California Code of Regulations
Title 3 - Food and Agriculture
Division 4 - Plant Industry
Chapter 5 - Rodent and Weed Control and Seed Inspection
Subchapter 1 - San Joaquin Valley Quality Cotton District
Article 2.5 - California Upland and California Pima Cotton
Section 3805 - Planting, Field Isolation, and Harvest Notification
Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 12, March 22, 2024
(a) Only seed that has been certified by a seed certifying agency shall be planted in the District, except acreage planted under Article 3, Article 4, or under Section 3803.
(b) "Cotton Seed Certification Standards in California," as amended February 11, 1999, shall be used to determine isolation of acreage planted with California Upland and California Pima cotton from acreage planted with cotton grown to produce all classes of certified seed. This document is incorporated by reference. In the absence of seed certifying agency standards for genetically engineered cotton, this cotton shall be isolated from cotton being grown to produce foundation or registered seed by 1/2 mile plus an additional 20 buffer rows of cotton; and from other cotton being grown to produce certified seed by 1/8 mile plus 20 buffer rows of cotton.
(c) Within 72 hours after planting and 48 hours prior to harvest each grower of California Upland or California Pima cotton shall provide to the department:
(d) At harvest, growers shall complete information tags furnished by the department.
1. New
section filed 3-4-99 as an emergency; operative 3-4-99 (Register 99, No. 10). A
Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 7-2-99 or emergency
language will be repealed by operation of law on the following
day.
2. New section refiled 7-2-99 as an emergency; operative 7-2-99
(Register 99, No. 27). A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL
by 11-1-99 or emergency language will be repealed by operation of law on the
following day.
3. Certificate of Compliance as to 7-2-99 order
transmitted to OAL 11-1-99 and filed 12-10-99 (Register 99, No. 50).
Note: Authority cited: Sections 407, 52901 and 52981, Food and Agricultural Code. Reference: Sections 52901 and 52981, Food and Agricultural Code.
