California Code of Regulations
Title 3 - Food and Agriculture
Division 4 - Plant Industry
Chapter 3 - Entomology and Plant Quarantine
Subchapter 5 - Insect Pest Control
Article 1 - Pest Control Areas
Section 3581 - Sweetpotato Weevil Control Area
Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 12, March 22, 2024
(a) Proclamation of Control Area. That portion of the State of California described as follows, within which a certain pest, sweetpotato weevil (Cylas formicarius elegantulus), is known to exist or which has been exposed to infestation, is hereby proclaimed to be a control area with respect to said pest:
(b) 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.).
(c) 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, nursery and production growing areas, storage areas and facilities, trucks, tractors, harvesting equipment, processing equipment and facilities, and any other grounds, appurtenances, or things which the Department determines to be capable of harboring or spreading any stage of sweetpotato weevil.
(d) Means and Methods. The following means and methods may be used by the Department in the control or eradication of sweetpotato weevil within the control area:
1. New
article 1 (section
3581) and 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repealed by operation of law on the following day.
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 and 5322, Food and Agricultural Code. Reference: Sections 5321 and 5322, Food and Agricultural Code.