California Code of Regulations
Title 3 - Food and Agriculture
Division 4 - Plant Industry
Chapter 3 - Entomology and Plant Quarantine
Subchapter 4 - Plant Quarantine
Article 3 - Exterior Quarantine (Regulations)
Section 3261 - Ozonium Root Rot Exterior Quarantine (Quarantine Proclamation 13)

Universal Citation: 3 CA Code of Regs 3261

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 12, March 22, 2024

A quarantine is established against the following pest, its hosts, and possible carriers:

(a) Pest. Ozonium root rot (Phymatotrichum Ozonium omnivorum), a fungus carried on the roots of plants and in moist soil.

(b) Area Under Quarantine.

Arizona. Entire state.

Arkansas. Entire counties of Lafayette, Little River, and Miller.

Louisiana.The entire parishes of Bossier and Caddo.

Nevada. Entire county of Clark.

New Mexico. Entire counties of Chaves, Dona Ana, Eddy, Grant, Hidalgo, Lea, Luna, Sierra.

Oklahoma. Entire state.

Texas. Entire state.

Utah. Entire county of Washington.

(c) Articles and Commodities Covered. All soil, nursery stock, or plants with roots, except as provided in subsection (d) (2) below, are declared to be hosts or possible carriers of the pest herein quarantined against.

(d) Restrictions. Articles and commodities covered are prohibited entry into California from the area under quarantine except as provided below:

(1) Certification Requirement. Articles and commodities covered will be permitted entry into California from the area under quarantine provided they are accompanied by a certificate issued by a duly authorized agricultural official of the state of origin, establishing the fact that all material contained in the lot or shipment was grown in a manner approved by the director to assure freedom from ozonium root rot or originated on premises determined by methods approved by the director to be free from ozonium root rot.

(2) Exceptions--Exemptions of Certain Commodities. No restrictions are placed by this regulation upon the entry of the following:
(A) House plants grown in the home and not for sale.

(B) Smooth root vegetables such as potatoes, sweet potatoes, carrots, onions, turnips, and beets if not for planting and free from moist clods of soil, except that this exemption does not apply to mangels and sugar beets.

(C) Sugar beets for processing provided the beets are screened prior to or while loading to remove moist clods of soil.

(D) Cactus plants with roots, provided the roots are dry and free of soil.

(E) Aquatic plants such as water hyacinth and water lilies; dry resurrection plants; orchid plants growing in osmunda fibre; and air-layered rooted cuttings, if free from soil.

(F) Articles and commodities covered when determined by the director not to present a risk of carrying ozonium root rot because of their condition or their manner of growth or production.

1. Amendment filed 7-8-1; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 73, No. 48). Not previously printed. For prior history, see Register 25, No. 4.
2. Amendment filed 11-27-73; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 73, No. 48).
3. Amendment of subsection (d)(3)(A) and new subsection (d)(3)(G) filed 10-13-78; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 78, No. 41).
4. Repealer and new section filed 3-29-83; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 83, No. 14).
5. Amendment of subsection (d) filed 7-11-84; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 84, No. 28).

Note: Authority cited: Sections 407, 5301 and 5302, Food and Agricultural Code. Reference: Sections 5301 and 5302, Food and Agricultural Code.

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