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. The pest is a pathogen, a non-cultivable mollicute (formerly called a
mycoplasma-like organism), which causes lethal yellowing of palm in Florida and
Texas.
(b) Areas Under Quarantine.
(1) Florida. The counties of Broward,
Collier, Dade, Hendry, Lee, Martin, Monroe, and Palm Beach.
(2) Texas. The counties of Cameron, Hidalgo,
and Willacy.
(c) Articles
and Commodities Covered. Susceptible palm trees, screw pine, and hosts of
Myndus crudus (the vector of lethal yellowing of palm), and
all parts capable of propagation, except seed, are the articles and commodities
covered. The following species of palm and screw pine are considered
susceptible and the following grasses and sedges may host Myndus
crudus:
(1)
Aiphanes
lindeniana
(2)
Allagoptera arenaria
(3)
Andropogon virginicus,
broomsedge
(4)
Arenga
engleri
(5)
Arikuryroba schizophylla, Arikury palm
(6)
Borassus flabellifer,
Palmyra palm
(7)
Caryota
mitis, Cluster fishtail palm
(8)
Chrysalidocarpus
cabadae, Cabada palm
(9)
Cocos nucifera, Coconut palm
(10)
Corypha elata, Buri
palm
(11)
Cynodon
dactylon, bermudagrass
(12)
Cyperus spp.,
sedges
(13)
Dictyosperma
album, Princess palm
(14)
Eremochloa ophiuroides, centipedegrass
(15)
Gaussia attenuata,
Puerto Rican gaussia
(16)
Howea belmoreana, Belmore sentry palm
(17)
Hyophorbe verschaffeltii
[Mascarena v.], Spindle palm
(18)
Latania spp., Latan
palm
(19)
Livistona
chinensis, Chinese fan palm
(20)
Livistona
rotundifolia
(21)
Nannorrhops ritchiana, Mazari palm
(22)
Panicum purpurascens,
paragrass
(23)
Panicum
bartowense
(24)
Pandanus utilis, screw pine
(25)
Paspalum notatum,
bahiagrass
(26)
Neodypsis
decaryi, Triangle palm
(27)
Phoenix canariensis,
Canary Island date palm
(28)
Phoenix dactylifera, Date palm
(29)
Phoenix reclinata,
Senegal date palm
(30)
Phoenix sylvestris, Wild date palm
(31)
Pritchardia
spp.
(32)
Ravenea
hildebrandtii
(33)
Setaria spp., foxtail
(34)
Stenotaphrum
secundatum, St. Augustine grass
(35)
Syagrus
schizophylla
(36)
Trachycarpus fortunei, Japanese fan palm
(37)
Veitchia
spp.
(d) Restrictions.
(1) Prohibited. All articles and commodities
covered, listed in (c) above, are prohibited entry into California when grown
in or shipped from the areas under quarantine. Grasses and sedges covered may
be admissible if each shipment is accompanied by an official certificate
evidencing treatment for Myndus crudus, as indicated in
(d)(2), below.
(2) Certificate of
Treatment. Grasses and sedges covered may be shipped to California from the
area under quarantine subject to prior approval by the Secretary of the method
of treatment to be used. Each shipment must be accompanied by an official
certificate issued by and bearing an original or facsimile signature of an
authorized agricultural official of the state of origin indicating the method
of treatment, quantity of commodity covered, identification or license number
of carrier, and the names and addresses of the shipper and
consignee.
1. New
section filed 10-13-78; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 78, No.
41).
2. Amendment filed 11-13-81; effective thirtieth day thereafter
(Register 81, No. 46).
3. Amendment of section heading and section
filed 10-16-95; operative 11-15-95 (Register 95, No. 42).
Note: Authority cited: Sections
407,
5301
and
5302,
Food and Agricultural Code. Reference: Sections
5301
and
5302,
Food and Agricultural Code.
