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Title 3 - Food and AgricultureDivision 4 - Plant IndustryChapter 3 - Entomology and Plant QuarantineSubchapter 5 - Insect Pest Control
Article 2 - Pest Eradication Areas
Section 3591.15 - Melon Fruit Fly Eradication Area

Cal. Code Regs. tit. 3 § 3591.15

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Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 49, December 6, 2024
Section 3591.15 - Melon Fruit Fly Eradication Area
(a) Proclamation of Eradication Area. That portion of the State of California described as follows, within which the melon fruit fly, Bactrocera cucurbitae, is known to exist, is hereby proclaimed to be an eradication area with respect to said pest, and as such it is amendable to the provisions of Article 4 (Sections 5761, 5762, 5763 and 5764) of Chapter 8, Part 1, Division 4 of the Food and Agricultural Code of California.
(1) The counties of Alameda, Fresno, Kern, Los Angeles, Riverside, and Santa Clara.
(b) Hosts.
(1) Fruit of the following plants:

Common NameScientific Name
AppleMalus sylvestris
Apple, CustardAnnona reticulata
AvocadoPersea americana
Bean, hyacinthLablab purpureus subsp. purpureus [Dolichos lablab]
Bean, limaPhaseolus lunatus [Phaseolus limensis]
Bean, mungPhaseolus radiatus
Bean, stringPhaseolus vulgaris
CantaloupeCucumis melo
Cucumis melo var. cantalupensis
CauliflowerBrassica oleracea var. botrytis
ChayoteSechium edule
ColocynthCitrullus colocynthis
CowpeaVigna unguiculata
CucumberCucumis sativus
Cucumber, burSicyos sp.
CucurbitCucumis pubescens
Cucumis trigonus
Date palmPhoenix dactylifera
EggplantSolanum melongena
Fig, commonFicus carica
GourdsCoccinia spp.
Cresentia spp.
Lagenaria spp.
Luffa spp.
Momordica spp.
Trichosanthes spp.
GuavaPsidium guajava
Guava, cattleyPsidium cattleianum
MangoMangifera indica
MelonCitrullus sp.
Melon, ChineseBenincasa hispida
Melon, Oriental picklingCucumis melo var. conomon
Mustard, leafBrassica juncea
OkraHbiscus esculentus
Orange, kingCitrus nobilis
Orange, mandarinCitrus reticulata
Orange, sweetCitrus sinensis
Papaya, commonCarica papaya
Passion fruitPassiflora edulis
PeachPrunus persica
PearPyrus communis
PepperCapsicum annum
Pepper, chiliCapsicum annum
Pepper, tabascoCapsicum frutescens
PumpkinCucurbita pepo
Pumpkin, CanadaCucurbita moschata
Scarlet wisteria treeSesbania grandiflora
SoursopAnnona muricata
SquashCucurbita maxima
Threeleaf cayratiaCayratia trifolia
TomatoLycopersicon esculentum (pink to red ripe)
Tomato, treeCyphomandra betaceae
Water lemonPassiflora laurifolia
WatermelonCitrullus lanatus [Citrullus vulgaris]

(2) Plants of the following species in the Cucurbitaceae:

Common NameScientific Name
CantaloupeCucumis melo
ChayoteSechium edule
ColcynthCitrullus colocynthis
CucumberCucumis sativus
Cucumber, burSicyos sp.
Cucurbit, wildCucumis pubescens
Cucumis trigonus
Gherkin, West IndianCucumis angaria
GourdsCoccinia spp.
Cresentia spp.
Lagenaria spp.
Luffa spp.
Momordica spp.
Trichosanthes spp.
Gourd, angled luffaLuffa acutangula
Gourd, balsam-appleMomordica balsaminia
Gourd, balsam-pearMomordica dioica
Gourd, ivyCoccinia grandis
Gourd, kakariMomordica cochinchiensis
Gourd, pointedTrichosanthes dioica
Gourd, serpent cucumberTrichosanthes anguina
Gourd, snakeTrichosanthes cucumeroides
Gourd, spongeLuffa aegyptiaca
Gourd, white-floweredLagenaria siceraria
Melon, ChineseBenincasa hispida
Melon, longCucumis utllissimus
PumpkinCucurbita pepo
Pumpkin, CanadaCucurbita moschata
SquashCucurbita maxima
WatermelonCitrullus lanatus [Citrullus vulgaris]

(3) Any other plants determined by the department based upon the best available science to produce fruit or plant parts which are attacked by melon fruit fly.
(4) Soil or planting media within the drip area of plants producing, or which have produced, host fruit.
(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 manner as often as necessary to effect control or eradication.
(2) The removal and destruction of hosts, including plants of hosts, if such action is a practical way of eliminating the infestation.
(3) The searching for all stages of the fly by visual inspection, the use of traps, or any other means.
(4) The removal and destruction of abandoned or unwanted hosts or plants bearing or capable of bearing hosts.
(5) The importation, rearing, liberation, and fostering of parasites and predators which attack the fly.
(6) The importation, rearing, or liberation of sterile forms of the fly.

