Indiana Administrative Code
Title 312 - NATURAL RESOURCES COMMISSION
Article 18 - FLAT RACING; CLAIMING RACES
Rule 3 - Control of Pests or Pathogens
Section 3-11 - Control of crown gall
Current through March 20, 2024
Authority: IC 14-10-2-4; IC 14-24-3
Affected: IC 14-24-5-4
Sec. 11.
(a) Crown gall (Agrobacterium tumefaciens) is a pest or pathogen. This section governs standards for the control of crown gall in Indiana.
(b) Nursery stock which is shipped into Indiana or shipped, sold, or grown in Indiana must be free from crown gall.
(c) The certificate required under IC 14-24-5-4 for nursery stock shipped into Indiana from another state must verify the following:
(d) A plant, container, or soil contaminated with crown gall must not be moved into or within Indiana unless a permit is issued under section 3 of this rule.
(e) Nursery stock which is contaminated with crown gall must be returned to its site of origin or destroyed.
(f) A nurseryman may, upon notice by the division, be required to remove from sale, and to destroy or return to the site of origin, any nursery stock which is contaminated or may reasonably be anticipated to be contaminated with crown gall.
(g) A dealer may, upon notice by the division, be required to remove from sale, and to destroy or return to the site of origin, any nursery stock which is possessed by the dealer. These requirements apply to soils, containers, and nursery stock from any shipment which contained contaminated nursery stock.