Current through Reg. 49, No. 45; November 8, 2024
Section 21.38 - Recordkeeping Requirements(a) The following records of foundation block or scion block operations must be maintained for a minimum of four years at the foundation block or scion block and made available for inspection by the Department: (1) A map of trees showing block and row numbers and locations of each variety; (2) Results of tests conducted by a certified laboratory verifying that all foundation or scion block trees are free of the diseases listed in § RSA 21.31(a)(1) of this chapter (relating to Establishment of a Foundation Block); and (3) Records of budwood sources used to establish foundation or scion block trees along with certificates and/or test results obtained to verify that the budwood was free of diseases listed in § RSA 21.31(a)(1) of this chapter. (b) Records of certified budwood sales or distribution shall be provided to the Department with payment of budwood fees, as required by § RSA 21.34 of this chapter (relating to Foundation or Scion Block and Certified Budwood Fees), and maintained at the foundation or scion block, and shall include: (1) Origin of budwood sold, by source tree lot number; (2) Number of buds sold daily, summarized by month; and (3) Records of each sale, including: (A) name, address and nursery floral registration certificate number of buyer, if applicable; (B) number of buds of each variety sold to each buyer; (C) source tree lot number for each variety; (E) name, address, and nursery floral registration number of foundation or scion block. (c) Records of scion block operations must be maintained for a minimum of four years at the foundation block and made available for inspection by the Department upon request, and shall include: (1) A map of trees showing block and row numbers and locations of each variety; (2) Results of tests conducted by a certified laboratory verifying that all scion block trees are free of the diseases listed in § RSA 21.31(a)(1) of this chapter (relating to Establishment of a Scion Block); and (3) Records of budwood sources used to establish foundation block trees along with certificates and/or test results obtained to verify that the budwood was free of diseases listed in § RSA 21.31(a)(1) of this chapter. (d) The following records of increase block trees must be maintained for a minimum of four years at the nursery location and made available for inspection upon request by the Department: (1) A map of increase trees showing block and row numbers and locations of each variety; (2) Results of tests conducted by a certified laboratory on the increase trees for citrus greening and tristeza; (3) Records identifying the budwood and rootstock sources used to establish increase trees; (4) The month and year of initial budding of each increase tree by tree identification number and variety; (5) The number of buds taken per month from each lot of each variety of increase tree; and (6) Records of disposition of increase trees.4 Tex. Admin. Code § 21.38
The provisions of this §21.38 adopted to be effective November 10, 1999, 24 TexReg 9828; Amended by Texas Register, Volume 40, Number 52, December 25, 2015, TexReg 9628, eff. 12/31/2015; Adopted by Texas Register, Volume 43, Number 11, March 16, 2018, TexReg 1632, eff. 3/22/2018