Ala. Admin. Code r. 80-10-5-.11 - Requirements For Regulated Articles Produced In Regulated Areas Of Alabama

Regulated articles under Rule 80-10-5-.04 above, produced within an area designated as a regulated area in Alabama as defined in Rule 80-10-5-.02(2) above, shall be handled as follows:

(1) Owners and/or persons in charge of properties infested with sweet potato weevils and properties within one mile of such infested properties shall not save seed sweet potatoes nor produce slips, vines, cuttings, draws, or any other parts thereof.

(2) Owners and/or persons in charge of properties not infested with sweet potato weevils and which are at least one mile from the nearest infestation may save seed sweet potatoes and produce slips, vines, cuttings, draws, or any parts thereof, provided:

(a) The seed sweet potatoes be hand selected and apparently free of sweet potato weevils and be treated with approved pesticides at the time of storage;

(b) The seed beds be treated as recommended with approved pesticides;

(c) All host material in and around the seed beds be completely destroyed immediately following the last pulling of plants and not later than August 1;

(d) The seed sweet potatoes, slips, vines, cuttings, draws, or any parts thereof be used only on the property where produced.

(3) Field plantings may be made on any property within the regulated area, provided:

(a) Owners and/or persons in charge of properties infested with the sweet potato weevil or noninfested properties within one mile of sweet potato weevil infested property use only Alabama certified planting stock;

(b) Owners and/or persons in charge of infested and noninfested properties carry out all sanitary practices in seed beds, field plantings, and storage units as recommended by the commissioner;

(c) Owners and/or persons in charge of infested properties not plant sweet potatoes within 300 yards of the previous year's field;

(d) Infested and noninfested fields be treated as recommended with approved pesticides;

(e) Failure to comply with the above may result in nonplanting restrictions.

(4) Sweet potatoes originating from a regulated area when inspected and found apparently free of infestation, may move to other points in the regulated area, to any area of another state where movement is possible, to designated processing plants and to approved northern markets upon compliance with the following:

(a) A certificate of quarantine compliance, as defined in Rule 80-10-5-.02(3) above must accompany each load; and

(b) A tag, manila in color, issued by the commissioner, indicating that the sweet potatoes on which the tag is issued were grown in a sweet potato weevil regulated area, but have been inspected and found apparently free of sweet potato weevils, shall be firmly attached to each container.

(5) Regulated articles originating in a regulated area may be moved to any point if properly fumigated. Each load must be accompanied by a certificate of quarantine compliance as defined in Rule 80-10-5-.02(3) above. Also a tag, manila in color, firmly attached to each container shall be issued by the commissioner indicating that the articles were properly fumigated; that they have been produced, packed and handled under such conditions as to eliminate any danger of the spread of the sweet potato weevil; that the articles certified are apparently free from infestation of the sweet potato weevil.

(6) Sweet potatoes produced in a regulated area may be transported through a free area of Alabama enroute to approved northern markets when transported by common carriers, provided that:

(a) The truck or other means of transportation must be officially sealed; and

(b) The shipment is accompanied by a certificate of quarantine compliance, as defined in Rule 80-10-5-.02(3); and

(c) A tag, manila in color, issued by the commissioner, indicating that the sweet potatoes on which the tag was issued were grown in a sweet potato weevil regulated area, but have been inspected and found apparently free of sweet potato weevils, shall be firmly attached to each container.

(7) It shall be the responsibility of the owner and/or the person in charge to detect and destroy domestic hosts (Ipomoea sp. and Convolvulus sp.) of the sweet potato weevil on any property within a regulated area in Alabama whereon sweet potatoes are grown.

Author: Charles H. Barnes

Notes

Ala. Admin. Code r. 80-10-5-.11

Filed April 19, 1982 as Rule No. 80-10-2-.03. Emergency rule filed July 30, 1982. Repealed and new rule adopted in lieu thereof: Filed September 1, 1983. Rules reformatted - Rule No. changed to Chapter 80-10-5: Filed June 19, 1986.

Statutory Authority: Code of Ala. 1975, §§ 2-2-16; 2-25-1, et seq.