Cal. Code Regs. tit. 3 § 3588

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

Section 3588 - Mexican Fruit Fly Eradication Area

(a) Proclamation of Eradication Area. All of the Counties of Los Angeles, Riverside, Sacramento, San Bernardino, San Diego and Yolo, State of California, within which the Mexican fruit fly, (Anastrepha ludens), is known to exist, are hereby proclaimed to be an eradication area with respect to said pest. As such, it is amenable to the provisions of article 4 (sections 5761-5764) of chapter 8, part 1, division 4 of the Food and Agricultural Code of California.

(b) Hosts.

The following are declared to be hosts and possible carriers of Mexican fruit fly

(1) All fruit of the following plants:

Anacardium occidentale L.	Cashew nut
Annona cherimola Mill.	Cherimoya, custard-apple
Annona cherimola Mill. x Annona reticulata L.	Atemoya
Annona liebmanniana Baill.	Hardshell custard-apple
Annona reticulata L.	Custard-apple
Annona squamosa L.	Sugar apple
Carica papaya L.	Papaya
Casimiroa edulis La Llave & Lex.	Mexican-apple, white sapote
Casimiroa greggii (S. Watson) F. Chiang	Yellow chapote
Casimiroa sapota Oerst.	Matasano
Citrus spp.	Orangequat, procimequat
Citrus xaurantiifolia (Christm.) Swingle	Lime, Key lime, Mexican lime, sour lime, lima
Citrus xaurantium L.	Bitter orange, clementine, sour orange, tangelo
Citrus xaurantium L. var. sinensis L.	Blood orange, common orange, naval orange, sweet orange, orange, Valencia orange
Citrus deliciosa Ten.	Mandarina, Italian tangerine
Citrus xlimon (L.) Osbeck	Dwarf lemon, Canton lemon, Chinese dwarf lemon, Sweet lemon or lime, Red lemon, Meyer lemon
Citrus maxima (Burm.) Merr.	Pomelo
Citrus medica L.	Buddha's-Hand, citron, finger citron
Citrus xnobilis Lour.	King orange, Mandarina, tangor
Citrus xparadisi Macfad.	Grapefruit, pomelo, toronja
Citrus reshni hort. ex Tan	Cleopatra mandarin, mandarina, spice mandarin
Citrus reticulata Blanco	Mandarin, Swatow orange, tangerine
Citrus unshiu Marcow	Mandarin, Satsuma orange
Coffea arabica L.	Coffee, Arabian coffee
Cydonia oblonga Mill.	Quince, membrillo
Diospyros kaki Thunb.	Oriental persimmon, Caqui, kaki
Inga jinicuil Schltdl. & Cham. ex G. Don	Ice cream bean, Algodoncillo, Chalahuite
Inga micheliana Harms	Chalum
Malus domestica (Suckow) Borkh.	Apple, Manzana
Malus pumila Mill.	Paradise apple
Mammea americana L.	Mamey, mammee-apple, tropical-apricot
Mangifera indica L.	Mango
Melicoccus oliviformis Kunth	Guaya
Passiflora edulis Sims	Passionfruit, lilikoi, parcha, purple granadilla
Persea americana Mill.	Avocado ¹
Prunus persica (L.) Batsch	Durazno, peach
Psidium cattleyanum Sabine var. littorale (Raddi) Fosberg	Strawberry guava, yellow guava
Psidium guajava L.	Guava
Punica granatum L.	Pomegranate
Pyrus communis L.	Pear
Sideroxylon capiri (A. DC.) Pittier subsp. tempisque (Pittier) T. D. Penn.	Danto amarillo, tempisque
Spondias purpurea L.	Red and purple mombin, ovo, Spanish-plum, jocote
Syzygium jambos (L.) Alston	Jambos, rose-apple, yambo
Terminalia catappa L.	Tropical almond

1 Fresh, mature green variety 'Hass' avocadoes are not regulated

(c) Means and Methods. The following means and methods may be used in the eradication and control of said pest in said area.

(1) The use of insecticides, chemicals, or other materials as spray (including soil spray treatments), dust, bait, or in any other form as often as necessary to effect control or eradication.

(2) The removal and destruction of hosts and of the fruit of such hosts if such action is the only practical way of eliminating the infestation.

(3) The search for all stages of Mexican fruit fly by visual inspection, the use of traps, or any other means.

(4) The removal and destruction of abandoned or unwanted plants bearing or capable of bearing hosts.

(5) The importation, rearing, or liberation of sterile forms of the Mexican fruit fly.

Cal. Code Regs. Tit. 3, § 3588

1. New section filed 11-14-89 as an emergency; operative 11-14-89 (Register 89, No. 46). A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL within 120 days or emergency language will be repealed on 3-14-90. For prior history, see Registers 89, No. 11 and 87, No. 27.
2. Certificate of Compliance transmitted to OAL 3-13-90 and filed 4-12-90 (Register 90, No. 16).
3. Amendment of subsection (a) filed 5-14-90 as an emergency; operative 5-14-90 (Register 90, No. 26). A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL within 120 days or emergency language will be repealed by operation of law on 9-15-90.
4. Certificate of Compliance as to 5-14-90 order transmitted to OAL 9-11-90 and filed 10-4-90 (Register 90, No. 46).
5. Amendment of subsection (a) filed 8-31-99 as an emergency; operative 8-31-99 (Register 99, No. 36). A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 12-29-99 or emergency language will be repealed by operation of law on the following day.
6. Certificate of Compliance as to 8-31-99 order transmitted to OAL 12-27-99 and filed 1-21-2000 (Register 2000, No. 3).
7. Amendment of subsection (a) filed 8-27-2009 as an emergency; operative 8-27-2009 (Register 2009, No. 35). A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 2-23-2010 or emergency language will be repealed by operation of law on the following day.
8. Certificate of Compliance as to 8-27-2009 order transmitted to OAL 2-18-2010 and filed 3-24-2010 (Register 2010, No. 13).
9. Amendment of subsection (b) and new subsection (b)(1) filed 10-26-2022; operative 1-1-2023 (Register 2022, No. 43).

Note: Authority cited: Sections 407 and 5322, Food and Agricultural Code. Reference: Sections 5761- 5764, Food and Agricultural Code.