Cal. Code Regs. Tit. 3, § 3591.15

1. New section filed 12-3-87 as an emergency; operative upon filing (Register 87, No. 50). A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL within 120 days or emergency language will be repealed on 4-4-88.
2. Repealed by operation of Government Code Section 11346.1(g) (Register 89, No. 51).
3. New section filed 11-22-99 as an emergency; operative 11-22-99 (Register 99, No. 48). A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 3-21-2000 or emergency language will be repealed by operation of law on the following day.
4. Certificate of Compliance as to 11-22-99 order transmitted to OAL 3-13-2000 and filed 4-6-2000 (Register 2000, No. 14).
5. Amendment of section and NOTE filed 8-13-2010 as an emergency; operative 8-13-2010 (Register 2010, No. 33). A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 2-9-2011 or emergency language will be repealed by operation of law on the following day.
6. Certificate of Compliance as to 8-13-2010 order transmitted to OAL 12-14-2010 and filed 1-13-2011 (Register 2011, No. 2).
7. Amendment of subsection (a)(1) filed 6-28-2011 as an emergency; operative 6-28-2011 (Register 2011, No. 26). A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 12-27-2011 or emergency language will be repealed by operation of law on the following day.
8. Certificate of Compliance as to 6-28-2011 order transmitted to OAL 10-14-2011 and filed 11-29-2011 (Register 2011, No. 48).
9. Amendment of subsection (a)(1) filed 5-4-2017 as an emergency; operative 5-4-2017 (Register 2017, No. 18). A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 10-31-2017 or emergency language will be repealed by operation of law on the following day.
10. Amendment of subsection (a)(1) filed 10-16-2017 as an emergency; operative 10-16-2017 (Register 2017, No. 42). A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 4-16-2018 or emergency language will be repealed by operation of law on the following day.
11. Certificate of Compliance as to 5-4-2017 order transmitted to OAL 10-25-2017 and filed 11-20-2017 (Register 2017, No. 47).
12. Amendment of subsection (a)(1) filed 3-13-2018; operative 7-1-2018 (Register 2018, No. 11).
13. Certificate of Compliance as to 10-16-2017 order transmitted to OAL 2-28-2018 and filed 4-4-2018 (Register 2018, No. 14).

Note: Authority cited: Sections 407 and 5322, Food and Agricultural Code. Reference: Sections 5761, 5762, 5763 and 5764, Food and Agricultural Code.

1. New section filed 12-3-87 as an emergency; operative upon filing (Register 87, No. 50). A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL within 120 days or emergency language will be repealed on 4-4-88.
2. Repealed by operation of Government Code Section 11346.1(g) (Register 89, No. 51).
3. New section filed 11-22-99 as an emergency; operative 11-22-99 (Register 99, No. 48). A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 3-21-2000 or emergency language will be repealed by operation of law on the following day.
4. Certificate of Compliance as to 11-22-99 order transmitted to OAL 3-13-2000 and filed 4-6-2000 (Register 2000, No. 14).
5. Amendment of section and Note filed 8-13-2010 as an emergency; operative 8-13-2010 (Register 2010, No. 33). A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 2-9-2011 or emergency language will be repealed by operation of law on the following day.
6. Certificate of Compliance as to 8-13-2010 order transmitted to OAL 12-14-2010 and filed 1-13-2011 (Register 2011, No. 2).
7. Amendment of subsection (a)(1) filed 6-28-2011 as an emergency; operative 6-28-2011 (Register 2011, No. 26). A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 12-27-2011 or emergency language will be repealed by operation of law on the following day.
8. Certificate of Compliance as to 6-28-2011 order transmitted to OAL 10-14-2011 and filed 11-29-2011 (Register 2011, No. 48).
9. Amendment of subsection (a)(1) filed 5-4-2017 as an emergency; operative 5-4-2017 (Register 2017, No. 18). A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 10-31-2017 or emergency language will be repealed by operation of law on the following day.
10. Amendment of subsection (a)(1) filed 10-16-2017 as an emergency; operative 10-16-2017 (Register 2017, No. 42). A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 4-16-2018 or emergency language will be repealed by operation of law on the following day.
11. Certificate of Compliance as to 5-4-2017 order transmitted to OAL 10-25-2017 and filed 11/20/2017 (Register 2017, No. 47).
12. Amendment of subsection (a)(1) filed 3-13-2018; operative 7/1/2018 (Register 2018, No. 11).
13. Certificate of Compliance as to 10-16-2017 order transmitted to OAL 2-28-2018 and filed 4/4/2018(Register 2018, No. 14).