A. Definitions. The following terms apply to
this Section:
1. "Crop remnant" means the
stalks, leaves, bolls, lint, pods, and seeds of cotton;
2.
"Pests" means any of the following:
a.
Pink bollworm, Pectinophora
gossypiella (Saunders); or
b.
Boll weevil complex, Anthonomus
grandis (Boheman) complex.
2. "Stub cotton" means cotton stalks of a
previous crop that begin to show signs of growth;
3. "Volunteer cotton" means a sprout from
seed of a previous crop.
B. Regulated commodities and appliances.
1. Cotton, all
parts
2.
Cotton gin trash;
3.
Used cotton harvesting machines; and
4.
Other materials, products, and equipment that are
means of disseminating or proliferating the pests.
C.
Cotton gin trash. Any person operating an Arizona
cotton gin shall daily destroy cotton gin trash by using a method prescribed in
the Treatment Manual.
D.
Restrictions.
1.
A person shall not ship or transport a regulated
commodity or appliance from an area infested with pests except pursuant to a
limited permit issued by or a compliance agreement with the
Department.
2.
Any person intending to ship or transport a
regulated commodity pursuant to a limited permit or compliance agreement shall
provide the Department with the following information before the date of
movement or shipment:
a. The quantity of the regulated
commodity or appliance to be moved;
b.
The location of the commodity or
appliance;
c.
The names and addresses of the consignee and
consignor;
d.
The method of shipment; and
e.
The scheduled date of the shipment.
3.
The shipper shall attach all permits and compliance
agreements to the manifest, waybill, or bill of lading which shall accompany
the shipment.
4.
Permits and compliance agreements shall specify the
manner of handling or treating a regulated commodity or appliance. Pink
bollworm and boll weevil treatment shall be under official supervision and
applied as prescribed in the Treatment Manual.
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C.
Cultural practices.
1. Arizona's cultural
zones are:
a. Zone "A" -- Yuma County west of
a line extended directly north and directly south of Avenue 58E.
b. Zone "B" -- Cochise County, Graham County,
and Greenlee County.
c. Zone "C" --
Mohave County and La Paz County, except for the following: T6N, R11W, 12W, 13W;
T5N, R12W, 13W; T4N, R12W, 14W, 15W; T3N, R10W, 11W; and T2N, R11W.
d. Zone "D" -- Pima County; the following
portions of Pinal County: T10S, R10E, sections 34-36; T10S, R11E, section 31;
T7S, R16E; T6S, R16E; T5S, R15E; T5S, R16E and T4S, R14E; and the following
portions of the Aguila area: T6N, R8W; T7N, R8W, 9W, 10W; T7N, R11W, other than
sections 24, 25 and 36; and T8N, R9W, sections 31-36.
e. Zone "E" -- All portions of the state not
included in zones "A", "B", "C", and "D."
2. No stub or volunteer cotton shall be grown
in or allowed to grow in the state. The landowner or grower shall be
responsible for eliminating stub or volunteer cotton.
3. Tillage deadline. Except as provided in
subsection (C)(4), a grower shall ensure that a crop remnant of a host plant
remaining in the field after harvest is shredded and the land tilled to destroy
the host plant and its root system so no stalks remain attached to the soil
before the following dates or before planting another crop, whichever occurs
earlier: Zone "A", January 15; Zone "B", March 1; Zone "C", February 15; Zone
"D", March 1; Zone "E", February 15.
4. Rotational crop following cotton harvest.
a. If a grower elects to plant a small-grain
crop following a cotton harvest, the grower may, after the host plant is
shredded, irrigate and plant with wheat, barley, or oats (or other similar
small-grain crops approved in writing by the Associate Director before
planting) instead of tilling as prescribed in subsection (C)(3). The
small-grain crop shall be planted before the tillage deadline for the
zone.
b. The Associate Director
shall approve small-grain crops other than wheat, barley, and oats, if the
planting, growth, and harvest cycles of the small-grain crop prevents the
maturation of stub or volunteer cotton. A grower shall submit a written request
for approval of a small-grain crop, other than wheat, barley, or oats, at least
15 days before the tillage deadline for the zone. The written request shall
include the scientific and common name of the proposed small-grain crop and the
estimated date of harvest.
c. If a
grower elects to plant a crop other than an approved small-grain crop following
a cotton harvest, the requirements specified in subsection (C)(3)
apply.
5. Planting dates.
a. A grower who meets the tillage deadline
specified in subsection (C)(3) for the preceding cotton crop year shall not
plant cotton earlier than 15 days after the tillage deadline for the
zone.
b. A grower who does not meet
the tillage deadline specified in subsection (C)(3) for the preceding cotton
crop year shall not plant cotton on a farm until 15 days after the grower
ensures that all crop remnants of a host plant remaining in the fields after
harvest are shredded and the land tilled to destroy the host plant and its root
system so no stalks remain attached to the soil.
6. Dry planting. Any grower who meets the
tillage deadline for the zone may dry plant cotton five days after the tillage
deadline for that zone, but shall not water until 15 days after the tillage
deadline for that zone.
7. An
inspector shall give written notice to any owner or person in charge or control
of the nuisance found in violation of subsection (C). The processes established
in subsections (C)(3) and (C)(4) shall be repeated, as necessary, to destroy
the pests.
F. Advisory Committee. The Director, as necessary, shall
appoint an advisory committee composed of the nominated representatives of the
Arizona Cotton Growers Association and the Arizona Cotton Research and
Protection Council and such other individuals as may be necessary to make
recommendations to the Department on amendments to this
Section.
