Mich. Admin. Code R. 285.601.1 - Raspberry plant inspection and certification
Rule 1.
(1) For
intrastate movement: Orange rust and all diseases of the virus type are
designated injurious systemic diseases, and the presence of any of them
constitutes "infection" within the meaning of this rule. Raspberry inspection
certificates showing that raspberry plants have been inspected twice during the
previous growing season will be issued only:
(a) After plantings have been inspected and
rogued twice during the previous summer with an interval of at least 30 days
between inspections and not more than 2% of the plants have been found infected
on the first inspection and not more than 1% on second inspection. Each block
of plants will be considered separately in determining eligibility for
certification.
(b) When all visibly
infected plants have been eradicated and removed from the plantation at once by
the owner to the satisfaction of the inspector.
(c) When each bundle, bale, box, or carload
lot shall have attached to it a copy of a special certificate issued by the
commissioner of agriculture which will show that the plants in the bundle,
bale, box, or carload lot have been inspected and conform to the requirements
of this rule. The department of agriculture reserves the right to return to the
point of origin any raspberry plants apprehended in the state of Michigan
without such a certificate.
(d) In
order to control and eradicate above mentioned diseases and others affecting
the raspberry, it is desirable that insofar as possible all raspberry
plantations, regardless of the extent of area or whether or not the plants are
to be sold, shipped, or transported, should have 2 inspections each season. The
cooperation of all nurserymen and fruit growers is solicited.
(e) Whenever infected plants are known to
exist, they shall be promptly destroyed without awaiting visit of the
inspector. Raspberry plantations which have become unprofitable, owing to the
presence of these or other diseases, neglect, or other causes, shall be
promptly and carefully destroyed for the protection of the owner and his
neighbors.
(2) For
interstate movement: It has been determined by the department of agriculture
that injurious systemic diseases of raspberry plants existing in other states
constitute dangerous plant disease infections with reference to which the
secretary of agriculture of the United States has not established a federal
quarantine; therefore, under the authority conferred by the statutes of this
state, the department orders that no raspberry plants shall be imported into
the state of Michigan:
(a) Unless they have
been inspected by an official state inspector of the state in which they were
grown in conformity with rules substantially similar to those stated above for
intrastate movement.
(b) Unless
each bundle, bale, box, or carload lot shall have attached to it a copy of a
special certificate from the said official inspector which will show that the
plants in the bundle, bale, box, or carload lot have been inspected and do
conform to the requirements of this rule. The department of agriculture
reserves the right to return to the point of origin any raspberry plants
received in the state of Michigan without such a certificate.
(3) This rule supersedes all
previous rules and regulations and shall be immediately effective.
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