12.6% and less with pebulate 50.3% and less Tobacco Unclassified\nMethamidophos Liquid formulations 40% and greater ......do Restricted Acute dermal toxicity; residue effects on avian species.\nDust formulations 2.5% and greater ......do ......do Residue effects on avian species.\nMethidathion All formulations All uses except nursery stock, safflower and sunflower ......do Do.\nAll formulations Nursery stock, safflower and sunflower Unclassified\nMethomyl As sole active ingredient in 1 pct to 2.5 baits (except 1 pct fly bait) Nondomestic outdoors-agricultural crops, ornamental and turf. All other registered uses Restricted Residue effects on mammalian species.\nAll concentrated solution formulations ......do ......do Other hazards-accident history.\n90 pct wettable powder formulations (not in water soluble bags) ......do ......do Do.\n90 pct wettable powder formulation in water soluble bags ......do Unclassified\nAll granular formulations ......do ......do\n25 pct wettable powder formulations ......do ......do\nIn 1.24 pct to 2.5 pct dusts as sole active ingredient and in mixtures with fungicides and chlorinated hydrocarbon, inorganic phosphate and biological insecticides ......do ......do\nMethyl bromide All formulations in containers greater than 1.5 lb All uses Restricted Do.\nContainers with not more than 1.5 lb of methyl bromide with 0.25 pct to 2.0 pct chloropicrin as an indicator Single applications (nondomestic use) for soil treatment in closed systems Unclassified\nContainer with not more than 1.5 lb having no indicator All uses Restricted Do.\nMethyl parathion All dust and granular formulations less than 5 pct ......do ......do Other hazards-accident history. All foliar applications restricted based on residue effects on mammalian and avian species.\nMicroencapsulated ......do ......do Residue effects on avian species. Hazard to bees.\nAll dust and granular formulations 5 pct and greater and all wettable powders and liquids ......do ......do Acute dermal toxicity. Residue effects on mammalian and avian species.\nNicotine (alkaloid) Liquid and dry formulations 14% and above Indoor (greenhouse) ......do Acute inhalation toxicity.\nAll formulations Applications to cranberries ......do Effects on aquatic organisms.\nLiquid and dry formulations 1.5% and less All uses (domestic and nondomestic) Unclassified\nParaquat (dichloride) and paraquat bis(methyl sulfate) All formulations and concentrations except those listed below All uses Restricted Other hazards. Use and accident history, human toxicological data.\nPressurized spray formulations containing 0.44 pct Paraquat bis(methyl sulfate) and 15 pct petroleum distillates as active ingredients Spot weed and grass control ......do\nLiquid fertilizers containing concentrations of 0.025 pct paraquat dichloride and 0.03 percent atrazine; 0.03 pct paraquat dichloride and 0.37 pct atrazine, 0.04 pct paraquat dichloride and 0.49 pct atrazine All uses Unclassified\nPhorate Liquid formulations 65% and greater ......do Restricted Acute dermal toxicity. Residue effects on avian species (applies to foliar applications only). Residue effects on mammalian species (applies to foliar application only).\nAll granular formulations Rice ......do Effects on aquatic organisms.\nPhosphamidon Liquid formulations 75% and greater ......do ......do Acute dermal toxicity. Residue effects on mammalian species. Residue effects on avian species.\nDust formulations 1.5% and greater ......do ......do Do. Residue effects on mammalian species.\nPicloram All formulations and concentrations except tordon 101 R ......do ......do Hazard to nontarget organisms (specifically nontarget plants both crop and noncrop).\nTordon 101 R forestry herbicide containing 5.4 pct picloram and 20.9 pct 2.4-D Control of unwanted trees by cut surface treatment Unclassified\nSodium cyanide 3 All capsules and ball formulations All uses Restricted Inhalation hazard to humans.\nSodium fluoroacetate All solutions and dry baits ......do ......do Acute oral toxicity. Hazard to nontarget organisms. Use and accident history.\nStrychnine All dry baits, pellets and powder formulations greater than 0.5 pct ......do ......do Acute oral toxicity. Hazard to nontarget avain species. Use and accident history.\nAll dry baits, pellets and powder formulations All uses calling for burrow builders ......do Hazard to nontarget organisms.\nAll dry baits, pellets and powder formulations 0.5 pct and below All uses except subsoil ......do Do.\n......do All subsoil uses Unclassified\nSulfotepp Sprays and smoke generators All uses Restricted Inhalation hazard to humans.\nZinc Phosphide All formulations 2% and less All domestic uses and non-domestic uses in and around buildings Unclassified\nAll dry formulations 60% and greater\nAll uses Restricted Acute inhalation toxicity.\nAll bait formulations Non-domestic outdoor uses (other than around buildings) ......do Hazard to non-target organisms.\nAll dry formulations 10% and greater Domestic uses ......do Acute oral toxicity.\n1 “Under evaluation” means no classification decision has been made and the use/formulation in question is still under active review within EPA.\n2 Percentages given are the total of dioxathion plus related compounds.\n3 (Note—M-44 sodium cyanide capsules may only be used by certified applicators who have also taken the required additional training.)","path":["Title 40—Protection of Environment","CHAPTER I—ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY","SUBCHAPTER E—PESTICIDE PROGRAMS","PART 152—PESTICIDE REGISTRATION AND CLASSIFICATION PROCEDURES","Subpart I—Classification of Pesticides"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-40.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:26:04Z","sha256":"28f43e45eceb2086062eb631729a852e604cb105df0ccbbb4e3b3fc573ba3963","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/40-cfr-152.171","next":"us/40-cfr-152.400"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. 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