Louisiana Administrative Code
Title 7 - AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS
Part XV - Plant Protection and Quarantine
Chapter 1 - Crop Pests and Diseases
Subchapter D - Pink Bollworm Quarantine Regulations
Section XV-155 - Certificates for Intrastate Movement

Universal Citation: LA Admin Code XV-155

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 9, September 20, 2024

A. In addition to pertinent requirements contained in the general quarantine regulations (Subchapter A of this Chapter), the following conditions apply to issuance of certificates.

1. Cottonseed. A certificate for intrastate movement of cottonseed will be issued only when the cottonseed are ginned in an approved gin with an approved treatment under the supervision of a department inspector.

2. Cottonseed Hulls Produced from Treated Cottonseed. Certificates for intrastate movement of treated cottonseed hulls from a regulated area may be issued when such hulls are:
a. produced from sterilized seed originating in a regulated area;

b. processed in an authorized cotton oil mill under the supervision of an inspector; and

c. subsequently protected from infestation.

3. Cottonseed Hulls Produced from Untreated Cottonseed. Certificates for intrastate movement of untreated cottonseed hulls from a regulated area may be issued when the hulls are produced from unsterilized seed processed in a designated oil mill and treated by passing through an approved fan.

4. Okra
a. Certificates for the intrastate movement of edible okra originating in a regulated area outside the state of Louisiana may be issued when the shipment is inspected and found to be free of pink bollworm infestation.

b. Dried okra seed originating in a regulated area shall be disinfected in an approved manner before being permitted to move within or outside of the regulated area.

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 3:1652.

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