Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 39, September 25, 2024
Responsibility of registration holder.
(a) Location of plantings. Each planting
shall be located within the State of New York, in an area where contamination
by soil-borne viruses of concern is not likely to occur, and previously
approved by the Department. Each planting shall be located at a required
distance sufficiently isolated from blocks that are of a different generation
level to prevent or minimize infection or reinfection of viruses of concern.
Generation 1, Generation 2, Generation 3, and certified plant material may only
be grown in a block that has been previously registered with the
Department.
(b) Treatment of
planting areas. The Department may require treatment with an approved
nematicide pursuant to any applicable state and federal pesticide registrations
in each of the following planting areas to control nematodes of concern.
(1) Generation 1 (G1) block. The registration
holder shall treat soil in a G1 block using a manner approved by the Department
before planting virus-tested plant material.
(2) Generation 2 (G2) block. The registration
holder shall survey soil in a G2 block for the presence of soil-borne pests
including nematodes which transmit viruses of concern and, if detected, treat
in a manner approved by the Department before planting of virus-tested plant
material.
(3) Generation 3 (G3)
block. The registration holder shall survey soil in a Generation 3 (G3) block
for the presence of soil-borne pests including nematodes which transmit viruses
of concern and, if detected, treat in a manner approved by the Department
before the planting of plant material.
(4) Certified block. The registration holder
shall, if required by the Department, survey soil in a certified block for the
presence of soil-borne pests including nematodes which transmit viruses of
concern and, if detected, treat in a manner approved by the Department before
the planting of plant material.
(c) Eligibility for plantings.
(1) Generation 1 (G1) block. Planting in a
Generation 1 (G1) block shall be permitted, if the registration holder provides
evidence satisfactory to the Department that plant material to be planted
within the block has been tested in a manner approved by the Department, and is
free from viruses of concern.
(2)
Generation 2 (G2) block. Planting in a Generation 2 (G2) block shall be
permitted, if the registration holder provides evidence satisfactory to the
Department that plant material to be planted within the block originate from
either: a Generation 1 (G1) block approved by the Department; a New York State
Generation 2 (G2) block; from a Generation 2 block grown outside of New York
State approved by the Department; or shall have an equivalent known history
approved by the Department. The Department, in its sole discretion, may allow
plants to be considered Generation 2 (G2), and planted into Generation 2 (G2)
blocks based on testing for known viruses of concern.
(3) Generation 3 (G3) block. Planting in a
Generation 3 (G3) block shall be permitted if the registration holder provides
evidence satisfactory to the Department that plant material to be planted
within the block originate from either: a New York State Generation 2 (G2)
block; from a Generation 3 block grown outside of New York State approved by
the Department; or shall have an equivalent known history approved by the
Department. The Department, in its sole discretion, may allow plants to be
considered Generation 3 (G3), and planted into Generation 3 (G3) blocks based
on testing for known viruses of concern as determined by the
Department.
(4) Certified block.
Planting in a certified block shall be permitted, if the registration holder
provides evidence satisfactory to the Department that source plants originate
from either: a New York State Generation 2 (G2) block; a New York State
Generation 3 (G3) block; a Generation 2 (G2) or Generation 3 (G3) block grown
outside New York, and approved by the Department.
(d) Maintenance of plantings. A registration
holder shall:
(1) ensure plants are kept in a
vigorous growing condition; and
(2)
keep pests within accepted management levels as determined by the Department;
and
(3) take precautions when
cultivating, irrigating, moving, using equipment, and/or other farming
practices to guard against spread of soil-borne pests, and other hemipteran
insect vectors to or within registered blocks; and
(4) remove plants from registered blocks
which have been determined to be off-type, as determined by the Department, and
submitted application; and
(5)
ensure that plant materials are stored, heeled-in, and/or calloused in media,
beds or storage areas in such manner as to maintain their identification, and
to prevent exposure to vectors and viruses.