Ala. Admin. Code r. 80-10-7-.06 - Requirements For Certification

Prunus nursery stock may be certified provided the following conditions have been met:

(1) Sites on which regulated articles are to be produced shall be at least 300 yards from wild or native plums, one-half mile from phony infected commercial orchards, and one-half mile from urban areas;

(2) The one-half mile environs of the production site shall be inspected prior to October 1, and all phony trees found within such environs removed prior to November 1;

(3) All budding shall be restricted to the slip-bud method;

(4) None of the stock has been propagated by means of rooted cuttings; and

(5) Recommendations by the Alabama Cooperative Extension Service with regard to insect, weed, and disease control have been followed.

Author: Charles H. Barnes

Notes

Ala. Admin. Code r. 80-10-7-.06

Filed April 19, 1982 as Rule No. 80-10-2-.06. Rules reformatted - Rule No. changed to Chapter 80-10-7. Amended: Filed June 7, 1984.

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