California Code of Regulations
Title 3 - Food and Agriculture
Division 4 - Plant Industry
Chapter 3 - Entomology and Plant Quarantine
Subchapter 4 - Plant Quarantine
Article 5 - Miscellaneous Rulings
Section 3559 - Garlic Production in Mono County
Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 12, March 22, 2024
(a) The director finds that certain pests of garlic (Allium satvium), namely stem and bulb nematode (Ditylenchus dipsaci), white rot fungus (Sclerotium cepivorum), garlic yellow stripe virus, and pink root (Pyrenochaeta terrestris), are not known to occur in the garlic production areas of Mono County specified in (b).
(b) A quarantine area is established, for the purpose of maintaining the pest cleanliness of garlic plantings in that area, which, for purposes of this section, is denominated as follows:
(c) No garlic plant or part thereof shall be planted or maintained in any state of cultivation in the quarantine area unless a written application has been received and a permit has been issued by the director or the Agricultural Commissioner for Mono County.
Such permit shall be issued provided the garlic is the progeny of plants tested by the University of California and found free of the garlic yellow stripe virus; has been produced under the provisions of Section 3044 et seq., "California Certified Seed Garlic," or is accompanied by a certificate issued by a State or county agricultural regulatory official verifying the garlic is of equivalent pest status as garlic produced under said provisions; and provided the director or commissioner determines the garlic covered by the permit is free of the pests specified in subsection (a) and other serious pests of garlic.
(d) No person shall bring into the quarantine area any machinery, parts of machinery, tools, equipment, or other appliances which have been used in garlic fields outside the quarantine area unless those appliances have been treated for garlic pests which may be carried on them. The treatment shall include a high-pressure steam cleaning or washing with water under pressure to remove all soil and debris, followed by treatment with a fungicide.
The agricultural commissioner shall be immediately notified of the arrival in the quarantine area of such appliances which shall be held for inspection by the commissioner before use in the quarantine area. If, upon inspection, soil or debris is detected, the appliances shall be treated, as specified above,or removed from the quarantine area.
1. New
section filed 1-12-84; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 84, No.
2.)
2. Amendment filed 8-16-85; effective thirtieth day thereafter
(Register 85, No. 33). analysis different Group 5. Insect Pest Control
Note: Authority cited: Sections 407 and 5302, Food and Agricultural Code. Reference: Section 5302, Food and Agricultural Code.