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 2 - Pest Eradication Areas
Section 3589 - Japanese Beetle Eradication Area

Universal Citation: 3 CA Code of Regs 3589

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

(a) Proclamation of Eradication Area. That portion of the State of California described as follows, within which a certain pest, Japanese beetle, Popillia japonica, is known to exist, is hereby proclaimed to be an eradication area with respect to said pest: The counties of El Dorado, Los Angeles, Marin, Merced, Orange, Placer, Riverside, Sacramento, San Bernardino, San Diego, and Santa Clara.

(b) Hosts and Possible Carriers. Any and all premises, plants, plant products, soil, sod and any other articles or things which are infested or exposed to infestation by the Japanese beetle.

(c) Means and Methods. The following means and methods may be used in the control and eradication of said pest within said area:

(1) The use of insecticides, chemicals, or other materials as spray, dust, bait or in any other form as often as necessary to effect control or eradication.

(2) The removal and destruction of hosts if such action is the only practical way of eliminating the infestation.

(3) The searching for all stages of Japanese beetle by visual inspection, the use of traps, or any other means.

(4) The removal and destruction of abandoned or unwanted hosts in any stage of development.

Note: Authority cited: Sections 407 and 5322, Food and Agricultural Code. Reference: Sections 5322, 5761, 5762 and 5763, Food and Agricultural Code.

Note: Authority cited: Sections 407 and 5322, Food and Agricultural Code. Reference: Sections 5322, 5761, 5762 and 5763, Food and Agricultural Code.

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