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. Sweetpotato weevil (Cylas formicarius
elegantulus).
(b) Area
Under Quarantine.
(1) That portion of San
Diego County bounded by a line drawn as follows: Beginning at the intersection
of Sunset Cliffs Boulevard and Interstate Highway 8; then, easterly along
Interstate Highway 8 to its intersection with Japatul Road; then, southwesterly
along said road to its intersection with Lyons Valley Road; then, southwesterly
along Lyons Valley Road to its intersection with Barrett Lake Road; then,
southeasterly and southerly along Barrett Lake Road to its intersection with
State Highway 94; then, southeasterly along said highway to its intersection
with State Highway 188; then, southerly along State Highway 188 to its
intersection with the United States-Mexico border; then, westerly along said
border to its intersection with the Pacific Ocean coastline; then, northerly
along said coastline to its intersection with the San Diego River; then,
easterly along said river to its intersection with Sunset Cliffs Boulevard;
then, southwesterly along said boulevard to the point of
beginning.
(c) Articles
and Commodities Covered.
(1) Hosts. Sweet
potato plants and all plant parts except seed and including vines, draws, and
slips, and sweet potato roots, also called yams, camote, batatas, boniatos,
buniatos, and moniato (Ipomoea batatas), and morning-glory
plants (Ipomoea spp., Calystegia spp., and
Convolvulus spp.).
(2) Possible Carriers. Possible carriers
include all appliances used in the growing, harvesting, processing, storage,
and movement of hosts including, but not limited to field bins, trucks,
tractors, harvesting equipment, and any other thing which the Department
determines to be capable of spreading any stage of sweetpotato
weevil.
(d) Restrictions.
(1) Articles and commodities covered in
subsection (c)(1) are prohibited movement within or from the area under
quarantine except as provided in (A), (B), (C) or (D) below:
(A) If accompanied by a certificate issued by
an authorized agricultural official affirming that the articles and commodities
originated from a site or facility which is apparently free from sweetpotato
weevil.
(B) If accompanied by a
certificate issued by an authorized agricultural official affirming that the
articles and commodities have been inspected or treated in a manner approved by
the Department and are apparently free from sweetpotato weevil.
(C) If purchased at a retail sales location
and accompanied by a sales receipt.
(D) If the article or commodity was produced
outside the area under quarantine and is being moved through the area under
quarantine by direct route and without delay in vehicles or containers which
prevent spillage of the article or commodity while en route through the
area.
(2) Articles and
commodities covered in subsection (c)(2) are prohibited movement within or from
the area under quarantine except if cleaned and treated to the satisfaction of
the county agricultural commissioner.
1. New
section filed 5-30-97 as an emergency; operative 5-30-97 (Register 97, No. 22).
A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 9-29-97 or emergency
language will be repealed by operation of law on the following day. For prior
history, see Register 94, No. 46.
2. Certificate of Compliance as to
5-30-97 order transmitted to OAL 9-23-97 and filed 10-1-97 (Register 97, No.
40).
Note: Authority cited: Sections
407,
5301,
5302
and
5322,
Food and Agricultural Code. Reference: Sections
5301,
5302
and
5322,
Food and Agricultural Code.