Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 12, March 22, 2024
(a) Registration may be suspended for any
grapevine plants or planting in a foundation block, primary increase block, or
secondary increase block, if any of the conditions listed below apply.
(1) Preliminary tests or visual inspections
indicate that the grapevine(s) may be infected with the applicable disease or
disease agent of concern listed in Section
3024.5 -- Table I; or
(2) The requirements of this article have not
been met; or
(3) The grapevine(s)
are off-type; or
(4) The pest
cleanliness requirements for nursery stock in Title 3, Division 4, Section
3060.2 of California Code of
Regulations have not been met; or
(5) The source that the grapevine(s) were
propagated from is diseased and the grapevine(s) and their progeny are also
suspected of being diseased.
(b) Registration or certification may be
canceled or refused approval for any grapevine plants or planting if:
(1) The grapevine(s) are infected with an
applicable disease or disease agent of concern listed in Section
3024.5 -- Table I and detected
using a test listed in Table II;
(2) The requirements of this article have not
been met; or
(3) The grapevine(s)
are off-type; or
(4) The pest
cleanliness requirements for nursery stock in Title 3, Division 4, Section
3060.2 of California Code of
Regulations have not been met; or
(5) The source that the grapevine(s) were
propagated from is diseased and the grapevine(s) and their progeny are also
determined to be diseased.
(c) Disposition of suspended and canceled
grapevines.
(1) Suspended grapevines in a
foundation block, primary increase block, or secondary increase block may be
retained in the planting.
(2)
Suspended grapevines shall be clearly identified and written records
maintained.
(3) Propagative
materials from suspended grapevines may, at the discretion of the Department,
retain their registered status while testing to determine their disease status
is in progress.
(4) Propagative
materials from canceled grapevines are considered common stock. They shall not
have foundation, registered, or certified stock status.
(5) Canceled grapevines in a foundation
block, primary increase block, or secondary increase block shall be removed by
the participant within a time period prescribed by the
Department.
(d)
Reinstatement of suspended grapevines.
(1)
Registration or certification of suspended grapevines and/or propagative
materials in or from foundation blocks, primary increase blocks, secondary
increase blocks or nursery plantings may be reinstated if the Department
determines that the suspension is no longer necessary. The Department may use
testing and/or inspections to make this determination.
(2) Primary increase block, secondary
increase block, and/or nursery block vines may be reinstated if they test
negative for virus shown to be infecting the foundation source
vines.
1. New
section filed 6-10-2010; operative 7-1-2010 pursuant to Government Code section
11343.4
(Register 2010, No. 24).
Note: Authority cited: Sections
407
and
5823,
Food and Agricultural Code. Reference: Sections
5821
and
5822,
Food and Agricultural Code.
