Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 603 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Division 52 - PEST AND DISEASE CONTROL › Section 603-052-0870 - General Production Area

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
All lands in Oregon constitute the General Production Area for
				the purposes of controlling pests and diseases of the Brassicaceae.
				Brassicaceae production in the General Production Area is subject to the
				following best management practices:
(1) All Brassicaceae seed stock intended for
			 planting for commercial or home use in the General Production Area must be
			 accompanied by an official test report stating that the untreated seed is from
			 a seed lot that has been tested and found free from blackleg. Only seed stock
			 or transplants from seed stock that has tested free of blackleg may be planted
			 or sold within the General Production Area. Producers must maintain a copy of
			 the official test reports for a minimum of three (3) years from the time of
			 planting;
(2) To prevent buildup of
			 blackleg, blackrot, and other diseases and pests, plants of the Brassicaceae
			 may not be grown in the same field more often than two years in every five
			 years;
(3) All planting, harvest,
			 and transportation equipment shall be cleaned to prevent any inadvertent spread
			 of Brassicaceae plant material from the field;
(4) All unbagged loads of Brassicaceae seed
			 stock transported must be in enclosed bins or in containers lined and covered
			 in a manner to prevent seed loss;
(5) Any volunteer or uncontrolled
			 Brassicaceae in or around producer's fields must be prevented from flowering by
			 the producer;
(6) The Department
			 may, as it deems necessary, inspect or cause to be inspected any field, crops,
			 areas in or around production fields, or any other area within the General
			 Production Area for Brassicaceae infected with blackleg. Such inspections will
			 be carried out during normal business hours and consent may be sought for entry
			 into fields or other areas. Inspection may include the taking of samples as may
			 be necessary to determine whether plants are infected with blackleg;
(7) Any volunteer or uncontrolled
			 Brassicaceae in and around production fields that are determined by the
			 Department to be infected with blackleg may be declared a public nuisance as
			 described in Section (8) and, as such, must be rogued out or otherwise
			 eliminated by the producer or the land manager;
(8) Any field that is determined after
			 official inspection and testing by the Department to be infected with blackleg
			 may be determined to be a Public Nuisance subject to the Public Nuisance
			 abatement processes described in ORS
			 570.170 through
			 570.180.
(9) The Department shall review these General
			 Production Area requirements every five (5) years for accuracy and
			 effectiveness.
NOTE: Information on laboratories in Oregon approved by the
				Department for conducting official seed tests is available from the Oregon
				Department of Agriculture, 635 Capitol St. NE, Salem, OR 97301,
				503-986-4620.
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Statutory/Other Authority: ORS
				  561.190 &
				  570.405
Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS
				  561.190,
				  561.510 -
				  561.600,
				  570.305,
				  570.405,
				  570.410 -
				  570.415 &
				  570.450