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 3591.16 - Red Imported Fire Ant Eradication Area
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, red imported fire ant, Solenopsis invicta, is known to exist, is hereby proclaimed to be an eradication area with respect to said pest:
(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 red imported fire ant.
(c) Means and Methods. The following means and methods may be used in the control and eradication of said pest within said area:
1. New
section filed 12-22-97 as an emergency; operative 12-22-97 (Register 97, No.
52). A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 4-21-98 or
emergency language will be repealed by operation of law on the following
day.
2. Certificate of Compliance as to 12-22-97 order transmitted
to OAL 4-13-98 and filed 4-20-98 (Register 98, No. 17).
3. New
subsection (a)(2) filed 7-24-98 as an emergency; operative 7-24-98 (Register
98, No. 30). A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 11-23-98
or emergency language will be repealed by operation of law on the following
day.
4. New subsection (a)(3) filed 10-23-98 as an emergency;
operative 10-23-98 (Register 98, No. 43). A Certificate of Compliance must be
transmitted to OAL by 2-22-99 or emergency language will be repealed by
operation of law on the following day.
5. New subsection (a)(4)
filed 11-17-98 as an emergency; operative 11-17-98 (Register 98, No. 47). A
Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 3-17-99 or emergency
language will be repealed by operation of law on the following
day.
6. Certificate of Compliance as to 7-24-98 order transmitted to
OAL 11-19-98 and filed 12-15-98 (Register 98, No. 51).
7. New
subsection (a)(5) filed 12-16-98 as an emergency; operative 12-16-98 (Register
98, No. 51). A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 4-15-99
or emergency language will be repealed by operation of law on the following
day.
8. New subsection (a)(6) filed 1-27-99 as an emergency;
operative 1-27-99 (Register 99, No. 5). A Certificate of Compliance must be
transmitted to OAL by 5-27-99 or emergency language will be repealed by
operation of law on the following day.
9. Certificate of Compliance
as to 10-23-98 order transmitted to OAL 2-18-99 and filed 3-18-99 (Register 99,
No. 12).
10. Certificate of Compliance as to 11-17-98 order
transmitted to OAL 3-17-99 and filed 3-23-99 (Register 99, No.
13).
11. Certificate of Compliance as to 12-16-98 order transmitted
to OAL 3-30-99 and filed 4-1-99 (Register 99, No. 14).
12.
Certificate of Compliance as to 1-27-99 order transmitted to OAL 5-24-99 and
filed 6-9-99 (Register 99, No. 24).
13. New subsection (a)(7) filed
6-14-2000 as an emergency; operative 6-14-2000 (Register 2000, No. 24). A
Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 10-12-2000 or emergency
language will be repealed by operation of law on the following
day.
14. Certificate of Compliance as to 6-14-2000 order transmitted
to OAL 10-11-2001 and filed 11-6-2000 (Register 2000, No. 45).
15.
New subsection (a)(8) filed 10-15-2001 as an emergency; operative 10-15-2001
(Register 2001, No. 42). A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL
by 2-13-2002 or emergency language will be repealed by operation of law on the
following day.
16. New subsection (a)(9) filed 1-4-2002 as an
emergency; operative 1-4-2002 (Register 2002, No. 1). A Certificate of
Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 5-6-2002 or emergency language will be
repealed by operation of law on the following day.
17. Reinstatement
of section as it existed prior to 10-15-2001 emergency amendment by operation
of Government Code section
11346.1(f)
(Register 2002, No. 8).
18. New subsection (a)(8) filed 2-20-2002;
operative 2-20-2002 pursuant to Government Code section
11343.4
(Register 2002, No. 8).
19. Certificate of Compliance as to 1-4-2002
order transmitted to OAL 5-6-2002 and filed 6-4-2002 (Register 2002, No.
23).
Note: Authority cited: Sections 407 and 5322, Food and Agricultural Code. Reference: Sections 5761- 5763, Food and Agricultural Code.