Section 3271 - Burrowing and Reniform Nematode Exterior QuarantineA quarantine is established against the following pests, their hosts and possible carriers:
(a) Pests. Burrowing nematode (Radopholus similis) and reniform nematode (Rotylenchulus reniformis), parasites of the roots of citrus and many other plants.(b) Area Under Quarantine. Infested Area. The states of Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Texas, and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico.(c) Articles and Commodities Covered. The following articles and commodities are restricted entry into California when arriving from the area under quarantine. (1) All earth (including sand and soil) and potting media.(2) All plants and plant parts with roots (including aerial roots).(3) All parts of plants produced below the ground or soil level.(4) All plant cuttings for propagation.(5) Exemptions. The following articles and commodities are exempt from the quarantine: A. Industrial sand and clay.B. Air plants (including certain orchids and other plants produced epiphytically) if growing exclusively in or on soil-free material such as osmunda fiber, tree fern trunk, or bark.C. Aquatic plants (those species normally growing in, on or under permanent water, either rooted in soil or free-floating) if free from soil.D. Plants secured by air-layering if roots are established and enclosed in the original soil-free moss wrappings.E. Cuttings of ti (Cordyline spp.) if free from roots and soil.F. Dormant bulbs and corms for propagation, if free from roots and soil, but not including taro corms for propagative purposes.G. All fleshy roots, corms, tubers, and rhizomes for edible or medicinal purposes if washed or otherwise freed of soil.(d) Restrictions. (1) Certification Requirements for Commodities From Area Under Quarantine. All commodities covered moving from the "Area Under Quarantine" listed in (b) above, whether moved direct from said area or by diversion or reconsignment from any other point (without regard to period of time held or grown at any intermediate point), are prohibited entry unless each shipment or lot is accompanied by a certificate issued by the authorized agricultural official of the state, district, or commonwealth where produced establishing that all material contained in the lot or shipment meets either A, B, or C below: (A) It has been determined through surveys, conducted at annual intervals (or during the one-year period prior to shipment), that burrowing and reniform nematodes do not exist on the property or premise or facility used to grow the nursery stock, and that the seed or plant parts used for production of the plants were determined by the certifying officer to be free from burrowing and reniform nematodes (the survey methods shall have been approved by the California Department of Food and Agriculture); or(B) The plants or plant parts being shipped to California were protected from burrowing and reniform nematode infestation by all the following sanitation methods:1. Propagated from clean seed or from cuttings taken at least 12 inches above ground level.2. Planted in sterilized soil or other suitable material prepared or treated to assure freedom from burrowing and reniform nematode.3. Retained in sterilized pots, containers, or beds.4. Placed on sterilized benches or sterilized supports at least 18 inches from the ground or floor level.5. Area beneath benches or supports holding plants treated at six-month intervals with a registered nematocide or other material having nematocidal value and approved by the origin state agricultural officials, except when smooth clean flooring of concrete is present.6. Plants and growing media sampled using methods approved by the California Department of Food and Agriculture and found free of burrowing and reniform nematode.7. Protected from contamination by burrowing and reniform nematode until shipped, or(C) The shipment consists of only unrooted plant cuttings provided that the cuttings were taken from that portion of the plant which is growing at least 12 inches above ground level and were protected from contamination until shipped.Cal. Code Regs. Tit. 3, § 3271
1. Amendment filed 5-15-74 as an emergency; effective upon filing (Register 74, No. 20). For prior history, see Register 73, No. 48.
2. Amendment filed 7-15-74 as an emergency; effective upon filing. Certificate of Compliance included (Register 74, No. 29).
3. Amendment filed 4-25-77; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 77, No. 18).
4. Amendment of subsection (b)(1) filed 10-13-78; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 78, No. 41).
5. Repealer and new section filed 3-29-83; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 83, No. 14).
6. Amendment of section heading and section filed 8-10-95; operative 9-9-95 (Register 95, No. 32). Note: Authority cited: Sections 407, 5301 and 5302, Food and Agricultural Code. Reference: Sections 5301 and 5302, Food and Agricultural Code.
1. Amendment filed 5-15-74 as an emergency; effective upon filing (Register 74, No. 20). For prior history, see Register 73, No. 48.
2. Amendment filed 7-15-74 as an emergency; effective upon filing. Certificate of Compliance included (Register 74, No. 29).
3. Amendment filed 4-25-77; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 77, No. 18).
4. Amendment of subsection (b)(1) filed 10-13-78; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 78, No. 41).
5. Repealer and new section filed 3-29-83; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 83, No. 14).
6. Amendment of section heading and section filed 8-10-95; operative 9-9-95 (Register 95, No. 32).