Section 3254 - Cotton Pests Exterior QuarantineA quarantine is established against the following pest, its hosts and possible carriers.
(a) Pest. Boll weevil, Anthonomus grandis.(b) Area Under Quarantine. All states and districts of the United States except the States of Arizona and North Carolina.(c) Articles and Commodities Covered. The following are hereby declared to be hosts or possible carriers of the pests herein quarantined against: (1) Okra, Hibiscus esculentus, and kenaf, Hibiscus cannabinus, all parts of the plants including seeds and pods.(2) Cotton and wild cotton plants of the genera Gossypium and Thurberia and all parts of such plants.(3) Used bagging, used cotton picker sacks, and other used containers and used wrappers for any products from cotton plants.(4) Used cotton harvesting equipment, ginning and oil mill equipment, and other cotton processing machinery, and other farm equipment which has been used in connection with growing, harvesting, ginning, compressing, or processing raw cotton or raw cotton products.(d) Restrictions. (1) Cotton Plants and Gin Trash Prohibited. Cotton plants and parts thereof, as such or as packing or as contamination or in association with any other product, article or thing, and gin trash, are prohibited entry into California from the area under quarantine, except that harvested seed cotton and products derived from seed cotton may be admitted as hereinafter provided.(2) Certificates or Permits Required. Except as hereinafter exempted, articles and commodities covered may be admitted into this state if accompanied by a certificate of treatment or under permit issued by the director or the United States Department of Agriculture.(3) Approval of Treatment and Processing Methods. Any method of treatment of processing to destroy boll weevil on the basis of which a certificate or permit may be issued shall be approved and prescribed by the director in administrative instructions issued supplemental hereto or prescribed by the United States Department of Agriculture.(4) Exemptions. The following articles and commodities are exempt from the certificate or permit requirements: (A) Compressed baled cotton lint, linters, and lint cleaner waste when such products have been given standard or equivalent compression (22 pounds per cubic foot) and if free from surface contaminants capable of harboring boll weevil.(B) Samples of cotton lint and cotton linters of the usual trade size, if free from cotton seed and cotton trash.(C) Edible okra during the period of January 1 to March 15.(5) Certificates of Treatment. A treatment certificate issued by an authorized Department of Agriculture representative at origin shall accompany each lot or shipment unless exempt. The certificate shall affirm that the shipment or lot accompanied thereby was cleaned, or otherwise treated to destroy boll weevil as prescribed by the director. Each certificate shall also set forth the kind and quantity of articles and commodities treated thereby, date and method of treatment, dosage used, the initials and number of the railway car, or license number of the truck in which shipped, and the names and addresses of the consignee and consignor.Cal. Code Regs. Tit. 3, § 3254
1. Amendment filed 7-28-77 as organizational and procedural; effective upon filing (Register 77, No. 31). For prior history, see Register 74, No. 12.
2. Repealer and new section filed 3-29-83; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 83, No. 14).
3. Amendment of section heading, subsection (b) and NOTE filed 1-19-96; operative 2-18-96 (Register 96, No. 3). Note: Authority cited: Sections 407, 5301 and 5302, Food and Agricultural Code. Reference: Sections 5301 and 5302, Food and Agricultural Code.
1. Amendment filed 7-28-77 as organizational and procedural; effective upon filing (Register 77, No. 31). For prior history, see Register 74, No. 12.
2. Repealer and new section filed 3-29-83; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 83, No. 14).
3. Amendment of section heading, subsection (b) and Note filed 1-19-96; operative 2-18-96 (Register 96, No. 3).