Cal. Code Regs. tit. 3 § 3060.2

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 49, December 6, 2024

Section 3060.2 - Standard of Cleanliness

Any person selling, handling or growing nursery stock, other than seed, produced, held, or offered for sale, shall maintain the following standard of cleanliness of nursery stock in his possession.

(a) All nursery stock shall be kept commercially clean in respect to established pests of general distribution. Commercially clean shall mean that pests are under effective control, are present only to a light degree, and that only a few of the plants in any lot or block of nursery stock or on the premises show any infestation or infection, and of these none show more than a few individuals of any insect, animal or weed pests or more than a few individual infestations of any plant disease.

(b) All nursery stock shall be kept free of:

(1) Pests of limited distribution including pests of major economic importance which are widely, but not generally distributed, except as provided in section 3060.4 (a)(1)(C) below; and

(2) Pests not known to be established in the State. Included in the meaning of this paragraph is that turf shall be kept free of noxious weeds.

(c) Where the Commissioner or Secretary determines that a history of weed pest problems exists, turf shall be grown on soil treated with methyl bromide in accordance with treatment and handling procedures approved by the Department. Weed pests established in and around the growing grounds shall be controlled to a point that they are not likely to infest the growing turf. In addition, the Commissioner or Secretary may require clean fallowing, trap cropping, or other cultural controls as may be necessary to assure the pest cleanliness of the turf when shipped.

Cal. Code Regs. Tit. 3, § 3060.2

1. Amendment of subsections (b) and (c) and new subsection (d) filed 1-23-73; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 73, No. 4).
2. Amendment of subsection (b) filed 11-14-74; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 74, No. 46).
3. Amendment filed 9-11-79; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 79, No. 37).
4. Amendment of subsection (c)(2) filed 7-28-86; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 86, No. 32).
5. Repealer of subsections (c)-(c)(2) and subsection redesignation and amendment filed 8-16-94 as an emergency; operative 8-16-94 (Register 94, No. 33). A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 12-14-94 or emergency language will be repealed by operation of law on the following day.
6. Certificate of Compliance as to 8-16-94 order transmitted to OAL 12-14-94 and filed 1-26-95 (Register 95, No. 4).

Note: Authority cited: Sections 407 and 6901, Food and Agricultural Code. Reference: Sections 6901- 6904, Food and Agricultural Code.