Section 3044.5 - Requirements for Plantings(a) Location of Plantings. Each planting location shall be subject to inspection by the Department and shall be in a geographic area where contamination by stem and bulb nematode and white rot fungus from drainage, flooding, irrigation or other means is not likely to occur. The location requirements may be waived if the planting is made in a facility approved by the Department or if the land or soil has been treated in a manner approved by the Department to eliminate soil-borne pests. (1) Each planting shall be on land which no Allium sp. has grown for five years prior to planting.(2) Each planting shall be on land which is not known to be infested with white rot fungus.(3) Each planting shall be on a farm where all plantings of garlic shall be planted with garlic that has been certified or the equivalent, and all plantings on the farm of any Allium sp. planting shall be subject to inspection and testing as required in this article.(4) Each planting shall be at least 500 feet from any Allium sp. planting not entered in the program. This requirement may be waived if, in the judgement of the Department, there exists a sufficient natural barrier or if garlic not entered in the program has has an equivalent history.(5) Each planting in an area which the disease status is unknown or cannot be demonstrated to the satisfaction of the Department may be granted a conditional acceptance. The Department may accept a site after a history of compliance has been established at the end of three successive growing seasons. At the end of such time, the Department may certify the stock as registered or certified provided the requirements of this article have been met.(b) Maintenance of Plantings. Plantings entered in this program shall be kept in a good growing condition and pests shall be kept under effective control. Precautions shall be taken in cultivation, irrigation, movement and use of equipment and in other farming practices to guard against spread of soil-borne pests to plantings entered in this program. (1) Laboratory propagation of garlic to be entered in this program shall be carried out under standard aseptic microbiological techniques at all stages prior to potting. Potting media shall be sterile. Suitable precautions shall be taken to guard against the introduction or spread of soil-borne pests into greenhouse facilities being used to grow-out such laboratory propagated garlic.(2) Each foundation block, nursery increase block, and certified block shall be a separate planting of garlic. There shall be a minimum of six feet or one or more blank beds separating blocks or varieties within a block unless suitable precautions are taken to maintain identity.(c) Harvesting, Cracking, and Storage of Garlic. Precautions shall be taken during harvesting, cracking, and storage to prevent the contamination by stem and bulb nematode and white rot fungus.(1) Garlic shall be harvested, cracked, and stored separately in such a manner to preclude intermixing.(2) Garlic shall be kept in containers that are new or clean and not previously used for any Allium sp. or that have been sanitized.(3) Garlic shall be stored in sanitized storage areas after harvest and shall not be stored within the same storage facility with Allium sp. known to be infested with stem and bulb nematode or infected with white rot fungus. Certified garlic may be stored, with prior approval by the Department, with non-certified garlic provided that the non-certified garlic is not known to be infested with stem and bulb nematode or infected with white rot fungus, and further provided, that suitable precautions have been taken to preclude intermixing.Cal. Code Regs. Tit. 3, § 3044.5
1. New section filed 12-30-83; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 84, No. 1).
2. Amendment of section heading and repealer and new section filed 4-24-97; operative 5-24-97 (Register 97, No. 17). Note: Authority cited: Sections 407 and 5823, Food and Agricultural Code. Reference: Sections 5821 and 5822, Food and Agricultural Code.
1. New section filed 12-30-83; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 84, No. 1).
2. Amendment of section heading and repealer and new section filed 4-24-97; operative 5-24-97 (Register 97, No. 17).