Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 2 - Agriculture and Commerce › Part 1 - Rules of the Mississippi Department of Agriculture and Commerce › Subpart 3 - Bureau of Plant Industry › Chapter 01 - Plant Diseases, Insects and Weeds › QUARANTINE REGULATIONS FOR BAKANAE DISEASE OF RICE › Section 2-1-3-01-140.03 - DEFINITIONS

Current through June 25, 2024
1. Certificate- A document issued or
					 authorized by the Bureau of Plant Industry or regulatory official of the state
					 of origin, indicating that a regulated article is not contaminated with
Gibberella fujikuroi
(bakanae strains), or has been treated in
					 such a manner as to eliminate the organism. Such articles may be moved to any
					 destination.
2. Compliance
					 Agreement- A written agreement between the Bureau of Plant Industry and any
					 person engaged in growing, dealing in or moving regulated articles wherein the
					 latter agrees to comply with conditions specified in the agreement to prevent
					 the dissemination of
Gibberella fujikuroi
(bakanae
					 strains).
3. Exemptions- Provisions
					 contained in these Regulations which allow for modifications in conditions of
					 movement of regulated articles from regulated areas under specified
					 conditions.
4. Farm Operator-
					 Person responsible for the production, sale and distribution of a rice seed,
					 rice straw, rice grain, or other rice plant derivatives on any individual
					 farm.
5. Infected- Presence of the
					 causal organism on or in seed or any plant part that may or may not sustain and
					 support the living and reproduction of the organism.
6. Infested- Actually infested with the
					 organism or so exposed to infestation that it would be reasonable to believe
					 that an infestation exists.
7.
					 Inoculum- Spores or any other part of the causal organism that might serve to
					 cause the organism to survive and reproduce on any plant or plant part that it
					 comes into contact with.
8.
					 Inspector- Any authorized employee of the Bureau of Plant Industry, or any
					 other person authorized by the Mississippi Department of Agriculture and
					 Commerce to enforce the provisions of these rules.
9. Limited Permit- A document issued or
					 authorized by the Bureau of Plant Industry or a designated regulatory official
					 to provide for the movement of regulated articles to restricted destination for
					 limited handling, utilization or processing or for treatment.
10. Mill Operator- A person responsible for
					 the operation of a manufacturing plant, and all facilities of that plant,
					 involved in the processing, packaging or handling of rough rice and rice
					 products.
11. Milled Rice- Rice
					 that has been subjected to processing to produce products from rough
					 rice.
12. Milling Rice- Rice that
					 has been produced, handled, acquired and destined for processing through a
					 mill.
13. Person- Any individual,
					 corporation, company, society, association or other business entity.
14. Regulated Area- Any state or any portion
					 of such state that is known to be infested with
Gibberella
					 fujikuroi
(bakanae strains).
15. Research Rice- Any rice seed or rice
					 plant parts that are to be used in a recognized research project conducted by a
					 state or federal program under the supervision of a trained and accredited
					 professional staff person utilizing proper safety programs to prevent the
					 accidental release and/or spread of the disease.
16. Rice Mill- Any manufacturing plants and
					 all associated facilities that are involved in processing rough rice to produce
					 rice related products.
17. Rice-
					 All parts of rice and wild rice plants of the genera Oryza.
18. Rice Hulls- The outer covering of the
					 rice seed that usually is removed in the milling process.
19. Rice Production Area- Any area utilized
					 in the growing of rice plants for production of the plant and/or subsequent
					 seed for harvesting.
20. Rice
					 Products- Any commodity or product that has been produced from any part of the
					 rice plant and may contain parts of the original plant structure or they may be
					 unrecognizable as having originated from the rice plant because of being
					 subjected to additional processing.
21. Rice Mill Waste- Any trash or discarded
					 material that was originally contained or in contact with rice plants, seed or
					 other plant parts utilized in a milling process.
22. Rough Rice- Rice seed harvested, handled
					 and transported in the same form it was in immediately following harvest and
					 removal from the rice plant.
23.
					 Seed Assay- Any test available to be applied to a sample, lot or other quantity
					 of seed to determine the presence of
Gibberella fujikuroi
(bakanae strains).
24. Seed Rice-
					 Seed removed from the rice plant and subjected to such processing as to make
					 the seed suitable for planting for subsequent rice crops. This processing may
					 include but is not limited to cleaning, treating and bagging. Depending on the
					 handling and products applied to this seed it may or may not be suitable for
					 human consumption.
25. Treatment-
					 Any scientifically proven and effective process that may be applied to rice
					 seed or other plant parts to modify/or affect the presence of
Gibberella fujikuroi
(bakanae strains).
26. Used Rice Equipment- Any equipment
					 previously used to harvest, strip, transport, destroy or process
					 rice.