Section 3024.3 - Eligibility Requirements(a) To be acceptable for approval of registration or certification or to be eligible for any planting entered in this program, a grapevine shall have been inspected and/or tested as provided in Section 3024.5.(b) Foundation Block. (1) To be eligible for planting into the foundation block a candidate selection shall pass all required disease tests specified in Section 3024.5 and grape vines of the selection eligible for planting must be maintained in containers in a shadehouse, screenhouse or greenhouse until qualifying tests are completed. Grapevines propagated in a greenhouse, screenhouse or shadehouse from existing foundation block vines will also be eligible for planting in a foundation block.(2) Cuttings from registered or provisional foundation stock will be eligible for planting in a greenhouse foundation block.(3) Grapevines shall be verified true-to-variety before they are registered in the foundation block.(4) No topworking shall be allowed in the foundation block.(c) Primary Increase Block. (1) To be eligible for planting, propagative materials and/or grapevines shall be foundation stock, provisional foundation stock, or from registered grapevines in the same contiguous primary increase block.(2) Rootstock increase blocks may be topworked once for their conversion to scion blocks or a different variety of rootstock. Topworking to a different variety of rootstock requires prior approval by the Department. Scion blocks may be topworked once if the new scion is of a different variety than the under stock. If the increase block vines were topworked before July 1, 2010, then the topworked vines previously approved by the Department shall be allowed.(d) Secondary Increase Block. (1) To be eligible for planting in a secondary increase block, propagative materials and/or grapevines shall be foundation stock, provisional foundation stock or registered stock from a primary increase block.(2) If propagative materials for a secondary increase block come from a primary increase block, then the primary and secondary increase blocks shall be registered by the same participant.(3) No topworking shall be allowed in secondary increase blocks established after July 1, 2010. If increase block vines were topworked before July 1, 2010, then the topworked vines previously approved by the Department shall be allowed.(e) Certified Nursery Planting. (1) Foundation stock and registered stock is eligible for planting in a certified nursery planting. Rootstocks may be budded or grafted in place with foundation stock or registered stock in a nursery planting.(2) Certified stock may stay in a nursery planting no more than two years.(3) Cuttings from a certified nursery planting which is less than 12 months old may be used as a supplemental source of cuttings for production of additional certified stock, after inspection and approval by the Department.Cal. Code Regs. Tit. 3, § 3024.3
1. Renumbering and amendment of former Section 3026 to Section 3024.3 filed 12-30-83; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 84, No. 1).
2. Amendment of subsection (a)(1) filed 12-21-2000; operative 1-1-2001 pursuant to Government Code section 11343.4(d) (Register 2000, No. 51).
3. Amendment of section heading and repealer and new section filed 6-10-2010; operative 7-1-2010 pursuant to Government Code section 11343.4 (Register 2010, No. 24). Note: Authority cited: Sections 407 and 5823, Food and Agricultural Code. Reference: Sections 5821 and 5822, Food and Agricultural Code.
1. Renumbering and amendment of former Section 3026 to Section 3024.3 filed 12-30-83; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 84, No. 1).
2. Amendment of subsection (a)(1) filed 12-21-2000; operative 1-1-2001 pursuant to Government Code section 11343.4(d) (Register 2000, No. 51).
3. Amendment of section heading and repealer and new section filed 6-10-2010; operative 7-1-2010 pursuant to Government Code section 11343.4 (Register 2010, No. 24).