Washington Administrative Code
Title 16 - Agriculture, Department of (See also Titles 24, 60, and 142)
QUARANTINE ORDERS AND PLANT MOVEMENT
Chapter 16-478 - European corn borer
Section 16-478-030 - Definitions

Universal Citation: WA Admin Code 16-478-030

Current through Register Vol. 24-06, March 15, 2024

(1) "European corn borer inspection certificate" means a certificate issued by an authorized agent of the agricultural regulatory agency of the state of origin, which includes all of the following information:

(a) Kind and quantity of the commodity in the shipment lot.

(b) Railway car number or vehicle identification of the carrier.

(c) Names and addresses of both the shipper and the consignee.

(d) Date issued.

(e) Identity of issuing agent.

(f) Any other information required in WAC 16-478-050. If the certificate includes information regarding fumigation as a treatment method, the certificate must include the material(s) used, the dosage schedule, temperature, period of exposure, and date of treatment.

(2) "Infested area" means any area located within the following:

(a) Entire states of Alabama, Arkansas, Connecticut, Colorado, Delaware, Georgia, Illinois, Iowa, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming, or the District of Columbia; or

(b) Portions of the state of Texas in Bailey, Carson, Castro, Dallam, Deaf Smith, Floyd, Gray, Hale, Hansford, Hartley, Hutchinson, Lamb, Lipscomb, Moore, Ochiltree, Oldham, Parmer, Potter, Randall, Robers, Sherman and Swisher counties; or

(c) Portions of the state of Florida in Escambia and Santa Rosa counties.

(3) "Noninfested area" means all locations in the area under quarantine as designated in WAC 16-478-020 that are not listed as infested in WAC 16-478-030(2).

(4) "Phytosanitary certificate" means a certificate issued by a government agency under authority of state or federal statute, which declares or establishes the pest status of a shipment of plants or plant parts under accepted inspection or sampling procedures. Phytosanitary certificates are patterned after model certificates of the International Pest Protection Convention.

Statutory Authority: Chapter 17.24 RCW. 00-23-097, § 16-478-030, filed 11/21/00, effective 12/22/00; Order 607, effective 7/23/51.

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