Hawaii Administrative Rules
Title 4 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Subtitle 6 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Chapter 73 - PLANT AND NON-DOMESTIC ANIMAL QUARANTINE PLANT EXPORT RULES
Section 4-73-6 - Burrowing nematode test
Current through February, 2024
(a) Burrowing nematode testing service shall be conducted at the inspection offices on Oahu, Hawaii, Kauai and Maui provided that plants accepted for testing on any given day shall be limited to the testing capacity of the respective island laboratory.
(b) A request for test consisting of less than one hundred plants shall be accepted daily on a first come, first served basis subject to the limitation in paragraph (a) A request for test consisting of over one hundred plants shall be accepted for testing by prior arrangements made about seven days in advance of the testing date.
(c) Plants submitted for testing shall be free of soil or other planting media and shall have sufficient roots for a valid test. Plants determined by an inspector to have insufficient roots may be rejected for testing.
(d) Plants shall be left at the inspection office for the test duration of four to seven working days. Plants shall be submitted for testing far in advance of date of departure or shipping date to make allowance for test duration.
(e) Plants shall be submitted at the risk of the owner as test procedure requires the removal of representative samples of roots that have unpredictable effects on plant life including death in extreme cases
(f) The department or its employees shall not be held responsible for any loss, theft, or adverse condition of any plant submitted and retained for testing at the inspection office.
