Washington Administrative Code
Title 16 - Agriculture, Department of (See also Titles 24, 60, and 142)
QUARANTINE ORDERS AND PLANT MOVEMENT
Chapter 16-488 - Fresh fruit of blueberry quarantine
Section 16-488-025 - Blueberry quarantine exemptions
Current through Register Vol. 24-06, March 15, 2024
Fresh fruit of blueberry may be moved or shipped from quarantined areas into Washington state under the following conditions:
(1) No restrictions are placed by this section on the entry into this state of fruits which upon arrival are frozen solid and which are under refrigeration to assure their solid frozen state.
(2) Commodities covered which are held in cold storage for a continuous period of forty days or more, during which period the temperature within the storage room is maintained at thirty-two degrees fahrenheit or less, may be admitted: Provided, That a lot or shipment is accompanied by a certificate issued by an official governmental agency from the state of origin evidencing compliance with the minimum requirements of this section.
(3) Each shipment of blueberries that have been fumigated with methylbromide at atmospheric pressure by one of the following schedules may be permitted entry into Washington state: Provided, That residues on fresh fruit of blueberries do not exceed the Federal Food and Drug Administration's allowable tolerances.
32 g/m3 (2 lbs./1,000 ft.3) for 2 hours at 27.7°C (82°F) or above; or 32 g/m3 (2 lbs./1,000 ft.3) for 2 1/2 hours at 22.2°C - 27.2°C (72°F-81°F); or 32 g/m3 (2 lbs./1,000 ft.3) for 3 hours at 16.6°C - 21.6°C (62°F-71°F); or 32 g/m3 (2 lbs./1,000 ft.3) for 3 1/2 hours at 10°C - 16.1°C (50°F-61°F).
Statutory Authority: Chapter 17.24 RCW. 90-12-123 (Order 2040), § 16-488-025, filed 6/6/90, effective 7/7/90; 88-17-014 (Order 1985), § 16-488-025, filed 8/9/88; 86-19-002 (Order 1906), § 16-488-025, filed 9/5/86; Order 1327, § 16-488-025, filed 10/10/73.