Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 3, March 22, 2024
1. Asian citrus
psyllid (ACP), Diaphorina citri Kuwayama, is hereby designated a plant pest,
pursuant to Title 46, Chapter 9, Section15, SC Code of Laws.
2. Effective immediately, a quarantine is
placed on Charleston County, Beaufort County and Colleton County for ACP.
Regulated articles as cited below may not be moved into or within unregulated
areas of South Carolina from these counties except as outlined
hereafter.
3. The following are
regulated articles based on the fact that they are plants or plant parts that
are hosts of ACP: All plants, budwood, cuttings, or other fresh or live plant
parts, except seed and fruit, of: Aegle marmelos, Aeglopsis chevalieri,
Afraegle gabonensis, A. paniculata, Atalantia monophylla, Atalantia spp.,
Balsamocitrus dawaei, Bergera (=Murraya) koenigii, Calodendrum capense, X
Citroncirus webberi, Citropsis articulata, Citropsis gilletiana, C.
schweinfurthii, Citrus madurensis (= X Citrofortunella microcarpa), Citrus
spp., Clausena anisum olens, C. excavata, C. indica, C. lansium, Eremocitrus
glauca, Eremocitrus hybrid, Fortunella spp., Limonia acidissima, Merrillia
caloxylon, Microcitrus australasica, Microcitrus australis, M. papuana, X
Microcitronella spp., Murraya spp., Naringi crenulata, Pamburus missionis,
Poncirus trifoliata, Severinia buxifolia, Swinglea glutinosa, Tetradium
ruticarpum, Toddalia asiatica, Triphasia trifolia, Vepris (=Toddalia)
lanceolata, and Zanthoxylum fagara.
4. In order to be eligible to move interstate
or intrastate from ACP quarantined areas, regulated articles must meet the
following requirements:
A. Treatment. All
regulated articles moving from quarantined counties must be treated with any
approved treatment for ACP either listed in 7 CFR 305 or listed below in this
Order1 using an Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) approved product labeled
for use in nurseries. Persons applying treatments must follow the product
label, its applicable directions, and all restrictions and precautions,
including statements pertaining to Worker Protection Standards.
i. Regulated articles not intended for
consumption must be treated with a drench containing imidacloprid as the active
ingredient within 30 days prior to shipping and also be treated with a foliar
spray with a product containing either acetamiprid, chlorpyrifos, or
fenpropathrin as the active ingredient within 10 days prior to
movement.
ii. Or, in the case of
regulated articles intended for consumption or decorative use, such as fresh
curry leaf (Bergera Murraya) koenigii), or mock orange (Murraya paniculata)
leaves that are incorporated into leis or floral arrangements, this plant
material must be treated prior to the interstate movement in accordance with
APHIS treatment schedule T101 n 2 (methyl bromide fumigation treatment for
external feeding insects on fresh herbs) at the times and rates specified in
the treatment manual and safeguarded until movement. As an alternative to
methyl bromide fumigation, regulated materials originating from an area not
quarantined for CG may be irradiated in accordance with 7 CFR 305.
B. Inspection. All regulated
articles that have been treated as provided above must be inspected by an
inspector and found free of the ACP within 72 hours prior to shipping.
Inspection of curry leaf that is treated with methyl bromide fumigation will
not be required since the treatment is considered to be effective in killing
all life stages of ACP that might be present.
C. Compliance Agreements. Any person engaged
in the business of growing or handling regulated articles for intrastate
movement shall enter into a compliance agreement with the Department of Plant
Industry to facilitate the movement of regulated articles in accordance with
all of the requirements of the above requirements. Such persons must agree to
handle, pack, process, treat, and move regulated articles in accordance with
state regulations; to use all permits and certificates in accordance with
instructions; and to maintain and offer for inspection such records as may be
required.
D. Cancellation. Any
compliance agreement may be cancelled by an inspector if the inspector finds
that the person who entered into the compliance agreement has failed to comply
with all of the regulatory requirements.
