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 3591.21 - Asian Citrus Psyllid Eradication Area

Universal Citation: 3 CA Code of Regs 3591.21

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

(a) Proclamation of Eradication Area. The portions of the State of California described as follows, within which a certain pest, Diaphorina citri (Asian citrus psyllid), is known to exist or there is an immediate threat of introduction, are hereby proclaimed to be eradication areas with respect to said pest:

The entire State.

(b) Hosts and Possible Carriers, Within Said Area.

(1) All nursery stock and plants and plant parts and plant products capable of propagation, except seed and fruit of:

Aegle marmelos (bael, Bengal quince, golden apple, bela, milva)

Aeglopsis chevalieri (Chevalier's aeglopsis)

Afraegle gabonensis (Gabon powder-flask)

Afraegle paniculata (Nigerian powder-flask)

Atalantia missionis (=Pamburus missionis)

Atalantia monophylla (Indian atalantia)

Atalantia spp.

Balsamocitrus dawei (Uganda powder-flask)

Bergia (=Murraya) koenigii (curry leaf)

Calodendrum capense (Cape chestnut)

X Citrocirus webberi Citropsis articulata (Katimboro, Muboro, West African cherry orange)

Citropsis gilletiana (cherry-orange)

Citropsis schweinfurthii (African cherry-orange)

Citrus aurantiifolia (lime, Key lime, Persian lime, lima, limón agrio, limón ceutí, lima mejicana, limero)

Citrus aurantium (sour orange, Seville orange, bigarde, marmalade orange, naranja agria, naranja amarga)

Citrus hystrix (Mauritius papeda, Kaffir lime)

Citrus jambhiri (rough lemon, jambhiri-orange, limón rugoso, rugoso)

Citrus limon (lemon, limón, limonero)

Citrus madurensis (=X Citrofortunella microcarpa)

Citrus maxima (pummelo, pomelo, shaddock, pompelmous, toronja)

Citrus medica (citron, cidra, cidro, toronja)

Citrus meyeri (Meyer lemon, dwarf lemon)

Citrus x nobilis (king mandarin, tangor, Florida orange, King-of-Siam)

Citrus x paradisi (grapefruit, pomelo, toronja)

Citrus reticulata (mandarin, tangerine, mandarina)

Citrus sinensis (sweet orange, orange, naranja, naranja dulce)

Citrus spp.

Clausena anisum-olens (anis)

Clausena excavata (clausena)

Clausena indica (clausena)

Clausena lansium (wampi, wampee)

Clymenia polyandra (a-mulis)

Eremocitrus glauca (Australian desert lime)

Eremocitrus hybrid

Fortunella crassifolia (Meiwa kumquat)

Fortunella margarita (Nagami kumquat, oval kumquat)

Fortunella polyandra (Malayan kumquat)

Fortunella spp.

Limonia acidissima (Indian wood apple)

Merrillia caloxylon (flowering merrillia)

Microcitrus australasica (finger-lime)

Microcitrus australis (Australian round-lime)

Microcitrus papuana (desert-lime)

X Microcitronella spp.

Murraya spp. (curry leaf, orange-jasmine, Chinese-box, naranjo jazmin)

Naringi crenulata (naringi)

Pamburus missionis (pamburus, =Atalantia missionis)

Poncirus trifoliata (trifoliate orange, naranjo trébol)

Severinia buxifolia (Chinese box-orange)

Swinglea glutinosa (tabog)

Tetradium ruticarpum (evodia, wu zhu yu)

Toddalia asiatica (orange climber)

Triphasia trifolia (trifoliate limeberry, triphasia)

Vepris (=Toddalia) lanceolata (white ironwood)

Zanthoxylum fagara (wild lime, lime prickly-ash)

(3) Any other articles which are infested or exposed to infestation by Diaphorina citri.

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

(1) The repeated timely application of insecticides or herbicides sprays or dusts, biological agents, or mass trapping by approved methods to any or all premises or lands, host plants or possible carriers, and any other articles or things which are infested or exposed to infestation and capable of harboring or spreading Diaphorina citri.

(2) The removal and destruction of any and all possible carriers, including nursery stock or trees and shrubs if permission is received from the property owner, or if such action is the only practical way of eliminating the infestation of a host or possible carrier to prevent the spread or reinfestation of Diaphorina citri.

(3) The searching for all stages of Diaphorina citri by visual inspection, the use of traps, or any other means anywhere within the said area.

(4) The removal and destruction of abandoned or unwanted hosts or possible carriers bearing or capable of bearing Diaphorina citri in any life stage.

1. New section filed 7-24-2008 as an emergency; operative 7-24-2008 (Register 2008, No. 30). A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 1-20-2009 or emergency language will be repealed by operation of law on the following day.
2. Certificate of Compliance as to 7-24-2008 order transmitted to OAL 12-17-2008 and filed 1-21-2009 (Register 2009, No. 4).
3. Amendment of subsection (b)(1) and redesignation of former subsection (b)(3) as subsection (b)(2) filed 4-12-2012 as an emergency; operative 4-12-2012 (Register 2012, No. 15). A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 10-9-2012 or emergency language will be repealed by operation of law on the following day.
4. Reinstatement of section as it existed prior to 4-12-2012 emergency amendment by operation of Government Code section 11346.1(f) (Register 2013, No. 3).

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

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