Section 3591.18 - Asian Longhorned Beetle Eradication Area(a) Proclamation of Eradication Area. The portions of the State of California described as follows, within which a certain pest, Anoplophora glabripennis (Asian longhorned beetle), is known to exist, are hereby proclaimed to be eradication areas with respect to said pest: The entire county of Sacramento.(b) Possible Carriers. Any and all premises, firewood (all hardwood species), and green lumber and other material living, dead, cut, or fallen, inclusive of nursery stock, logs, stumps, roots, branches, and debris of half an inch or more in diameter of the following genera: Acer (maple), Aesculus (horse chestnut), Albizia (mimosa), Betula (birch), Celtis (hackberry), Fraxinus (ash), Platanus (sycamore), Populus (poplar), Salix (willow), Sorbus (mountain ash), and Ulmus (elm), and any other articles or things which are infested or exposed to infestation by Asian longhorned beetle, within said area.(c) Means and Methods. The following means and methods may be used in the eradication and control of said pest within said area. (1) The repeated timely application of insecticides to any and all premises and possible carriers, and any other articles or things which are infested or exposed to infestation with Asian longhorned beetle.(2) The removal and destruction of any and all possible carriers, including trees and shrubs if permission is received from the property owner, or if such action is the only practical way of eliminating the infestation of a host or possible carrier to prevent the spread or reinfestation of Asian longhorned beetle.(3) The searching for all stages of Asian longhorned beetle by visual inspection, the use of traps, or any other means anywhere within the said area.(4) The removal and destruction of abandoned or unwanted hosts or possible carriers bearing or capable of bearing Asian longhorned beetle in any life stage.Cal. Code Regs. Tit. 3, § 3591.18
1. New section filed 6-27-2005 as an emergency; operative 6-27-2005 (Register 2005, No. 26). A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 10-25-2005 or emergency language will be repealed by operation of law on the following day.
2. Certificate of Compliance as to 6-27-2005 order transmitted to OAL 9-29-2005 and filed 10-18-2005 (Register 2005, No. 42). Note: Authority cited: Sections 407 and 5322, Food and Agricultural Code. Reference: Sections 407, 5322, 5761, 5762 and 5763, Food and Agricultural Code.
1. New section filed 6-27-2005 as an emergency; operative 6-27-2005 (Register 2005, No. 26). A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 10-25-2005 or emergency language will be repealed by operation of law on the following day.
2. Certificate of Compliance as to 6-27-2005 order transmitted to OAL 9-29-2005 and filed 10-18-2005 (Register 2005, No. 42).