Cal. Code Regs. Tit. 3, § 3264 - Colorado Potato Beetle Exterior Quarantine (Quarantine Proclamation 16)

A quarantine is established against the following pest, its hosts and possible carriers:

(a) Pest. Colorado potato beetle (Leptinotarsa decemlineata).

(b) Quarantine Area. All States, Districts and territories of the United States except the States of Alaska, Hawaii and Nevada.

(c) Articles and Commodities Covered. Plants of tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum), pepper (Capsicum frutescens), eggplant (Solanum melongena), Irish potato (Solanum tuberosum); Irish potato tubers; and soil in association with or attached to all such tubers or plants.

(d) Restrictions. The articles and commodities covered are prohibited except as provided for below.

(1) Origin Certificates from Noninfested Localities. Articles and commodities covered will be permitted entry into the State of California from said quarantine area if each shipment or lot is officially certified by an authorized Department of Agriculture representative at origin, establishing the fact that all articles and commodities covered contained in the lot or shipment were grown in and shipped from a locality free from Colorado potato beetle.

(2) Exemptions. The following articles and commodities are exempt from the certification requirements of this quarantine:

(A) Potato tubers free from soil and plant parts. ("Free from" means the amount of soil and plant parts shall not be sufficient to harbor any stage of the Colorado potato beetle.)

(B) From the period of January 1 to March 31, seedling plants with or without soil and not over 8" high, of tomato, pepper, eggplant and Irish potato.

(3) Small Lots. A State Plant Quarantine officer may release small lots or shipments of Irish potatoes of 100 (one hundred) pounds, or less, which are contaminated with soil or other commodities provided the contamination is removed and destroyed under his or her supervision.

(4) Director May Issue Special Permits. The Director may issue special permits allowing entry of articles or commodities otherwise prohibited. The permit shall state any and all provisions or conditions under which entry will be allowed.

Notes

Cal. Code Regs. Tit. 3, § 3264

1. Amendment filed 7-28-77 as organizational and procedural; effective upon filing (Register 77, No. 31). For prior history, see Register 63, No. 5.
2. Amendment filed 7-3-80; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 80, No. 27).

Note: Authority cited: Sections 407, 5301, and 5302, Food and Agricultural Code. Reference: Sections 5301 and 5302, Food and Agricultural Code.

1. Amendment filed 7-28-77 as organizational and procedural; effective upon filing (Register 77, No. 31). For prior history, see Register 63, No. 5.
2. Amendment filed 7-3-80; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 80, No. 27).