California Code of Regulations
Title 3 - Food and Agriculture
Division 4 - Plant Industry
Chapter 4 - Plant Pathology
Subchapter 3 - Eradication Areas
Section 3637 - Karnal Bunt Disease Eradication Area

Universal Citation: 3 CA Code of Regs 3637

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, Karnal bunt disease (Tilletia indica), is known to exist, is hereby proclaimed to be an eradication area with respect to said disease:

(1) Eradication Area. The entire counties of Imperial and Riverside.

(b) Hosts and Possible Carriers.

(1) Conveyances, including trucks, railroad cars, and other containers used to move wheat, durum wheat, or triticale;

(2) Grain elevators/equipment/structures used for storing and handling wheat, durum wheat, and triticale;

(3) Milling products or byproducts, except flour;

(4) Plants, or plant parts, including grain, seed, or straw of all varieties of the following species: wheat (Triticum aestivum); durum wheat (Triticum durum); and triticale (Triticum aestivum x Secale cereale);

(5) Root crops with soil;

(6) Soil from areas where field crops are produced;

(7) Manure from animals that have fed on wheat, durum wheat, or triticale;

(8) Used bags, sacks and containers;

(9) Used farm tools;

(10) Used mechanized cultivating equipment;

(11) Used mechanized harvesting equipment;

(12) Used seed conditioning equipment;

(13) Used mechanized soil-moving equipment;

(14) Any other product, article or means of conveyance when it is determined by the Secretary that it presents a risk of spreading spores of the fungus which causes Karnal bunt disease due to its proximity to an infestation of Karnal bunt disease and the person in possession has been so notified.

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

(1) The application of chemicals to hosts and possible carriers as often as necessary to effect control of the disease.

(2) The examination of hosts and possible carriers.

(3) The removal and immediate destruction of material of hosts listed in (b)(4) above which is diseased, has been exposed to the disease, or originated from a source known to be diseased.

(4) The prohibition of planting host crops on properties known to be infested with or exposed to the disease.

1. New section filed 4-5-96 as an emergency; operative 4-5-96 (Register 96, No. 14). A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 8-5-96 or emergency language will be repealed by operation of law on the following day.
2. Amendment of subsection (a)(1) filed 4-10-96 as an emergency; operative 4-10-96 (Register 96, No. 15). A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 8-8-96 or emergency language will be repealed by operation of law on the following day.
3. Certificate of Compliance as to 4-10-96 order transmitted to OAL 8-8-96 and filed 9-4-96 (Register 96, No. 36).
4. Editorial correction of HISTORY 1 (Register 96, No. 38).
5. Certificate of Compliance as to 4-5-96 order transmitted to OAL 8-5-96 and filed 9-16-96 (Register 96, No. 38).

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

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