Cal. Code Regs. tit. 3 § 3597

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 49, December 6, 2024
Section 3597 - Lettuce Root Aphid Host-Free Districts

The director finds that lettuce root aphid (Pemphigus bursarius) exists in certain lettuce-growing areas of California and that this pest cannot be eradicated or effectively controlled by recognized ordinary means.

(a) Hosts. Lombardy poplar (Populus nigra Cv. 'Italica') and lettuce (Lactuca sativa).
(b) Host-Free Districts. The following areas are declared lettuce root aphid host-free districts:

District 1. That portion of Monterey County bounded by a line drawn as follows: Beginning at the intersection of the Monterey Bay coastline and the Monterey - Santa Cruz County Line; then northeasterly along said county line to its intersection with Carpenteria Avenue; then southerly along said avenue to its intersection with Snyder Avenue; then westerly along an imaginary line from said intersection to the intersection of San Miguel Canyon Road and Lewis Road; then westerly along Lewis Road to its intersection with Dump road; then southwesterly along an imaginary line from said intersection to the intersection of Hall road and Elkhorn Road; then southerly along Elkhorn Road to its intersection with Elkhorn Slough; then southerly and westerly along said slough to its intersection with the Monterey Bay coastline; then northerly along said coastline to the point of beginning.

District 2. That portion of Monterey County bounded by a line drawn as follows: Beginning at the intersection of Crazy Horse Road and San Juan Grade; then southeasterly along an imaginary line to the intersection of Inverson Road and Gloria Road; then southeasterly along an imaginary line from said intersection to the intersection of County Route G15 and Stonewall Canyon Road; then southeasterly along said road to its intersection with County Route 16; then southeasterly along an imaginary line from said intersection to the intersection of Deadman Gulch Road and Lynch Canyon; then westerly along Deadman Gulch Road to its intersection with Sargent's Road; then due west along an imaginary line from said intersection to its intersection with the Salinas River; then northerly along said river to its intersection with U.S. Highway 101; then northwesterly along an imaginary line from said intersection to the intersection Oasis Road and County Route 14, then northwesterly along an imaginary line from said intersection to the intersection of Central Avenue Hobson Road; then northwesterly along an imaginary line from said intersection to the intersection of County Route 17 and County Route 16; then northerly along an imaginary line from said intersection to the intersection of Clark Road and Paraiso Road; then northwesterly along an imaginary line from said intersection to the west end of Limekiln Road; then northwesterly along an imaginary line from said intersection to the intersection of Blanco Road and Reservation Road; then northwesterly along an imaginary line from said intersection to the northern intersection of Del Monte Boulevard and Lapis Road; then due west along an imaginary line from said intersection to the Monterey Bay coastline, then northerly along said coastline to its intersection with an imaginary line drawn due west from the intersection of Crazy Horse Road and San Juan Grade; then due east along said line to the point beginning.

(c) Requirements. The planting, growing, cultivating, or maintenance in any manner of Lombardy poplar is prohibited in any lettuce root aphid host-free district unless a permit has been issued by the director or agricultural commissioner of the county in which the district is located. Any Lombardy poplar plant which is planted, growing, or being cultivated or maintained within a lettuce root aphid host-free district is a public nuisance and is subject to all the laws which relate to the abatement of such nuisance. Lettuce may be planted, grown, cultivated or maintained in any lettuce root aphid host-free district at any time, except when prohibited by Section 3611, California Code of Regulations.

Cal. Code Regs. Tit. 3, § 3597

1. New section filed 3-18-88; operative 3-18-88 (Register 88, No. 14).

Note: Authority cited: Section 407 and 5781, Food and Agricultural Code. Reference: Section 5781- 5783, Food and Agricultural Code.

1. New section filed 3-18-88; operative 3-18-88 (Register 88, No. 14).