Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 9, September 20, 2024
A.
The department issues the following quarantine because the state entomologist
has determined that the Guava Root Knot Nematode, Meloidogyne
enterolobii, has been found in this state and may be prevented,
controlled, or eradicated by quarantine.
B. Quarantine Areas:
1. the states of Florida, North Carolina, and
South Carolina;
2. a declaration of
quarantine for guava root knot nematode covering any specific parish or area in
Louisiana or any other state shall be published in the official journal of the
state and in the Louisiana Register.
C. No regulated articles as defined in this
Section shall be moved into any area of this state, except as provided in this
Section.
D. The following articles
are hosts of guava root knot nematode or may harbor guava root knot nematode
and are deemed to be regulated articles for purposes of this Subsection:
1. the guava root knot nematode in all of its
life stages; plant parts, specifically sweet potatoes, from Florida, North
Carolina, and South Carolina that can harbor the guava root knot nematode; soil
from the above-mentioned quarantined states that may harbor the guava root knot
nematode; commercial planting and/or harvesting equipment from the
above-mentioned quarantined states;
2. certified seed sweet potatoes and sweet
potatoes for processing may be moved from the quarantine area into Louisiana
under a special permit issued by Louisiana Department of Agriculture and
Forestry.
3. nursery crops may not
be moved from the quarantine area into Louisiana, whether direct from said area
or by diversion or reconsignment from any other point, unless each shipment or
lot is accompanied by a certificate issued by the authorized agricultural
official of the state, certifying the material to be free from guava root knot
nematode.
4. any other article,
product, or means of conveyance not listed in this Section may be designated as
a regulated article if an inspector determines that it presents a risk of
spreading guava root knot nematode and notifies the person in possession of the
article, product, or means of conveyance that it is subject to the restrictions
of the regulations.
E.
Commercial planting and/or harvesting equipment may be moved from quarantined
areas into Louisiana only if moved under the following conditions.
1. The commercial equipment being moved is
accompanied by a state of origin certificate issued by the state regulatory
agency.
2. The commercial equipment
must be thoroughly cleaned of any soil and plant debris and inspected by the
state regulatory agency. The state regulatory agency must issue a state
phytosanitary certificate attesting to the inspection and cleaning of the
equipment.
F. Any person
violating this quarantine shall be subject to imposition of the remedies and
penalties set forth in
R.S.
3:1653.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
Promulgated in accordance with
R.S.
3:1652,
3:1653.
