California Code of Regulations › Title 3 - Food and Agriculture › Division 4 - Plant Industry › Chapter 3 - Entomology and Plant Quarantine › Subchapter 2 - Nursery Stock › Article 13 - Origin Inspection of Nursery Stock from Other States › Section 3064 - Release of Nursery Stock Inspected at Origin

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
Nursery stock inspected at origin by representatives of
						the origin state Department of Agriculture may be released without inspection
						at California destination points upon compliance with all of the conditions
						specified in this section.
(a)
					 Interstate Origin Inspection Agreements and Shipments from Approved Growing
					 Grounds. Each participating nursery, as a condition of approval, shall sign an
					 Interstate Origin Inspection Agreement agreeing to comply with all the
					 requirements of this section and any other requirements that the California
					 Department of Food and Agriculture deems necessary to assure compliance with
					 the California pest cleanliness standards.
Those growing grounds which have been licensed as
						nurseries, and recommended for this program by the origin state Department of
						Agriculture and approved by the California Department of Food and Agriculture,
						are designated as areas from which plant shipments may be released without
						inspection at destination. The release of plant material without inspection is
						limited to the types described in the particular Interstate Origin Inspection
						Agreement.
(b) Advance
					 Notice of Nurseries Intending to Ship Required. The origin state Department of
					 Agriculture shall notify the California Department of Food and Agriculture,
					 within 15 days prior to the first shipment, of the name of any nursery
					 requesting approval of growing grounds to ship under this section.
(c) Notice of Serious or New Pests Found. The
					 origin state Department of Agriculture shall notify the California Department
					 of Food and Agriculture of any serious or new pest found in any nursery
					 authorized to ship to California under this section or found within one mile of
					 such nursery.
(d) Nursery
					 Requirements. Nurseries authorized to ship into California under this section
					 shall:
(1) Maintain a regular pest control
					 program monitored by the origin state Department of Agriculture and meet all
					 pest cleanliness standards outlined by the California Department of Food and
					 Agriculture.
(2) Furnish the
					 California Department of Food and Agriculture with a map of all approved
					 growing grounds and a list of all types of approved plant material to be
					 shipped under this section.
(3)
					 Ship pursuant to this section only plant material as named above and grown on
					 approved growing grounds. Each shipment shall be accompanied by a special
					 origin inspection certificate authorized by the origin state and California
					 Departments of Agriculture.
(4)
					 Maintain a chronological record of all shipments to California receivers and
					 upon request, make such records available to officials of the origin state
					 Department of Agriculture and the California Department of Food and
					 Agriculture. Unless otherwise provided, the record shall include the kinds and
					 quantity of all plant material shipped, the date of shipment and the name of
					 the consignee.
(5) Comply with all
					 other requirements the California Department of Food and Agriculture deems
					 necessary to assure compliance with California pest cleanliness
					 standards.