New Jersey Administrative Code
Title 2 - AGRICULTURE
Chapter 17 - IMPORTATION OF PLANTS AND PLANT MATERIAL
Subchapter 5 - PEPPER PLANTS
Section 2:17-5.3 - Conditions governing the production of pepper plants to be shipped in New Jersey

1. All seeds shall be tested or treated for bacterial diseases.

2. From the time the pepper seedlings produce their first pair of true leaves, plants shall be sprayed with antibiotic sprays labeled for use on pepper plants at four to five day intervals until pulling following a schedule recommended by the state's cooperative extension service, satisfactory to state plant regulatory officials or other official certifying agencies, as appropriate for bacterial disease control.

3. For purposes of aphid, leafhopper, thrips, white fly, mite and other insect control, pest control measures satisfactory to state plant regulatory officials or other official certifying agencies shall be made.

4. All pepper transplants that are certified shall be inspected periodically and approved as being apparently free from injurious insects, nematodes, and plant disease. The final inspection shall be made not more than five days prior to pulling.