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 4.5 - California Naturally Colored Cotton
Section 3818.8 - Naturally Colored Cotton Ginning
Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 12, March 22, 2024
Colored cotton shall not be ginned in the San Joaquin Valley Quality Cotton District except at a facility dedicated to colored cotton ginning or at a facility which gins colored cotton at the end of the season to be followed by at least fifty (50) bales of white cotton immediately prior to ceasing operation for the season. All such white cotton bales shall be marked to the satisfaction of the department. Prior to the beginning of the next ginning season, the department will inspect each facility that has ginned both colored and white cotton. No saving of white cottonseed for planting shall be done by a gin which processes any colored cotton.
(a) All bales and seed for planting shall be clearly identified by the department as being colored cotton.
(b) All seed not for planting shall be crushed, cracked, or otherwise rendered non-viable or shipped out of the District subject to destination state and federal requirements.
(c) Gin trash shall be disposed of in a manner and at locations which will mitigate any contamination risk from any seed which may be present.
1.
Renumbering of former section
3823.1 to new section
3818.8, including amendment of
section heading, section and NOTE, 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to OAL by 7-2-99 or emergency language will be repealed by operation of law on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. Renumbering of former section
3823.1 to new section
3818.8, including amendment of
section heading, section and NOTE, 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to OAL by 11-1-99 or emergency language will be repealed by operation of law on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.
